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Alta Via dei Monti Liguri: 5 days on the ridge above the sea, from Sassello to Portofino
Sassello•5 days · 4 nights•Travel + trekking · 1,287 m
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Where?
Italia, Italia
On your own?
No problem
Points
+45
Overview
Is it for me?
Included & extras
Good to know
Itinerary
Getting there
Packing
Coordinator
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Questions
WHY THIS TRIP
Five days on the ridge, with the Mediterranean never letting go
The Alta Via dei Monti Liguri runs for about 440 kilometres along the watershed between the sea and the Po plain, from Ventimiglia to the Tuscan border. We walk its Beigua stages, from the Colle del Giovo to the Turchino pass, then head down towards the sea: the forts above Genoa and the Portofino promontory. On the ridge you walk with the gulf of Genoa below on the right and the valleys running down to Piedmont on the left.
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Is this trip for me?
Five vibes, an effort level and a type of trip: so you can tell in ten seconds if it's for you.
Party & nightlife
Relax
Nature & adventure
Cities & culture
Monuments & history
Physical effort
Intermediate Plus
Type of trip
Cammino · Crinale · Mare
Group
Max 12
Accommodation
Due rifugi del Beigua, un santuario e un hotel a Camogli
It is a strange route: at a thousand metres there are beeches and peat bogs, and two days later you walk among holm oaks and olives above the sea of Portofino. In the Beigua park the rocks are green because they are ophiolites, uplifted ocean floor; in the Portofino park the trail ends at San Fruttuoso, the abbey reachable only on foot or by boat.
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What's included
Overnight
Certified Guide
Transport for excursions (van or minibus)
Ferry
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What's not included
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Meals
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Train
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Travel to the meeting point (car-pooling with the other participants)
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Anything not listed under «The price includes»
Good to know
Documents, accommodation, transport and the ground rules before you book.
Documents
REQUIRED
Siamo in Italia: basta la carta d'identità. Porta la tessera sanitaria.
Carta d'identità
Tessera sanitaria
Effort
Si cammina tutti e cinque i giorni, circa 72 km in tutto. Il giorno più duro è il secondo: circa 22 km e 1.200 m di salita, sette ore di cammino più le soste. Il terzo è di 18 km con 550 m di salita e 1.100 m di discesa. Gli altri giorni stanno fra 8 e 12 km. Il punto più alto è il Monte Beigua, 1.287 m. Sentieri escursionistici, senza passaggi attrezzati. Adatto a chi fa abitualmente escursioni in giornata da 15-20 km e 1.000 m di dislivello.
Safety
MUST READ
Crinale del Beigua (giorni 2 e 3): quando sale lo scirocco la nebbia arriva dal mare in pochi minuti; con il temporale si scende dal crinale. Decide la guida.
Acqua: sul crinale i punti d'acqua sono pochi. Si parte dal rifugio con almeno due litri a testa.
Ottobre: il sole tramonta verso le 18:30. Il secondo giorno si parte presto e, se serve, la guida lo accorcia partendo dal Colle del Giovo.
Promontorio di Portofino: i sentieri delle Batterie, del Passo del Bacio e della Via dei Tubi sono chiusi per ordinanza del Comune di Camogli. Noi passiamo dal Monte di Portofino e dalle Pietre Strette, sentiero escursionistico senza catene.
Battello: parte solo col mare buono. Se non parte, si torna a Camogli a piedi dalle Pietre Strette, circa 6 km e due ore e mezza.
Accommodation
Prima notte al Rifugio Casa Ressia, nella Foresta della Deiva; seconda al Rifugio Pratorotondo, sotto il Monte Beigua. Nei rifugi si dorme spesso in camerata e si cena lì. Terza notte alla casa del pellegrino del Santuario della Guardia, quarta in hotel a Camogli.
