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Balma Quarries Park – Bocchetto Sessera Pass loop from Pray

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Balma Quarries Park – Bocchetto Sessera Pass loop from Pray

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Balma Quarries Park – Bocchetto Sessera Pass loop from Pray

05:28

72.0km

1,730m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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19.7 km

View of the Clock Tower

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Belvedere - Panoramic Point, in the surroundings of Biellese, ideal for an open view of the territory.

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35.6 km

The Parco delle Cave della Balma is a natural area of a quarry or recovered extraction zone located in the territory of Campiglia Cervo / Biella (Piedmont, Italy), near Biella San Paolo, highly appreciated by hikers and mountain bike lovers.

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36.8 km

Stone dedicated to Giovanni Magnani

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If you mean Giovanni Magnani, he was an important entrepreneur from Piedmont in the 19th century, born in San Paolo Cervo (today part of Campiglia Cervo, in the Biella area). …

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38.4 km

Campiglia Cervo Hospice

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Ospizio San Giovanni in the Campiglia Cervo area, it is the hamlet connected to the complex of the Sanctuary of San Giovanni d’Andorno, in the upper Valle Cervo, province of Biella.

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49.0 km

Memorial to the Garibaldi Brigade Partisans (Sagliano Micca)

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As stated on the plaque located in this place in the municipality of Sagliano Micca, the second Garibaldi Brigade was formed here. These were partisan formations involved in the Resistance. …

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50.9 km

Clorofilla bike repair and charging station

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Station to repair or charge E-bikes.

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50.9 km

Bocchetto Sessera Pass

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The **Passo (or Bocchetto) di Bocchetto Sessera is an alpine pass located in the Biella Alps, in the Province of Biella (Piedmont, Italy). It connects the Valle dello Strona di …

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66.1 km

Castagnea

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Castagnea is a small hamlet in the municipality of Portula, in the province of Biella (Piedmont), located in the Valsessera / Triverese area, on the hills and mountains of Biella.

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72.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.5 km

5.60 km

644 m

338 m

Surfaces

65.7 km

4.21 km

957 m

667 m

313 m

218 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 13 August

30°C

20°C

41 %

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Comments

May 28, 2022,Panoramica Zegna ad anello da Biella

We wanted to make the climb to Oropa first, but Komoot fooled us and we found ourselves off the track. Better this way because the difference in height of the Panoramica was enough for me ... Fortunately, the Zegna overview is interrupted for work just before Bielmonte, there is only a passage for pedestrians and bicycles. Result: no traffic! Wonderful …

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Balma Quarries Park – Bocchetto Sessera Pass loop from Pray

View of the Clock Tower