Lavender Road – Riolo Terme Fortress loop from Imola

Lavender Road – Riolo Terme Fortress loop from Imola

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Lavender Road – Riolo Terme Fortress loop from Imola

03:49

83.9km

820m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parco regionale Vena del Gesso Romagnola

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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27.8 km

Imola Circuit

Highlight • Structure

curve at the end of the descent and before the winding part that leads to the finishing straight

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50.7 km

Corso Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Also known as the lavender road, a plant that grows spontaneously along the roadside path and, particularly on the Senio side, is cultivated in small gardens along the roadside.
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51.5 km

View From the End of Via Prugno

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It reopened just yesterday after the landslide of recent months and everything was beautiful on the Bologna side, however on the Ravenna side there are still problems with the traffic lights, have a good ride everyone 🙂

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56.1 km

Lavender Road

Highlight • Cycleway

The Strada della Lavanda transversally crosses the Senio valley at the height of Casola Valsenio, creating a landscape contrast that varies between chalk, gullies, the green of nature, the brooms …

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57.4 km

Valsenio Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

It is an imposing and ancient abbey founded by Benedictine monks around the year 1000. It is currently under renovation but should be open to visitors.

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61.3 km

Borgo Rivola Village

Highlight • Settlement

Curve where a young Loris Capirossi ended up off the road

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66.2 km

Zappi Cycling Hotel Café

Highlight • Cafe

Open every day 07-14 and 16-21

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67.2 km

Riolo Terme Fortress

Highlight • Castle

Rocca di Riolo is right in the center, very beautiful and well maintained

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83.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.5 km

14.7 km

6.26 km

1.36 km

107 m

Surfaces

81.5 km

2.18 km

288 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

22°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

August 4, 2023,Giro in bici da corsa

Bad road it will take time to reactivate everything

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September 22, 2021,Quando il Prugno non ti basta... ⚪

When the Plum tree is not enough for you .... take to the track in the racetrack taking advantage of the last open-day ...
Up to Prugno I would say that I went pretty fast, after I went down and continued with an average of 26 up to Imola ....
I wait for Alessia and we go inside to do …

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