Coastal trails

CTT  takes you on the trails. AV5T, the "Alta Via delle Cinque Terre", is a long-distance trail that extends from Monte Prato Pinello in the mountains north of Sestri Levante, to Portovenere, just down the coast from the Cinque Terre.  The entire trail is 70 kilometers in length.  In the previous edition of our newsletter we [...]

CTT takes you to the trails. Trail No. 537 is located at the southeastern end of the municipality of Riomaggiore. It connects Telegrafo—on the AV5T trail—to Punta Pineda, passing through the locality of Campi. Roughly halfway along the route, the trail is intersected by the SP370 provincial road. The upper section from Campi to Telegrafo—clearly [...]

CTT takes you to the trails. Trail No. 528 is a steep trail located at the southeastern edge of Cinque Terre National Park. It begins just outside the park in Acquasanta—a small village on the Gulf of La Spezia—and enters the park at Campiglia. The earliest record of the village of Campiglia dates back to [...]

CTT  ti porta sui sentieri. Il sentiero N. 536  è un sentiero verticale all'estremità sud-orientale del Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, nella zona denominata Tramonti. Inizia sul Sentiero N. 504 e scende al mare passando per l'insediamento agricolo di Monesteroli. L'inizio del sentiero è a circa 1 chilometro dall'incrocio dei Sentieri 504 e AV5T a S. Antonio.  Il sentiero [...]

CTT takes you to the trails. Trail No. 504 is a steep, vertical path located at the southeastern edge of Cinque Terre National Park, in the area known as Tramonti. The trail begins in the village of Biassa—situated in the hills behind the Cinque Terre—and enters the National Park near San Antonio, connecting to the [...]

CTT takes you to the trails. Trail No. 593C is a short, steep path connecting provincial road SP370 to the Sanctuary of Madonna di Montenero. It begins southeast of the sanctuary, near a bus stop. An agricultural monorail also starts here. The first half consists mostly of steps, as the path climbs through hillside terraces [...]

CTT  takes you on the trails. Trail N. 502C is known as "Il Viae'" by the locals. It is a short but scenic path that connects the harbor of Manarola to the upper part of the village.  It starts on the main street, Via Birolli, next to Hotel Marina Piccola. The trail passes along the left side of [...]

CTT takes you on the trails. Trail No. 586 is a horizontal path that connects Volastra to Trail No. 587. It runs roughly parallel to the SVA / 592 coastal trail between Manarola and Corniglia, but 300 meters higher. Since the SVA / 592 Trail has been closed for ten years, the main route between [...]

CTT takes you to the trails. Trail No. SVA / 590 is one of the vertical trails of Monterosso, connecting the town to Trail No. 591 of Punta Mesco, the iconic promontory visible from many points in the Cinque Terre. Heading west along the seafront, the trail starts at the intersection of Via 4 Novembre [...]