Hike & Fork

Trail 712Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Monte Pianicel Grande to Intersezione

Guardea, Avigliano Umbro · about 40 min by car from Terni

Distance
6.0 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
309 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

6.0 km out-and-back walk between Guardea and Avigliano Umbro, up to Intersezione percorso 705, 309 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 602 and 872 m above sea level. After the walk: wine tasting at Trenta Querce (7.8 km) and lunch at Il Casaletto in Viterbo (17.9 km).

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

How to get there

By car

From Terni: about 40 min (26 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 Terni, 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

42.63558,12.34310

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: Viterbo, about 45 min by car

Along the way

  • Lugnano in TeverinaOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 4.7 km
  • MontecchioOne of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, the most beautiful villages of ItalyNearby · 4.9 km

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Trenta Querce

lugnano in teverina · 7.8 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Mottura Sergio

Civitella D'Agliano · 9.8 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Il Casaletto

Viterbo · 18 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Antica Cantina

Orvieto · 21 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 Guardea and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Il Casaletto in Viterbo, 18 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Trenta Querce, 7.8 km from the trail.