Trail: SVA
Time: 2 hours
Distance: 3km
We woke up on our fourth day in Cinque Terre to cloudy skies. Knowing the rain was coming, we figured it would be a good day to hike from Vernazza to Monterosso - the only Blue Path trail that was open during our visit to Cinque Terre.
This was the one day - in five days of hiking the Cinque Terre - where it was worthwhile for us to purchase the Cinque Terre day pass as we rode the train twice and had to pay a fee to hike the Blue Path.
We took the train from Corniglia to Vernazza in the morning where we had brunch before hitting the trail. As we expected, even though the weather wasn't great, this ended up being the busiest trail we hiked. Upon leaving Vernazza we found ourselves in a line of hikers which was pretty much the case for most of the hike. We were also repeatedly in situations where the trail was only wide enough for one person to pass and the traffic was bottlenecked in both directions. Because the trail was so busy, the hike ended up taking a full 2 hours, even though it was fairly short. In contrast, on other days we encountered very few hikers unless we were close to the villages.
Though I'm glad we got the chance to do a section of the Blue Path - which I understand is the most popular trail in the Cinque Terre - I can't say it was my fave hike. At that elevation, I couldn't see much of the coast and I wasn't a fan of all the waiting.
That said, the day did end on a very high note with what I think was my favourite meal of our trip at L'Osteria. Delicious!!
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