A mail is welcome before you join. Two options if you’re interested:
- You’re fit enough to join all the hikes (fast pace)
- You skip the first one (tight schedule due to 15h15 train) and we meet at the end of the day.
Thursday Night
Flixbus (direct) from Munich (20h15) to Genoa (05h15)
Friday – Gattorna > Rapallo (35km, 1800m gain) > Monteroso > Vernazza > Corniglia
Route (incl. waypoints): hiking-buddies.com/routes/routes_list/1550
Schedule
- 05h15 – Arriving at Genoa
- 05h57 – Bus from Genoa (Brignole Fs/capolinea) to Gattorna
- [Alternative is Flixbus arrives early > train every 20 mn to Nervi]
- 07h00 – Start hiking
- 15h15 – Train S.Margherita Ligure to Monteroso
- 16h05 – Short hike from Monteroso to Vernazza (scenic trail: https://goo.gl/maps/ri4vDCxAVaGqBjp49
- 17h30 – Sunset over Vernazza: https://goo.gl/maps/MaVvgK7a51y8zpzV8
- 18h30 – 1h hike to Corniglia
- Diner + overnight in Corniglia
Waypoints
- Start the day with a good coffee: https://goo.gl/maps/iMDU54co56592U5p7
- Monte Tugio: https://goo.gl/maps/mZ9vuZu9oKYD2gje7
- Passo della Spinarola: https://goo.gl/maps/7EJVCeBPZa33LqUm6
- Madonna di Caravaggio: https://goo.gl/maps/zd4yKWaruSN31EeB6
- Pietre Strette: https://goo.gl/maps/6NFnBxBcVM4kL7z59
- Christ of the Abyss: https://goo.gl/maps/4H9UvgtT6F8NM5Hd6
- Base "O": https://goo.gl/maps/RKzdvUKkcTZmiu3J7
- Castello Brown: https://goo.gl/maps/pLUZ3aqNy55Qce8W6
- Portofino Lighthouse: https://goo.gl/maps/1QH8iar4yzfRKDZ3A
- Santa Margherita Ligure Castle: https://goo.gl/maps/a9HfogdN1JX7QGBU6
Saturday – Corniglia > Porto Venere > La Palmaria (31km, 1700m gain) > La Spezia
Route (incl. waypoints): hiking-buddies.com/routes/routes_list/1551
Schedule
- 05h30 – Hike to Manarola
- 06h40 – Sunrise over Manarola https://goo.gl/maps/MXd8KAxDhSnY7tFr9 + visit
- 08h00 – Short hike to Riomaggiore + visit
- 10h00 – Chill hike to Porto Venere
- 13h00 – Boat to Palmaria Island + loop hike
- 17h00 – Boat to Porto Venere
Waypoints
- Manarola Scenic Viewpoint: https://goo.gl/maps/PKdYxKdaPiFbDGxJ7
- Cafés in Manarola
- Castello di Riomaggiore: https://goo.gl/maps/PqJpbmV2igZBWyzw8
- Church of San Giovanni Battista of Riomaggiore: https://goo.gl/maps/AgaD8Aq5HmhZK6HG7
- Punta Pineda: https://goo.gl/maps/RWSKfH4YqWf434828
- Monte Della Castellana:https://goo.gl/maps/DgynjaQH7hocPkr76
- Castello Doria: https://goo.gl/maps/Sn88sczHWvWHp7H5A
- Grotta di Lord Byron: https://goo.gl/maps/iBFeMNquvcRtwF9VA
- Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Venere: https://goo.gl/maps/rqfWfMYtrrCbQhDi8
- Golfo dei Poeti: https://goo.gl/maps/KdzPESvnKj9Q9aXH8
Sunday – Lerici > Punta Bianca > Monastero Santa Croce > Lerici (20 km, 1000m gain) > Genoa
Route (incl. waypoints): hiking-buddies.com/routes/routes_list/1552
Schedule
- Bus to Lerici + breakfast + visit town
- < 09h00 – Start hiking
- 16h55 – Bus S from Lerici Fossitermi to La Spezia
- 17h46 – Train FB 35620 to Genova (12€)
- 18h50 – Visit Genoa
- 23h20 – Direct Flixbus from Genoa to Munich (08h15 am)
Waypoints
- Cafés in Lerici
- Punto Panoramico - Punta Corvo: https://goo.gl/maps/5sP5DurznVqo6nSj8
- Falesia della Punta Bianca: https://goo.gl/maps/PcB4tLsm74e2Ehcr6
- Monastero Santa Croce: https://goo.gl/maps/Ry6L31H9GNnxiuBt5