Is this the right route?
'Percorso' — per-COR-so. Stress on the second syllable; the 'r' is lightly rolled.
Ask when following a walking route on a tourist map and you want to confirm you are going in the right direction. Works for hiking trails, city walks, and cycling routes.
'Percorso' means route or path. It is used for planned or designated routes, unlike 'strada' (road/street) which is more general. 'Il percorso giusto' (the right route) uses 'giusto' meaning correct or right — as in the right answer, not a direction.
Stiamo andando nella direzione giusta?
Are we going in the right direction?
Focuses on direction rather than the specific route.
Seguiamo le frecce rosse?
Do we follow the red arrows?
Confirms which colour-coded trail markers to follow.
Il sentiero è segnalato?
Is the path marked?
Asks whether trail markers are present.
Italian hiking paths are maintained by the CAI (Club Alpino Italiano) and marked with red-and-white painted stripes on rocks and trees. The number on the stripe corresponds to the path number on IGM (Istituto Geografico Militare) topographic maps.