Lamone River in Marradi – Passo Sambuca loop from Biforco

Lamone River in Marradi – Passo Sambuca loop from Biforco

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Lamone River in Marradi – Passo Sambuca loop from Biforco

03:46

61.0km

1,730m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.63 km

Lamone River in Marradi

Highlight • River

Marradi is an unusual mountain village located halfway between Florence and Faenza, located on the famous Faenza-Florence railway of the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines.

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8.22 km

Passo Carnevale is one of the Apennine passes that crosses the Upper Mugello. Starting from Marradi, the first four very long kilometers develop on the edge of the narrow valley of the Collecchio ditch, an endless series of curves and counter-curves with a gradient that oscillates continuously between 8 and 10%. From Palazzuolo sul Senio, the climb is fairly constant: apart from a couple of very short stretches, it always remains on 6/7%.

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13.1 km

Historic town center of Palazzuolo sul Senio

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This enchanting village in the Mugello is divided into two nuclei: Borgo dell'Ore and Borgo del Crocifisso, separated by the bridge over the river. Through the historical, artistic and cultural testimonies it will be possible to make a fascinating journey into the glorious past of this place.

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14.8 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows of Acquadalto

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The sanctuary is located about one kilometer from Palazzuolo sul Senio, in the hamlet of Quadalto, on the road that leads to the Sambuca pass, near the confluence of the Senio river and the Lozzole stream. The current building is the fruit of Marian devotion which, in this place, has been handed down over the centuries. Already in 1400 there was a small pillar with a small image of the Madonna, venerated by wayfarers as protector from the dangers of the mountains. In 1459, the faithful built, in place of the tabernacle, a small building, without an altar, intended for prayer, an oratory, which was given the name of Madonna della Neve. The transformation of the oratory into a chapel dates back to 1600. It is said that it was then that on the river bank, under the church, the image of the Madonna was found, painted on a stone, which was brought to the main altar of the chapel .

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23.9 km

Passo Sambuca

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Very nice climb with pedalable slopes that reaches a height of 1000 meters above sea level

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27.8 km

Prato all'Albero

Mountain Pass

29.3 km

Passo della Colla

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The pass is located in the municipality of Borgo San Lorenzo, in the province of Florence, at 913 m above sea level, along the former state road 302 Brisighellese Ravennate. It takes its name from the hamlet of Casaglia, which is the first town you come across when descending from the Romagna side. The former Alpe di Casaglia state road 477 branches off from the pass in a northerly direction and, after passing the nearby Sambuca Pass, descends the Senio valley.

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37.1 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Three Rivers

Highlight • Religious Site

"Mary is really our sister, as Saint Ambrose says. She lived a life very similar to ours. It is of course beautiful to venerate Mary as the Virgin and Mother of God, as the one conceived immaculately by original sin and assumed into heaven; but she is also the Madonna of plates, brooms and cooking pots..." With the motif of the broom, Albino Luciani (Pope John Paul I) may be taking up a thought of his predecessor in the office of Bishop of Rome, Giuseppe Roncalli (Pope John XXIII), who is said to have said: "One can become holy with a pastoral staff in one's hand, but just as one can become holy with a broom."

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44.3 km

Hidden Spring Above the Alpe Spring

Highlight • Waterfall

61.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

27.7 km

1.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.5 km

546 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,070 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

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11°C

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Comments

July 10, 2022,BDC : I 3 passi (Sambuca/Carnevale/Colla) con serenata

Beautiful route to do on a road bike.
You can admire all the beauties of Mugello from above.
Medium / high difficulty
Throughout the route there are sources of water.

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