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Riva Castle – Bettola loop from Podenzano

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Riva Castle – Bettola loop from Podenzano

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Riva Castle – Bettola loop from Podenzano

04:14

63.9km

830m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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11.1 km

Ponte dell'Olio — Bridge over the Nure River

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It may seem paradoxical, but in Ponte dell'Olio there is a splendid bridge over the Nure stream. Coming from Vigolzone or Rivergaro, you will have a splendid bell tower in front of you.

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12.9 km

Riva Castle

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The castle of Riva, near Ponte dell'Olio, in Val Nure is a fortress dating back to the 12th century.
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14.3 km

View of Riva Castle from the Nure River

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The Riva Castle, of typical medieval construction, dates back to 1277 as attested by the inscription MCCLXXVII fuit factum hoc castrum, carved inside the manor, and its construction is due …

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23.8 km

The church, with a seventeenth-century layout, has a nave inside with lateral noble chapels with seventeenth-century stuccos and contains paintings by Giovanni Battista Galluzzi (1716).
Dedicated to San Bernardino, born …

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24.3 km

Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Oak

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The construction of the Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine della Quercia, which overlooks the imposing Piazza Colombo, was completed in 1884 to celebrate the Marian apparition of 1496. The church …

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24.6 km

Bettola

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Bettola in Italian means "tavern": the town of Val Nure is called this because it represented a resting place for merchants. The road that leads from Piacenza to Genoa was …

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32.2 km

Cerro Pass

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750m, great switchbacks and little traffic. One of many highlights of this region

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63.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.7 km

22.0 km

7.57 km

6.07 km

566 m

Surfaces

49.3 km

12.5 km

1.54 km

566 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 19 July

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Riva Castle – Bettola loop from Podenzano

Ponte dell'Olio — Bridge over the Nure River

Castello di Riva

Riva Castle

View of Riva Castle from the Nure River

Sanctuary of Saint Bernardino

Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Oak

Bettola

Cerro Pass

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