The Bread and Wine Trail

You can start from Sondrio, near the Elitellina using the footbridge that crosses the Adda River and connects the Valtellina Trail to the Bosco dei Bordighi Nature Reserve, or directly from the Faedo Valtellino Municipal Sports Center. From here, continue towards the Provincial Fish Hatchery which circles around to take a small climb southwest. After the bend of the provincial road, descend from the paved road for about 150 meters to the last houses of the Piano district where the climb begins. At the entrance to the path, we clearly see on the right side of the provincial road the cobblestone with three steps that goes west alongside a stable, we follow it until with a hairpin turn we find the provincial road again, which we will cross, and with a staircase and another 50m, we will reach the last houses to the east of the Feruda district; then following the municipal road we will head west to the junction where we can see the arched portal of the 16th-century farmyard. Above the courtyard, we will find again the cobblestone entrance of the path that continues to the left. We continue the walk until we reach the Scenini district, with its old washhouse. The path continues climbing southeast and again crosses the provincial road, which we will travel for about twenty meters uphill before finding on the right the cobblestone that marks the path, we follow it and here again we find ourselves among old terraced vineyards now overgrown until reaching the meadows at the end of the San Carlo district. Following the paved road, we reach a fountain and follow the sign for the Gaggi district. At this point, you enter the forest and the track is easily identifiable. After passing the water collection basin, you reach the beautiful Gaggi location at about 800 meters of altitude. From here it is possible to make a detour to the Galli Mill or continue on the dirt road to the next path intersection with the municipal road. The last part of the path is the most challenging, in a few hundred meters you overcome a significant elevation gain and, after the last intersection with the municipal road, you arrive at the San Bernardo location with the historic church, the fountain, the huts, and the recent Gaggi agritourism, now a well-established destination for visitors to the area.