Girone Tunnel – Oropa Sanctuary loop from Biella San Paolo

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Italy

Piedmont

Biella

Girone Tunnel – Oropa Sanctuary loop from Biella San Paolo

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Girone Tunnel – Oropa Sanctuary loop from Biella San Paolo

03:50

46.5km

1,230m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.9 km for 121 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.20 km

Bottalino Fountain

Highlight • Monument

A beautiful barrel-shaped fountain, there are also three benches and lots of shade, a great place for a stop.

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10.1 km

Trailhead of the Oropa Tramway Path

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from the provincial Oropa Favaro road, after a short steep climb, take the track of the old Biella Oropa tramway

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10.8 km

Girone Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

Dirt road inside Old tunnel retraces little train to OROPA

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15.2 km

Oropa Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

The Sanctuary of Oropa, a Sacred Mount, is the arrival point of the path of the same name. It is the largest Marian sanctuary in the Alps. The Ancient Basilica houses the Black Madonna.

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15.7 km

Monumental Cemetery of Oropa

Highlight • Monument

The monumental cemetery of Oropa is unique in its kind, so much so that it has earned the name of "forest cemetery". The alpine environment blends incredibly with the area …

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20.1 km

Viewpoint

26.8 km

Santuario di San Giovanni d'Andorno

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful sanctuary kept in excellent condition.

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33.5 km

The Parco delle Cave della Balma is a natural area of a quarry or recovered extraction zone located in the territory of Campiglia Cervo / Biella (Piedmont, Italy), near Biella San Paolo, highly appreciated by hikers and mountain bike lovers.

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46.5 km

End point

Train Station

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