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Italy
Piedmont
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Frabosa Soprana

Colle del Prel – Balma Hut loop from Straluzzo

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Mountain biking trails
Italy
Piedmont
Cuneo
Frabosa Soprana

Colle del Prel – Balma Hut loop from Straluzzo

Hard

4.1

(15)

87

riders

Colle del Prel – Balma Hut loop from Straluzzo

04:30

35.4km

1,480m

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 right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.46 km for 507 m

After 10.4 km for 123 m

After 18.3 km for 91 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

6.24 km

Colle del Prel

Highlight • Mountain Pass

At the top of the Prato Nevoso ski lifts

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6.70 km

Colla del Prel

Mountain Pass

3

11.2 km

Balma Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Elevation: 1883 m
Good place to park the car and start the hike (you can also park in Prato Nevoso if you like a longer hike)
It can be used …

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4

11.4 km

Rifugio Merlo

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Under the municipality of Villanova Mondovì,
Refuge - Merlo [1739m]. In the locality of Balma di Frabosa Sottana, below the Colle della Balma 1883 m. A little further up is the Balma refuge

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5

11.6 km

Intersection point towards different excursion destinations

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6

13.4 km

Bike ban, and a little before this there is a transit ban,

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7

14.4 km

Trail from Alpe Brignola to Lake Brignola

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Road with uneven surface, with ebike you can do it

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8

17.3 km

From here you go up by bike but the surface is uneven, and on large stones you can do it with an ebike, but the last few parts can only be done on foot

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9

18.5 km

Lago della Brignola

Highlight • Lake

This lake can be reached with an easy walk from the Balma refuge. At first it may seem like a dirty and not a beautiful lake, but, going the other …

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35.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.3 km

7.77 km

3.71 km

2.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.4 km

2.69 km

2.29 km

1.53 km

1.52 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (2,140 m)

Lowest point (960 m)

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Saturday 10 October

15°C

9°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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