Sunday, 22nd May:
Following Camogli’s fried fish, it’s time for Recco to celebrate its most famous product (focaccia), after a 2 year break: let’s soak up the festive atmosphere, as Recco hosts the focaccia festival this Sunday, and combine hiking and focaccia.
Since we explored the trails by Mt Caravaggio barely 2 weeks ago, the plan is to move to the inland and discover the trails around Uscio, while taking care not to step into the “forbidden” lands of Lumarzo and Sori.
Apparently, they recently cleaned the trails, so we should have no problems walking from Uscio to Calcinara, along the powder keg trail, that follows an old aqueduct (apparently, there’s also one panoramic bench that was unveiled 2 months ago): https://www.uscioutdoor.it/?p=395t
From Calcinara, we’ll reach the picturesque hamlet of Terrile and then could go on, along the Ancient Roman trail, all the way to Recco, as described on path #13 of https://www.lookyhotel.com/images/GP_descrizione_sentieri_confoto.pdf
If the ancient roman trail turns out to be too adventurous/abandoned (there’s not much information about the trail condition), we can end the hike by returning to Uscio. Hike should take 3,5 hours, with 300mt elevation gain (or less, if we take the bus for going back).
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How to get to Uscio, and how to come back alive:
On Sunday, 22nd May, let’s meet at Recco main bus stop at 11:10 (or Recco train station at 10:54 am) and catch the 11:15 bus to Uscio (arriving at 11:40).
Recommended trains are:
- if you travel eastwards
REG 3099
Genova Principe 10:28 – Brignole 10:36 – Recco 10:54
(actually, it comes from Milano, so maybe the previous one, arriving at 10:40, is better/less crowded?)
——– - if you travel westwards
REG 3261
09:50 La Spezia – 10:51 Recco
——– - if you travel southwards: REG 3099 08:30 Milano Lambrate – 10:54 Recco (*)
Of course, you can choose to arrive to Recco earlier, so as to get plain/onion focaccia (which should be offered, starting from 10:00)
Return will be from Recco station, we’ll see if we can make it there by 4-5pm, in order to be in time for the distribution of focaccia di Recco.
(*) if you’re coming from afar, you may consider getting the 3 day regional pass for 29 euro.
As usual, if you have doubts, questions, Hamlet-like dilemmas… feel free to message me! (at vidlothianATgmailDOTcom or +39/3297203364)
Liguriah 