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Fort Puin – View of Genoa loop from Genova Costa di Sestri Ponente
03:35
39.7km
1,010m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 19, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 357 m for 59 m
After 15.0 km for 192 m
After 33.1 km for 68 m
After 38.9 km for 114 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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15.8 km
Forte Castellaccio
Castle
18.3 km
Miniera Alberto Olaf
Ruins
18.7 km
Fort Puin
Highlight • Monument
It was abandoned in the late 1800s but in 1963 it was given in concession to Dr. Fausto Parodi who after having restored it at his own expense lived there for twenty years.
Today the fort is in good condition but at the moment it cannot be visited.
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19.7 km
View of Castello della Pietra di Vobbia
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20.6 km
Forte Fratello Maggiore (Monte San Michele)
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This fort was part of the system of fortifications built to protect the city of Genoa from incursions from the North together with Fort Puin, Fort Diamante and Fort Fratello Minore.
It was involved in numerous armed clashes and was abandoned in the late 1800s. In 1937 it was definitively demolished.
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21.4 km
Trail to Monte Diamante
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22.3 km
Acqueduct Trail
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23.1 km
View of Genoa and the Ligurian Coast
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25.3 km
View of Genoa
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26.5 km
Forte Begato
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Inside it could accommodate 840 soldiers. It was used both in the First and in the Second World War. Between the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century it was restored but currently it cannot be visited inside.
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27.9 km
Polveriera
Ruins
32.2 km
Forte Crocetta
Castle
38.6 km
Torrente Chiaravagna
Lake
39.7 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.1 km
10.2 km
6.06 km
4.52 km
4.00 km
1.85 km
Surfaces
18.7 km
7.04 km
6.75 km
3.22 km
3.07 km
624 m
308 m
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Elevation
Highest point (590 m)
Lowest point (0 m)
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Weather
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Friday 3 July
30°C
21°C
15 %
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