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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Piedmont

We track 1,124 routes that match this search in Piedmont. They average 3.7 km and 382 m (1,253 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 10.0 km.

That is 79 percent of the 1,425 routes we map in Piedmont. They are shorter than the local average, 3.7 km against 8.1 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. The mix is broad: 558 are rated easy and 162 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Hard

P14 - Pogallo - Cima Marsicce

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,400 m
Typical duration
3 hr 10 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Alpine meadow
Hard

P11 - Cicogna - Cima Sasso

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,210 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Via Alpina Blue D23

Gran Paradiso National Park · Piedmont

Distance
9.8 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
239 m
Typical duration
2 hr 24 min
Moderate

Via Alpina Red R141

Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime · Piedmont

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
190 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
Moderate

Via Alpina Red R144

Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime · Piedmont

Distance
7.9 km
/ 4.9 mi
Elevation gain
174 m
Typical duration
1 hr 54 min
Moderate

P15 - Cicogna - Cima Selva

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
445 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Forest
Hard

A34 - Vogogna - Pizzo Lacina

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,704 m
Typical duration
3 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alpe Varola - Corte Morgin

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Coastal
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

X01 - La strà di vacch

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Valico Eremiti - Monte Tobbio

Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo · Piedmont

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Laghi Lavagnina - C. Lombardo

Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo · Piedmont

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Laghi Lavagnina - Valico Eremiti

Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo · Piedmont

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
154 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Percorso provvisorio Lago Bruno

Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo · Piedmont

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Sentiero Ponte Nespolo - Lago Bruno

Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo · Piedmont

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
117 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

P09 - Cicogna - Ponte Velina

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
300 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
P14 - Pogallo - Cima MarsicceVal Grande National Park5.2 km1,400 m3 hr 10 minHardOctober to May
R03b Piè di Zeda - Costa Monte Zeda (bivio R03)Val Grande National Park1.6 km181 m36 minEasyOctober to May
M14d - bivio P17 - Cima della LaurascaVal Grande National Park0.5 km193 m23 minEasyOctober to May
P11 - Cicogna - Cima SassoVal Grande National Park5.4 km1,210 m2 hr 56 minHardOctober to May
R05c Cappella Porta - Monte TurrioniVal Grande National Park0.5 km50 m10 minEasyOctober to May
P14NS - Cima Marsicce: la cresta in discesa fino al prato alla baseVal Grande National Park1.1 km24 m16 minEasyOctober to May
X08 - Sentiero BOVE tratto dai Prati di Ghina a Cavrua, Pogallo e CicognaVal Grande National Park7.5 km100 m1 hr 42 minModerateOctober to May
Via Alpina Blue D23Gran Paradiso National Park9.8 km239 m2 hr 24 minModerateOctober to May
Via Alpina Red R141Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime8.6 km190 m2 hr 5 minModerateOctober to May
Via Alpina Red R144Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime7.9 km174 m1 hr 54 minModerateOctober to May

If you only have time for one, start with P14 - Pogallo - Cima Marsicce, R03b Piè di Zeda - Costa Monte Zeda (bivio R03), M14d - bivio P17 - Cima della Laurasca. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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