Viverone → Santhià

Walking distance 16.7 km

Stage information

Difficulty: easy

Walk an easy 17 km from Viverone to Santhià, with only 76 m of climbing along the way, passing through Castello and Cavaglià.

On arrival in Santhià, consider a stop at Remains of crenellated wall around the garden of the rectory, close to the finish.

Look for these places on the stage map: Castello, Cavaglià, Maiole, and La Mandria.

Remains of crenellated wall around the garden of the rectory
< 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
Remains of the city fortifications of the village of Santhià, linear perimeter, angular portion; vertical structures in continuous masonry made of cobblestones in herringbone pattern and brick, with signs of consolidations already present in 1979 (chain heads); brick decorations in dentate style.
Castello Rondolino
Castle · 100 m from the trail as the crow flies
A neo-medieval castle rebuilt at the end of the 19th century for the Rondolino family. It has three parts: a square central block, a tower, and a linked wing in the shape of a farm courtyard, with battlements on the block and the tower.

Lago di Viverone
Lake · 1.7 km from the trail as the crow flies
A glacial lake, the third largest in Piedmont, with Bronze Age pile-dwelling villages from around 1500 BC. Its outflow is called Fola, Piedmontese for mad, because people said it sometimes ran backwards, which a study showed it does not.
Lake of Bertignano
Lake · 1 km from the trail as the crow flies

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