Transport
Ci si trova a Sassello alle 13:00: in auto sono circa 2 ore da Milano, in car pooling fra partecipanti. Le auto restano a Sassello: l'ultimo giorno il pulmino del gruppo riporta lì da Camogli chi ha lasciato l'auto, incluso. Chi viene in treno scende a Savona e prende il bus TPL linea 18 per Sassello (non incluso; il 2 giugno è festivo e le corse sono poche). Inclusi durante il cammino: il pulmino dal Turchino alla Guardia e dalla Guardia al Righi, la funicolare Zecca-Righi, il treno Genova-Camogli e il battello San Fruttuoso-Camogli. Bagagli in furgone da un alloggio all'altro.
Optional extras
PAID ON SITE
Visita dell'abbazia di San Fruttuoso, del FAI: biglietto all'ingresso, si paga sul posto.
Weather and changes of plan
A inizio giugno e a fine ottobre sul crinale, fra mille e 1.300 metri, fa più fresco che sulla costa e il vento è costante: servono uno strato caldo e la giacca antivento, a ottobre anche guanti leggeri. Quando c'è scirocco la nebbia sale dal mare in pochi minuti.
Insurance
INCLUDED
Assicurazione infortuni, medico e bagaglio Guiddy inclusa nella quota.
Itinerary
Five days, approximate schedule: the Coordinator may swap stops depending on the weather.
Trekking
5 days
Total elevation gain
3,500 m
Km on foot
72 km
Duration
5 days
Day 1 · Wed 2 Jun
TREKKING
Sassello e la Foresta della Deiva
3 stops · from 13:00
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Meeting in SasselloMEETING POINT13:00
We meet in piazza Concezione in Sassello with the guide and the Guiddy Coordinator, after lunch. A village of amaretti biscuits and woods, the northern gate of the Beigua park: we set off on foot from here. Participants car-pool to get here: say so when you book, then sort it out in the Telegram group. Cars stay in Sassello: on the last day the group minibus brings us back here.
The Deiva forest loopFOREST
Twelve kilometres on the loop trail of the Deiva state forest, with 500 metres of climbing up to the Salmaceto pass at 650 metres. An easy trail: it loosens the legs before the two days on the ridge.
Night at the Casa Ressia hutMOUNTAIN HUT/DAIRY FARM
A Beigua park hut inside the forest, one kilometre from the village: the loop ends here. Dinner and night at the hut.
Included today: pernottamento, guida, trasporto bagagli · Not included: viaggio fino a Sassello, pasti
Day 2 · Thu 3 Jun
TREKKING
Dalla Deiva al Monte Beigua
3 stops
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Day 3 · Fri 4 Jun
TREKKING
Sul crinale fino al Passo del Turchino
3 stops
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Day 4 · Sat 5 Jun
TREKKING
I forti sopra Genova, poi Camogli
4 stops
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Day 5 · Sun 6 Jun
RIENTRO
Portofino e San Fruttuoso, poi rientro
3 stops
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How do you get to Sassello? By carpooling.
You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group. Contacts and costs are agreed between you: a seat isn't guaranteed.
WHO'S ALREADY GOING
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Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.
What to pack
You get there by car: one bag for the nights and a daypack for the day.
Trekking boots
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Backpack
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Trekking poles
REQUIRED
Waterproof shell
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Windbreaker
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Layered clothing
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Water supply
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Cap
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Sunscreen
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Sunglasses
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Headlamp
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Swimsuit
REQUIRED
Guiddy Experience
2 – 6 June 2027
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How do I get to the meeting point?
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Meeting in Sassello, at 13:00: get there on your own or car-pool with the other participants. Say so when you book, then sort it out in the Telegram group.
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Until when can I cancel?
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€100 today, the rest 30 days before
✓A €100 deposit to hold your place: it's the only thing you pay today
✓Free cancellation up to 30 days before (for this departure: 2 May 2027, 23:59)
✓€395 balance charged automatically 30 days before departure
✓Minimum not reached? Deposit fully refunded
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