Grande Sentiero del Roero e Rete sentieristica dell'Ecomuseo

The Roero's ecomuseum trail network links the Rocche gullies, ridge villages, castles and themed paths across the territory. The Grande Sentiero del Roero connects Bra with Cisterna d'Asti, while other paths interpret the region's natural and cultural heritage.

Why it matters

The network is the open-air core of the ecomuseum: a spine following the Rocche fault, secondary traverses across the eastern and central Roero, mountain-bike paths and themed routes dedicated to truffles, chestnuts, bees, legends and castles. The Grande Sentiero del Roero connects ten municipalities, linking natural landscapes with the communities that shaped them.

What to notice

The trails follow the edge of the Rocche, where sand escarpments descend into wooded gullies and vegetation shifts between dry and humid slopes. The ecomuseum also interprets the Tanaro valley, the agricultural traditions of Montà and the history associated with the 1544 battle at Ceresole.

Context and history

The network grew from the ecomuseum's founding idea: that the hilltop villages born along the Rocche after the year 1000 are best understood through the paths that connected their fields, chapels, apiaries and woods. The ecomuseum maintains the network as part of its interpretation of the region's natural and cultural landscape, with cartography, an audioguide and information about points of interest along its routes.