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Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of Bologna loop from Castenaso

Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of Bologna loop from Castenaso

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Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of Bologna loop from Castenaso

05:23

68.1km

1,100m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 28, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 30.7 km for 114 m

After 54.5 km for 105 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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29.5 km

Viewpoint

30.7 km

Colle di Barbiano

Peak

31.5 km

The Hairpin Bends of Via San Vittore

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Together with Via del Genio it is one of the Dolomite climbs of the Bolognesi Hills. An endless series of tight switchbacks to reach the top.

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37.5 km

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca from Via del Genio

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Via del Genio is a very characteristic street of Bologna. In practice from the center of Bologna in a few curves you find yourself in another world, in the middle …

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37.6 km

Via del Genio Hairpin Bends

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Via del Genio is a narrow secondary street that from Via di Casaglia, a stone's throw from the city centre, climbs steeply up the Osservanza hill. Its 22 hairpin bends …

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43.8 km

View of Bologna

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View of Bologna from above

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45.1 km

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca

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Once you reach the sanctuary of San Luca from the classic and more difficult side, the one with the famous Curva delle Orfanelle that begins under the Arco del Meloncello, …

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46.4 km

Montagnola di Sopra Viewpoint

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Montagnola di Sopra is the Visitor Center of the Parco della Chiusa.
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The structure, arranged over two floors, offers:
Ground floor – 1 room with a capacity of 25 …

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47.7 km

Parco della Chiusa (Talon Park)

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Beautiful park in Casalecchio di Reno - the main street is asphalted and suitable for all types of bikes. From here it is possible to follow MTB routes both towards the San Luca hill and towards the Reno river.

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48.3 km

Villa Sampieri Talon

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When we say bad luck: the sumptuous eighteenth-century villa of the Marquis Sampieri - Talon, was hit by a bomb dropped by the allies less than a month after liberation. …

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68.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.1 km

9.66 km

8.99 km

8.27 km

3.32 km

752 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.3 km

9.41 km

6.20 km

2.08 km

929 m

227 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 March

13°C

6°C

12 %

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Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of Bologna loop from Castenaso

The Hairpin Bends of Via San Vittore

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca from Via del Genio

Via del Genio Hairpin Bends

View of Bologna

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca

Montagnola di Sopra Viewpoint

Parco della Chiusa (Talon Park)

Villa Sampieri Talon

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