Bosco del Peglio, Perugia
Places
Park·Easy·Relaxing·Hidden gem

Bosco del Peglio, Perugia

Umbria

The Bosco del Peglio near Città di Castello in the Alta Valle del Tevere is one of the oldest managed chestnut forests in Umbria — traditional coppice with standards management has created a two-layered forest with very old standards (some over 200 years) above the coppice understorey. Black woodpecker confirmed. Roe deer. Porcupine tracks everywhere. The Tiber valley below is the landscape Perugino painted as background. Dogs off-leash.

Duration
2 hours
Distance
6 km
Elevation
+150 m
Best season
Year-round

Highlights

  • Traditional coppice-with-standards — chestnut trees over 200 years old
  • Black woodpecker confirmed in the old-growth patches
  • The Tiber valley background landscape Perugino and Raphael painted

With your dog

Forest paths; dogs off-leash.