Lake Brasimone – View of Suviana Dam and Lake loop from Riola

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Lake Brasimone – View of Suviana Dam and Lake loop from Riola

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Lake Brasimone – View of Suviana Dam and Lake loop from Riola

03:35

51.5km

990m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.07 km for 335 m

After 4.79 km for 224 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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The Scola Cypress

Highlight • Natural Monument

Cypress with an estimated age of 700 years - height approximately 23.5 m

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Church of San Stefano at the Rocca di Vigo

Highlight • Religious Site

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Passo dello Zanchetto

Mountain Pass

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Beautiful view of Lake Brasimone

Highlight • Viewpoint

lots of fallen leaves in autumn, light breeze in summer: a place without defects

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Laghi di Suviana e Brasimone

Nature Reserve

25.8 km

Lake Brasimone

Highlight • Lake

The scenery of this lake, with its shimmering cyan color that contrasts with the blue of the sky and the green of the vegetation, is enchanting.
Also, on the lakeshore, …

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37.8 km

View of Suviana Dam and Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you can perfectly see the dam that gives rise to the artificial lake of Suviana

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37.8 km

Suviana Dam

Highlight • Monument

The Suviana Dam is a dam built in 1927 on the Limentra River. Its main function is to supply the city of Bologna and the surrounding areas with water, but …

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50.0 km

Erected in 1850 on commission of Count Cesare Mattei, an eccentric scholar, politician and self-taught doctor, founder of electro-homeopathy. The route gains altitude to admire small villages and remarkable views over the upper Reno valley

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51.2 km

Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Riola di Vergato

Highlight • Religious Site

Designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in 1966 and built about ten years later, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta of Riola di Vergato which is located on the …

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