Walk from Polaveno
Polaveno, Sarezzo · about 25 min by car from Brescia
The walk
5.4 km out-and-back walk between Polaveno and Sarezzo, up to Polaveno (Gremone), 440 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Castelveder (4.8 km) and lunch at El Licinsì in Brescia (16.2 km).
Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.
How to get there
By car
From Brescia: about 25 min (16 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
By train and bus
Take a train to Brescia, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.
Start point
45.66752,10.15217
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.
Also within reach: Bergamo, about 55 min by car
Where to eat and drink
Independent winemaker
Rizzini Franciacorta
Monticelli Brusati · 5.3 km from the trail
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Polaveno and start the walk.
- 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
- 13:00Lunch at El Licinsì in Brescia, 16 km by car.
- 15:30Tasting at Castelveder, 4.8 km from the trail.
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