Passo del Chiodo – Passo della Spingarda loop from Monte Penna

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Italy

Liguria

Genoa

Santo Stefano D'Aveto

Passo del Chiodo – Passo della Spingarda loop from Monte Penna

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Passo del Chiodo – Passo della Spingarda loop from Monte Penna

03:32

36.4km

1,000m

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.5 km for 74 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

11 m

Passo del Chiodo

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The pass connects the Aveto valley with the upper Taro valley and marks the border between Emilia Romagna and Liguria. Beautiful mountain environment rich in vegetation.

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2.41 km

Forest Sawmill

Highlight • Structure

Sawmill in operation. One day I will go to visit it.

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5.52 km

View of Costa Lunga and Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

7.01 km

Passo del Cerighetto

Mountain Pass

11.7 km

Trail Descending Toward Lago Le Lame

Highlight • Trail

13.0 km

Passo delle Lame

Mountain Pass

26.6 km

View of Monte Aiona and the Ligurian Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the meadow adjacent to the road that leads to the Monte Aiona refuge, you can enjoy a beautiful panorama that extends to the sea.

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27.4 km

Pietra Borghese

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Borghese Stone has a particular shape and structure that attracts lightning and resonates in a metallic way; in fact, it contains abundant magnetite that causes compasses to go crazy. …

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27.9 km

Monte Aiona Refuge – Pratomollo

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Monte Aiona Refuge (or Prato Mollo) rises at an altitude of 1503 m a.s.l., on the south-eastern slopes of the homonymous peak. It was built around 1950 as a …

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28.6 km

Passo della Spingarda

Highlight • Mountain Pass

36.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.2 km

4.95 km

1.28 km

Surfaces

15.9 km

15.8 km

3.47 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,540 m)

Lowest point (1,010 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

18°C

10°C

66 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

May 23, 2023,Lago Giacopiane Rifugio Pratomollo Lago Lagastro

Path for bikers who pedal a little but who are not afraid of exposed singletrack and so on, it seems trivial but it is not, and the descents must be done carefully because of many boulders and gullies, but I like it that way and I always enjoy it in this ring, have fun for those who replicate the tour

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October 8, 2023,Giacopiane Vetta Aiona

Departure from Lake Giacopiane (without water due to maintenance works) towards the top of Monte Agugiaia (worth it for the panoramic view). I take the dirt road again towards Vetta Aiona passing through Spingarda. The summit is a real spectacle, very stony but following my trail you can also get there by pedaling (in some places you get off the …

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August 5, 2023,Giacopiane Casermette Aiona Giacopiane

One of. numerous variants of the rings on the Aiona and Penna mountains. Ascent from Giacopiane on the path up to the road that goes up to the chapel of the Lame, A2, Passo Cereghetto, Re di Coppe, Casermette del Penna, Passo Incisa, Alta Via and detour freeride for ref. Mount Aiona. Ascent to Mt. Aiona summit, Alta via, little …

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August 21, 2023,MTB Perlezzi, Spingarda, vetta m.te Aiona. 21.08.23

For those interested: the climb to the summit of Aiona is quite pedalable, there will be 30% portage, with an ebike perhaps less.
If you follow the same path, the descent is 90% cycleable.

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