Croce di Busca – Rossana Castle (Ruins) loop from Rossana

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Croce di Busca – Rossana Castle (Ruins) loop from Rossana

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Croce di Busca – Rossana Castle (Ruins) loop from Rossana

02:36

22.6km

890m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. 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: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.07 km

Plaque dedicated to Pantani on the Colletta di Rossana

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In May 2016, on the occasion of the passage of the Giro d'Italia, a commemorative plaque was inaugurated on the Colletta di Rossana to pay homage to Marco Pantani, known …

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4.73 km

Pink Alabaster Quarries of Busca

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Very suggestive caves, orange / pink rock. With due protection it is possible to visit it, without touching anything.

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6.78 km

XC Variant Croce di Busca

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From here an uphill XC route leads under the Croce di Busca and then descends to the Hermitage

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7.67 km

Croce di Busca

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Excellent panoramic point that ranges from Busca to Cuneo

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8.76 km

View of Monviso from Monte Pagliano

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Monte Pagliano is almost a thousand meters high, reaching 989 meters above sea level. Its summit is covered by a rich forest where several really fun MTB trails branch off.

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9.45 km

Costa Olearia Trail Junction

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Recommended stop at Monte Paian Panoramic point (Monte Pagliano)

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13.5 km

Busca Clock Tower

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Many trails start from Busca, recommended. Nice city, several indications for MTB.

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21.7 km

Rossana Castle (Ruins)

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Rossana Castle (ruins), reachable with multiple single tracks of difficulty between S2 and S3. Crossing point including Monte Pagliano and Eremo di Busca.

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22.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.98 km

9.63 km

2.66 km

264 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.31 km

7.23 km

5.22 km

1.67 km

602 m

537 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (970 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

19°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 1.0 km/h

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Comments

October 4, 2025,A Busca, ratavoluria....ratto pennugo

Ratavoluria: s2 with some slightly more technical passages.

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December 31, 2024,Ratavuloira... una bella discesa per chiudere il 2024

The track was a bit messed up at the start...
After a while I went back down this descent that at the time seemed a bit too difficult...
Today, however, great fun in safety, a truly beautiful descent!

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September 29, 2024,Monte Pagliano + SuperMario

Today I didn't feel like getting up early, Birrone and Autes will wait. I didn't even feel like going to Langa starting from home because I'm bored. SuperMario beautiful descent in the woods. Short but intense ride, more challenging than Rata Vuloira, there are 2 unavoidable jumps, I overcame them bike next to me because with injuries I've already given …

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January 29, 2025,Pagliano, super Mario , ratavoloira

Probably the two most beautiful routes of Pagliano, super Mario is not catalogued and has several variants but none are simple, very technical route, we are more on S4 than S3. Ratavoloira is marked as S2 but it is a full S3 hands down. Between the two I liked the second one more. My comfort zone is S2 and S3. …

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December 22, 2024,Monte Pagliano - Sciancaline

The initial idea was to go for a ride to Stroppo, but I didn't even get out of the car because of the strong wind and I went back to the valley without a clear idea and quite discouraged...
But Pagliano today was not a fallback... always a pleasant climb on good ground and the descent on Sciancaline was a …

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