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Walk from Rocca di Cave

Rocca di Cave · about 55 min by car from Rome

Distance
4.3 km
Walking time
1 h 30 min
Total ascent
174 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.3 km out-and-back walk near Rocca di Cave, up to Incrocio sentiero 503, 174 m of total ascent: about 1 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked CAI hiking trail, between 774 and 886 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Cantine il Moro (4.3 km) and lunch at Sora Maria e Arcangelo in Olevano Romano (6.6 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Rome: about 55 min (37 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 Rome, 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

41.84522,12.94665

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.

Also within reach: Frosinone, about 1 h by car

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Cantine Il Moro

SAN VITO ROMANO · 4.3 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Societa’ Agricola Damiano Ciolli S.s.

Olevano Romano · 6.6 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Le Cerquette Di Andrea Tranquilli

OLEVANO ROMANO · 6.6 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Sora Maria e Arcangelo

Olevano Romano · 6.6 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Osteria del Vicolo Fatato

Piglio · 16 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 Rocca di Cave and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Sora Maria e Arcangelo in Olevano Romano, 6.6 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Cantine Il Moro, 4.3 km from the trail.