# A Sunday in Calcata and the Treja valley from Rome: waterfalls, a riverside walk and lunch in the village

An hour from Rome: the Monte Gelato waterfalls, seven kilometres along the Treja bank, homemade pasta lunch in Calcata and a stroll round the village on the rock.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/calcata-treja-valley/itineraries/rome-calcata-treja-valley-sunday · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (Along the Cassia bis or the Flaminia to Mazzano Romano and Monte Gelato)
- 09:00 · The waterfalls of Monte Gelato (The Treja falls beside the mill)
  - 5 min on foot
- 09:30 · Treja valley trail from Monte Gelato to Calcata (7 km · 3 h 30 · via Mazzano, the suspension bridge and Monte Li Santi)
  - 10 min on foot
- 13:15 · La Piazzetta (House tringozzo · booking · dogs welcome) · La Piazzetta, €€
  - 2 min on foot
- 15:15 · Calcata Vecchia, the village on the tuff rock (The Anguillara gate, the square and the Porta Segreta)
- 16:30 · Vuelta: 15 min by taxi (Taxi or a second car to get back to Monte Gelato; then about an hour to Rome)

A Sunday outing from Rome, an hour by car: the Treja valley is a tuff gorge covered in woodland with a river, waterfalls and a village on a crag. The park's classic route runs from the Monte Gelato waterfalls to Calcata, and ends just in time for lunch.

## The day, hour by hour

8:00 · Leave Rome. About an hour to Monte Gelato, in the municipality of Mazzano Romano. Park next to the waterfalls.

9:00 · Monte Gelato waterfalls. The wide falls of the Treja beside the ruins of a mill.

9:30 · The valley route. 7 km, three and a half hours, 100 metres of ascent, waymarked with the numbers 001, 002 and 014. Along the river, Mazzano Romano, the suspension bridge and the Faliscan temple of Monte Li Santi, up to the climb to Calcata.

13:15 · Lunch at La Piazzetta. Homemade pasta and tringozzo, in a little square in the village. Small and medium dogs are welcome. Book.

15:15 · Calcata Vecchia. The double gate beneath the Anguillara palace, the square, the Porta Segreta and the workshops.

16:30 · Return. The route is linear: leave a second car in Calcata or ask for a taxi back to Monte Gelato.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
About an hour from Rome. For the linear route, two cars or a taxi back.

## Consejos

### Hill-walking shoes
There are narrow stretches high above the river.

### Download the track
The park publishes the route in KML.

## Un consejo más

### If it has rained
Do only the waterfalls and Calcata: the path beside the river turns muddy.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long is the route?
Three and a half hours for 7 km, with 100 metres of ascent.

### Can dogs go?
Yes, on a lead along the path and in the villages; La Piazzetta admits them.

### How do I get back to the car?
With a second car in Calcata, a taxi or by the same path.

### Where do you eat?
At La Piazzetta, in Calcata, with a booking; closed Wednesday and Thursday.