Cycling and Walking in Valpolicella: Routes from the Wine Road and the Comuni

Valpolicella cycle routes: the two official networks

The first set is the cycle network of the comuni, published on the tourism portal's cycling site as "Valpolicella e Valdadige in bici". It lists 17 itineraries and over 200 km of routes across Dolcè, Pescantina, Fumane, Sant'Ambrogio, Marano, Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo, Negrar and San Pietro in Cariano, and was built with Veneto rural development funding with the Comune di Negrar as lead partner. The routes carry the provincial numbering and signs of the Verona cycle network, and connect with the Custoza and Lake Garda systems, the city of Verona and the national routes that cross at Peschiera del Garda. All are meant to be ridden in both directions except Itinerario 59, which may only be ridden uphill.

The second set is the nine numbered itineraries of the Strada del Vino Valpolicella, the wine road association, which also speaks of over 200 km of cycle routes between vineyards, medieval villages, Romanesque churches and Renaissance villas. These are touring suggestions for any way of travelling: the association says its guide does not give gradients, times or difficulty, and leaves you to choose car, bicycle, walking or one of its local guides. Use the comuni's network for the ride itself and the wine road's itineraries for what to see on the way (Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026; Valpolicella in bici, 2026).

Easy rides: Itinerario 11, the Adige and the Cicladige

Three routes in the comuni's network are flat enough for any bicycle. Itinerario 11 runs 18 km from Verona-Parona through Corrubio, Negarine, San Pietro in Cariano, Corgnan and Sant'Ambrogio to Ponton, with 158 m of climbing. The network describes it as level, on minor roads with a few short ramps and two short unpaved stretches, and as needing no particular training; the signs begin at Arbizzano. Its branches are shorter still: 11 A covers 8 km from Parona to Negrar, 11 B links Arbizzano and Valgatara in 8 km, and 11 C joins Domegliara and Volargne in 3.8 km.

From Ponton, Itinerario 46 follows the Adige for 39 km through Volargne, Ceraino, Dolcè and Peri to Borghetto, entirely asphalted and on its own track from Volargne. The Cicladige Terra dei Forti combines it with 11 C: 26 km from Sant'Ambrogio to Belluno Veronese with 324 m of climbing, all on a separate cycle track along the left bank of the Adige. Itinerario 16, 20 km from Sommacampagna through Pescantina to Arcè, crosses the Adige three times and is asphalted throughout (Valpolicella in bici, 2026).

At Volargne, Villa del Bene opens on Sundays and public holidays, 14.00 to 19.00 from April to September and 14.00 to 18.00 from October to March (Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026).

The Valpolicella rings and the hill routes

For a full day the network has two rings. The Anello Valpolicella covers 44 km through Quar, Corrubio, Pescantina, Sant'Ambrogio, Fumane, San Pietro in Cariano, Pedemonte, Moron and Arbizzano, with 404 m of climbing and some unpaved stretches and modest climbs. The Anello Valpolicella Collinare takes the hill variant through Mazzurega, Cavalo, Fumane, Marano and Negrar: 53 km and 993 m of climbing, and the network warns that it needs good training.

The hill itineraries are steeper. Itinerario 47 crosses three ridges between Negrar and Sant'Ambrogio in 27 km with 773 m of climbing and repeated ascents. Itinerario 50 is a 13 km ring from Negrar with 397 m of climbing, an easy ascent and a steep descent. Itinerario 59 climbs 783 m in 9 km from Peri to Fosse and may not be ridden downhill. The mountain-bike route MTB 1, 15 km with 453 m of climbing from Pedemonte to San Floriano, is partly paved and otherwise on dirt tracks.

On the wine road's side, Itinerario 4 through Negrar is about 25 km and suggested by car or, for experienced cyclists, by bike, from Villa Mosconi Bertani at Arbizzano to the Ponte di Veja (Valpolicella in bici, 2026; Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026).

Bike and e-bike hire in Valpolicella

If you do not travel with your own bike, book hire before you arrive, especially for e-bikes at weekends. The Strada del Vino lists four operators. Itinera Bike rents traditional bikes and e-bikes with suggested routes. Valpolicella Adventure rents mountain bikes and e-bikes for easy and sporting routes up to the Lessinia, and delivers bikes to hotels, farm stays and other accommodation. Valpolicella Emotion offers e-bikes for slower, low-impact touring. Valpo in Sella, based in San Pietro in Cariano, rents e-bikes and delivers and collects them at hotels, B&Bs, holiday flats and farm stays.

None of the four prices are published on the wine road's page, so ask each operator for the rate, what the hire includes (helmet, lock, route maps) and the delivery charge. The hilly ground is the main reason to choose an e-bike: the climbing figures above show how quickly the rings rise away from the valley floor.

Cycling and tasting do not mix on the same stretch of road. Plan the day so that the ride comes first and the cellar visit last, near your accommodation or a bus stop, or book a guided tour with transport instead; see our guide to Valpolicella wine tours from Verona and, for a base near the routes, where to stay for Valpolicella (Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026).

Walks from the villages: San Giorgio, Fumane and Marano

The wine road's itineraries include several short walks. From Gargagnago, a path leaves the main road near the church and climbs through the wooded vajo Ragnino to San Giorgio di Valpolicella at 375 m, about 45 minutes one way, for the Pieve di San Giorgio. From San Giorgio a longer walk of about two hours there and back leads to Mazzurega, and a three-hour ring returns to Gargagnago through the quarries of Cavarena di Sotto. The wine road gives the Antiquarium at San Giorgio as open only in summer, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons (Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026), while VisitVerona publishes longer hours and a notice that the museum is temporarily closed (VisitVerona, DMO Verona, 2026), so call before you go.

In Fumane, the sanctuary of the Madonna de La Salette is 30 minutes on foot from the village. Below the Grotta di Fumane a path reaches Molina in about an hour one way, passing the entrance of the Parco delle Cascate di Molina. Above San Rocco di Marano, a path from Malga Biancari crosses the suspension bridge over the Rio di Mondrago, 52 m high and 70 cm wide, in about two hours there and back, with mountain boots advised (Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026).

The tourism portal adds marked walks from the comuni: three routes in Negrar, six around Fumane, and the Percorso verde di Bure in San Pietro in Cariano, a circular 8.99 km, 70% on asphalt and 30% unpaved (Valpolicella, portale turistico ufficiale, 2026).

Walking along the Adige, and guided walks

The flattest walking in the area follows the old towpath, the alzaia, along the Adige. The wine road's Itinerario 1 starts at the railway bridge at Parona and runs for 8 km from one end of the comune of Pescantina to the other, through Nassar, Pescantina, Mandella, Arcè and Santa Lucia, on foot, by bike or on horseback. The tourism portal describes two routes from Pescantina's piazza San Rocco along the left bank, on foot or by mountain bike, passing the church of San Lorenzo, the Romanesque church of San Michele at Arcè and the river port of Ponton, where the last stretch is classed as a nature reserve (Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026; Valpolicella, portale turistico ufficiale, 2026).

For a guided walk, the CTG Valpolicella Genius Loci association publishes a monthly programme on the tourism portal, and every outing must be booked by phone with the contact named for it. The November 2026 programme included a ring walk of about 6 km with about 250 m of climbing from San Giorgio and a morning walk of about 8 km in the hills of Arbizzano (Valpolicella, portale turistico ufficiale, 2026).

The wine road's Itinerario 5 is a walk on the city edge: from Castel San Pietro in Verona it follows the Austrian bastions for about an hour and a half, part of a defensive system of more than 9 km (Strada del Vino Valpolicella, 2026).