Hike & Fork

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Walk from La Guna

Premilcuore, Portico e San Benedetto · about 1 h 15 min by car from Florence

Distance
5.7 km
Walking time
2 h
Total ascent
326 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

5.7 km out-and-back walk between Premilcuore and Portico e San Benedetto, up to Sentiero 401, 326 m of total ascent: about 2 h of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 418 and 739 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Tenuta Piccolo Brunelli (8.0 km) and lunch at La Campanara in Galeata (9.0 km).

Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.

How to get there

By car

From Florence: about 1 h 15 min (50 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Florence, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

43.98965,11.79319

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Tenuta Piccolo Brunelli

Galeata · 8.0 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

La Campanara

Galeata · 9.0 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Tana degli Orsi

Pratovecchio Stia · 23 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Premilcuore and start the walk.
  2. 12:00Back at the start after about 2 h.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Campanara in Galeata, 9.0 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Tenuta Piccolo Brunelli, 8.0 km from the trail.