Lucca to Altopascio on foot and back by train
Look for a train to Lucca and a way home from Altopascio. Stage 28 covers 18.6 km on the Tuscany region’s itinerary. To work out whether it fits between your trains, allow for getting to the trail, stopping along the way and reaching the second station.
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Find where you will join the walk
Visit Tuscany gives Lucca as the arrival station. Open the stage map before setting off from the station and choose where to join the marked route in town. The path leaves the walled city through Porta Elisa. Joining at the gate skips part of the official stage.
Give the walk a realistic slot in your day
Look for Capannori and then Porcari on the map to see how the day unfolds. Visit Tuscany estimates four hours of walking. If 18 km on roads usually takes you about five hours with a pack, use your own five hours and add lunch. Keep the station approaches separate from your walking estimate.
Finish in the old town, then head for the station
The stage reaches the old centre of Altopascio by the church of San Jacopo. Save the railway station as a second pin and check the pedestrian route between the two. Look up two departures on your travel date. If the later one would get you home too late, move the outward journey earlier.
Your plan, step by step
- Save the point where you will join the trail in Lucca
- Work out walking time at your own pace
- Allow for the walk from San Jacopo to the station
Routes to compare in the catalogue
Appy catalogue figures for the full route. Open a route to choose individual stages; the stage count does not include travel days.
| Route | Distance | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Via Francigena | 1013 km | 45 |
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