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View of Campo Imperatore – Ascent to Campo Imperatore loop from Calascio

View of Campo Imperatore – Ascent to Campo Imperatore loop from Calascio

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View of Campo Imperatore – Ascent to Campo Imperatore loop from Calascio

03:27

64.4km

1,270m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga

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Parking

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4.35 km

Scenic Road Between Santo Stefano di Sessanio and Calascio

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The road that connects Santo Stefano di Sessanio to Calascio crosses the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park. This road is narrow at times but offers sensational panoramas.

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18.6 km

View of Campo Imperatore

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The title of the highlight is truly appropriate, a truly breathtaking place.

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22.6 km

Campo Imperatore Junction

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The Apennines of central Italy are fabulous.

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24.6 km

Lake Pietranzoni

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Don't just ride or cycle past the Laghetto di Pietranzoni. This small mountain lake, located at an altitude of 1,660 meters in the middle of Campo Imperatore, is one of …

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27.4 km

View of Corno Grande Surrounded by Clouds

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At the right time at the right moment to admire the big horn with the frame of the clouds

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31.8 km

Winding Road Near Osservatorio di Campo Imperatore

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The last 2 km leading to the observatory are very challenging, and it is nice to see who is going up when you have completed the climb and you go down …

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31.9 km

View of the climb to Campo Imperatore

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The final part of the climb towards Campo Imperatore is quite tough: it is about four kilometers at an average gradient of 8%.

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32.2 km

Last stretch of climb to reach Campo Imperatore. Very comfortable and completely asphalted road. Slopes never too demanding; the final segment from the Pietranzoni lake to the Campo Imperatore refuge …

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64.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.2 km

7.19 km

165 m

Surfaces

64.3 km

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,110 m)

Lowest point (1,140 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

32°C

18°C

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June 29, 2024,Arrosticino Day 😋

CiclisticaMente's usual appointment with the Arrosticino Day in Campo Imperatore. One of the last group events of the long Gravel season. For the occasion and to ride in milder temperatures compared to Rome and its province, the road bike was chosen, to make the climb to the Gran Sasso observatory at an altitude of 2100m easier. Hyper panoramic tour, with …

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View of Campo Imperatore – Ascent to Campo Imperatore loop from Calascio

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