Lake Scaffaiolo – Croce Arcana Pass loop from Doganaccia

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Lake Scaffaiolo – Croce Arcana Pass loop from Doganaccia

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Lake Scaffaiolo – Croce Arcana Pass loop from Doganaccia

06:11

47.4km

2,090m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 33.6 km for 83 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.35 km

Monte Spigolino Trail

Highlight • Trail

Connect the Arcana cross with Scaffaiolo Lake and ref. Duca degli Abruzzi, in some places uneven but very panoramic.

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3.92 km

Passo della Calanca

Mountain Pass

4.89 km

Lake Scaffaiolo

Highlight • Lake

Lake Scaffaiolo is a picturesque high mountain lake, located at 1,785 meters above sea level at the foot of Monte Cupolino, between the provinces of Pistoia, Modena and Bologna. The …

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5.02 km

View of Monte Cimone

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.01 km

Passo dello Strofinatoio

Mountain Pass

7.47 km

Corno alle Scale

Peak

19.7 km

Tassoni Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A famous refuge in the upper Modena Apennines, the Tassoni hut is located between Fanano and the Croce Arcana pass, in the Ospitale valley. It was built in the 1960s …

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19.7 km

Lo Spigolino Fanano, bike repair and charging station

Highlight • Rest Area

Free charging, pump and tools for repairing breakdowns.
Free charging and self-repair station for bicycles and e-bikes.

Column installed by the Municipality of Fanano comune.fanano.mo.it - fanano.it thanks to the contribution of the Modena Foundation fondazionedimodena.it

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22.2 km

Frignano Park

Highlight • Forest

From this park go up to the Arcane Cross .. on a large gravel road .. very suggestive

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24.3 km

Croce Arcana Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Arcane Cross connects the Emilian side of the Apennines to the Tuscan one (Fanano-Cutigliano). The road is unpaved in the highest part, suitable for mountain biking or gravel.

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