Hike & Fork

Trail 510Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Gavonata to San Rocco di Gamalero

Cassine, Gamalero · about 1 h by car from Alba

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

The walk

5.5 km out-and-back walk between Cassine and Gamalero, up to San Rocco di Gamalero, almost flat (+110 m): about 1 h 30 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. After the walk: wine tasting at Rinaldi Vini (6.8 km) and lunch at Locanda dell’Olmo in Bosco Marengo (12.7 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Alba: about 1 h (40 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 Alba, 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

44.78020,8.52712

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

Rinaldi Vini

Ricaldone · 6.8 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Locanda dell’Olmo

Bosco Marengo · 13 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Il Moro

Capriata d’Orba · 14 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 Cassine and start the walk.
  2. 11:30Back at the start after about 1 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Locanda dell’Olmo in Bosco Marengo, 13 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Rinaldi Vini, 6.8 km from the trail.