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Val di Zena – Beaver Lake loop from Bologna San Ruffillo

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Val di Zena – Beaver Lake loop from Bologna San Ruffillo

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291

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Val di Zena – Beaver Lake loop from Bologna San Ruffillo

02:24

49.9km

510m

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: March 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.1 km for 200 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

5.46 km

La Pulce Yellow Flower Field

Highlight • Natural

2

7.05 km

Church of San Lorenzo del Farneto

Highlight • Religious Site

Parish of a typically Bolognese orange color along the Val di Zena

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3

10.5 km

Val di Zena

Highlight • Gorge

Interesting route for training with long stretches of gentle uphill gradient and some short stretches to force the leg uphill! Cold winter and hot summer but with many shaded areas! …

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4

12.7 km

Botteghino di Zocca

Highlight • Cafe

The small village of Botteghino di Zocca in the Zena valley is an obligatory coffee stop for many Bolognese cyclists. From here many routes start for Zena, Monte delle Formiche, …

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5

14.0 km

Beaver Lake

Highlight • Lake

Ponds very popular in summer by fishermen and patrons of the bar next door

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6

22.0 km

Zena Fountain

Highlight • Rest Area

Fountain not reported but functional in June 2021

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7

22.0 km

Zena Junction

Highlight • Trail

You can continue straight on towards Fornace di Zena, or turn right up a climb

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B

49.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.9 km

3.46 km

1.97 km

429 m

154 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.7 km

6.15 km

701 m

394 m

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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