Big Tour of Langhe Bergolo - Cortemilia - Castino - San Bovo

Da Bergolo, on the village square you must follow the provincial road that descends to Cortemilia for about 500 m. At the first bend you will find the marked itinerary on the right that, past the Vola houses, leads to the ridge. At the first fork, continue to the left and, neglecting the dirt road that leads steeply toward the Bricco delle Forche, descend on gravel to the Cascina Fontana. Having passed in front of the Cascina’s main gate, you immediately turn right to finally descend to a characteristic bricco, marked by a sparse pine forest. meters before reaching a saddle, it is necessary to take a path that branches off to the left, plunging into the woods. This stretch, which is very beautiful, ends near an isolated farmstead: you then climb for a few meters on the gravel road to a farmstead and, from this on asphalt, descend to the provincial road and come out directly in the very central Piazza Savona. From Piazza Savona, cross the Bormida bridge, continue in the direction of Alba, and near theformer convent of San Francesco turn left onto a cobbled lane, squeezed between dry stone walls, to a hairpin bend where you continue to the right, on asphalt, past the remains of the castle of Cortemilia, to a chapel. Continue on a small road with a stony surface for a couple of bends to the Bric Castelmartina; at the first obvious fork turn right, and continue on gravel road to the fork, turn right again and after about a hundred meters you will reach Cà Rossa. Turn right on asphalt road to the fork and continue right on dirt road and after about 1 km you reach Castino (567 m.) on the town’s central square with its characteristic fountain. You then drive along a section of the state highway in the direction of Alba, then turn right into Strada Molino where among wide cultivated fields you descend toward the Belbo. After passing the beautiful Cascina Cane and the Belbo you come to the provincial road at the bottom of the valley. Continue right uphill and after about 50 m take a lane to the left that follows a modest watercourse to the paved roadway. You leave it behind, continuing on a dirt road until you reach a votive pillar. Turn right and after passing some farmsteads you arrive on the small square of the village of San Bovo (alt. 596 mt.) .

Information

• Trail length: 17 km
• Executable: by mountain bike, on foot and on horseback
• Place of departure: Bergolo
• Place of arrival: St. Bovo
• Optimal season: spring, summer, autumn