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Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of the Bologna Hills loop from Bologna Centrale

Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of the Bologna Hills loop from Bologna Centrale

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4.7

(12)

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Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of the Bologna Hills loop from Bologna Centrale

01:47

26.7km

540m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: January 9, 2026

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Train Station

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2.62 km

Saragozza Gate

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Surviving gate of the city walls, built in the 13th century and restored in the 19th century, with museum.

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5.35 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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5.42 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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8.14 km

Villa Ghigi Himalayan Cedar

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Huge cedar tree planted in the second half of the 19th century by Callisto Ghigi. It is 24 meters high and its trunk has a radius of almost one meter.

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11.9 km

San Vittore Church

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Beautiful church with cloister, very difficult to find it open, but excellent goal for both bike ride and hiking.

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13.5 km

Viewpoint

16.0 km

The road between the Paderno and San Vittore mountains is very panoramic: you have a splendid view of both the city of Bologna and the surrounding hills. Continuous ups and downs, the road has little traffic and training.

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16.0 km

View from Via delle Lastre

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on the south side of the road there is a mini path that leads to a meadow with a South-Southeast view (also on Cimone on certain days)

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26.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

5.11 km

4.02 km

1.76 km

954 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.1 km

3.39 km

2.36 km

1.83 km

995 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Friday 6 March

16°C

7°C

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Via del Genio Hairpin Bends – View of the Bologna Hills loop from Bologna Centrale

Saragozza Gate

Via del Genio Hairpin Bends

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca from Via del Genio

Villa Ghigi Himalayan Cedar

San Vittore Church

View of the Bologna Hills

View from Via delle Lastre

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