Day Walks in Umbria

Caspin Journeys - unique walking holidays in Italy and England

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Borgarucci - Panicale - Paciano

Starting on the outskirts of the walled hamlet of Paciano we walk along a wooded ridge to Panicale, a charming small town south of Lake Trasimeno with an unexpected setting and snail shaped medieval streets. After lunch we climb to Monte Petrarvella set in oak, pine and chestnut woods with pretty views of lake Trasimeno descending into Paciano through one of its three gates.

Walking - 4hrs easy-moderate


Gubbio circular walk in Monte Cucco National Park

A wonderful walk with stunning views of the Umbrian Appenines awaits us, high in the hills behind Gubbio. This walk will lead us through high pastures, woods, and old farmhouses. We leave the national park and visit S.Ubaldo to see the giant candlesticks kept in this monastery perched on the hillside of monte Ingino. We take the cable car to enjoy wonderful views of the roof tops and monuments and make a dramatic entrance into Gubbio, perhaps the most beautiful of Umbrian towns.

Walking – 5hrs moderate-strenuous


Assisi - Monte Subasio – Spello

We travel to Assisi, visiting the churches of S.M.degli Angeli & S.Damiano on the way to the hermitage of St Francis, Eremo delle Carcere, set above Assisi in secluded woodlands, a very spiritual place. Our walk ascends to the top of monte Subasio where wild horses roam. From here, on a clear day, there are 360 degree views over the whole of Umbria. The walk then winds down through olive groves and into the medieval streets of Spello, an enchanting town of Roman origin.

Walking – 5hrs moderate-strenuous


Spoleto circular walk

We leave early to reach Spoleto in time to enjoy our wander through this graceful Italian hill town. Its origins go back as far as the Bronze Age. It was important as a Roman colony and later as an independent Duchy in the Middle Ages, finally annexed to the Papal States. Our walk starts at the Ponte delle Torri aqueduct, an astonishing piece of medieval engineering, which spans 240m across the Tessino gorge. The scenic walk goes to Castelmonte and through beautiful woods to the top of Monteluco and then descends into Spoleto where, time permitting we can spend a little more time.

Walking – 4hrs moderate


Orvieto - Civita di Bagnoregio

We travel to Orvieto, which sits majestically on top of a tufa plateau. We visit the Cathedral whose facade is one of the most beautiful in all Italy. Afterwards we take a guided tour of the underground Ipogeo of the city. Time to explore the wonderful historic town. In the afternoon we continue to Civita di Bagnoregio. We walk across a causeway bridge to reach the village perched unbelievably on an eroding clay promontory. Descending a tiny footpath at the far end of Civita we pass through an Etruscan tunnel and a chestnut wood to approach the ‘calanchi’ clay erosions with wonderful photographic opportunities of Etruscan tomb openings in the cliffs and dramatic crumbling crags.

Walking – 2hrs easy