TREKKING AND RUNNING

Excursions on Roero hills

As for the mountain bike, also for the trekking lovers (hiking) Belvedere in Montà offers a perfect starting point.
From the hotel, in a few meters, take the main paths that are developed for over one hundred km of perfectly marked routes.
Roero and in particular Montà, are crossed by several tracks designed just for hikers: from short and easy paths suitable for families to others much more difficult that require more days to complete them.
All the itineraries are equipped with GPX tracks  downloaded for free from the web site Ecomuseo delle Rocche del Roero.
Most of the tracks for trekking are thematic and equipped with descriptive panels and audio and video guides, that also serves as an useful tool to learn about the area.
Audio and video guide of Rocche del Roero paths is absolutely a brand new tool and offers an experience of cultural enrichment that finds very few equals in Italy.

The excursions in the Roero hills are a unique and charming experience.
Due the very varied and never equal territory you can cross wooded and humid, more arid and sunny areas, areas completely cultivated with vineyards, steep lands dug by the ground erosion- le Rocche del Roero – and sandy valleys.

In Roero villages you find many castles – visit the Roero castles – and towers still inhabited and often visited. Along the routes it is usual to meet farms, wineries that welcome us for a visit to the winery or simply for a nice typical products tasting. 

Trails with departure and arrival from Montà

• Sentiero dell’Apicoltura: Through the ideal habitat for beekeeping, discovering ancient methods of honey production as well as the beehive ciabòt, rural buildings unique in Europe.
  Lenght km 3.9 – duration: 1 hour 30 min – difference in level 150 mt – difficulty E (hikers).
• Sentiero del Castagno: A paradise of contrasting surroundings, from hills with vineyards and orchards to wet areas of the biotopes, through ancient chestnut groves and votive shrines.
  Lenght km 9.2 – duration 3 hours 30 min – difference in level 180 mt – difficulty EE (expert hikers).
• Sentiero Religioso: Following the footsteps of the ancient pilgrims travelling from the village to the Holy Mount built on the hilltop, upon the remains of a pagan temple dedicated to the goddess Diana.
  Lenght km 5.7 – duration 2 hours 15 min – difference in level 170 mt – difficulty E (hikers).
• Sentiero del Tartufo: Along the shady trails of the trifolao, the hunters of the fine white truffle of the Rocche, and then up along the vineyards grown in sandy soil and dotted with all sorts of different ciabòt.
  Lenght km 4.5 – duration 2 hours – difference in level 170 mt – difficulty EE (expert hikers).
• Sentiero del Lupo: The path that winds through the old wood, already known to the Romans as “silva popularis”, along the valleys of centuries-old chestnut trees that stand as sentinels to the most isolated villages.
  Lenght km 7 – duration 2 hours 30 min – difference in level 140 mt – difficulty E (hikers).

Trails passing from Montà

• S1 il grande sentiero del Roero that crosses all the villages of the Rocche del Roero (from Cisterna d’Asti to the town of Bra passing through Canale, Montà, S. Stefano Roero, Monteu Roero, Montaldo Roero, Baldissero d’Alba , Sommariva Perno and Pocapaglia). Forty kilometers of nature and historic villages. The S1 lends itself to be covered in 2 stages. It is possible to book the baggage transport service, the naturalistic guide both feet and mountain bike.
  Length 40 km – duration 10 hours – difficulty EE (expert hikers)

The emotion of Alba with truffle hunting

Experience the search for the Alba white truffle by joining a trifolao (truffle hunter) and his loyal tabui (truffle dog) on a charming walk through the woods.

The adventure begins with a brief introduction to the fascinating world of truffles, covering different types, various methods of hunting and training, and their regulations. Then, we enter the tartufaia—the land where truffles mature—and observe the skillful work of the hunter and his dog.
The world of truffles is undoubtedly enchanting. Roero and Langhe are exceptional regions where the famous Alba white truffle, admired worldwide, thrives.
The Rocche del Roero truffle is highly prized among chefs for its rounder shape, which, thanks to the sandy soils, makes it easier to clean and prepare.