Highlights and tour details
Starting from the car park at the Hermitage of Camaldolesi, descend along the old city walls and continue straight ahead ignoring the diversions to the right on the GTC track. You reach the road of the Hermitage after about 800 metres of walking. Turn right and then left. The road leads to the hamlet of Tetti Rosero. Leaving the chapel of San Michele on the left, ignore the diversions to the right onto Strada Rosero. At the first junction, continue to the right on a dirt road to reach provincial road SP Eremo-Pino Torinese. Turn right and follow the provincial road for 200 m, then descend to the right on the other side, on the Sentiero del Gallo. Continue slightly downhill as far as the first houses of the village of Pino. Turn left and, after 200m, turn right onto Via Podio. Continue straight as far as the valley floor. At a small pond, turn left onto the dirt road of Strada Moglia; pass the little road leading to Villa Moglia and after 200 m turn left into Strada Vallero Superiore. After passing Villa Bruno you reach a paved section at the back of the Bonafous building. Here you continue straight ahead on the dirt road, ignoring the descent to the left to continue along Strada della Luigina. After passing Villa Luigina and Villa Brera, you cross provincial road SP124 Pecetto T.se-Chieri. Turn left and enter Chieri, going as far as Piazza Duomo and from here to the Don Bosco Visitors' Centre.
Other information
Source: Ente di Gestione delle Aree Protette del Po e della Collina Torinese
Itinerary code: CDB
Recommended period: All year round
Classification: Medium and low mountain provincial
Provinces crossed: Langhe Monferrato e Roero, Torino
Departure, arrival and municipalities crossed
Stages
- Don Bosco's Walk (139,40 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 1 Maria Ausiliatrice Sanctuary, Valdocco - Basilica of Superga (14,40 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 2A Crossroads on Strada Provinciale 16 - Frazione Moglia (4,20 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 2 Basilica of Superga - Abbey of Vezzolano (26,00 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 3A Castelnuovo Don Bosco, village centre - Frazione Morialdo (5,60 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 3 Abbey of Vezzolano - Colle Don Bosco (16,10 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 4 Bric Croce - Tetti Chiaffredo (16,10 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 5 Tetti Chiaffredo - Colle Don Bosco (16,60 km)
- Don Bosco's Walk: Stage 6 Church della Gran Madre di Dio - Camaldoli Hermitage (8,60 km)
- Don Bosco's Walk: Stage 7 Hermitage of the Camaldolese - Don Bosco Visitors’ Centre (13,70 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 8 Don Bosco Visitor Centre- Colle Don Bosco (18,10 km)