Lake Brasimone – Rocchetta Mattei loop from Riola

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Lake Brasimone – Rocchetta Mattei loop from Riola

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Lake Brasimone – Rocchetta Mattei loop from Riola

03:07

44.4km

820m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 23.0 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.67 km

Rocchetta Mattei

Highlight (Segment) • Castle

ROAD OF ABOUT 2 KM THAT CONNECTS ROCCHETTA MATTEI WITH PONTE DI VERZUNO (WATCH OUT FOR WORKS)

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17.5 km

Passo dello Zanchetto

Mountain Pass

20.6 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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23.0 km

Laghi di Suviana e Brasimone

Nature Reserve

23.7 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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31.4 km

Ciclovia del Sole – EuroVelo 7

Highlight • Cycleway

section of the Ciclovia del Sole from Riola di Vergato (BO) to Pistoia.

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40.5 km

Verzuno Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Fraction of the Municipality of Camugnano. The bridge is located on the Limentra Orientale river, a tributary of the Reno.

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42.8 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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