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Meloncello Arch – View of Casaglia loop from Sasso Marconi

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Meloncello Arch – View of Casaglia loop from Sasso Marconi

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Meloncello Arch – View of Casaglia loop from Sasso Marconi

03:10

46.3km

750m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

IT4050029 - SIC-ZPS - Boschi di San Luca e Destra Reno

IT4050012 - SIC-ZPS - Contrafforte Pliocenico

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11.5 km

Parco della Chiusa (Talon Park)

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful park in Casalecchio di Reno - the main street is asphalted and suitable for all types of bikes. From here it is possible to follow MTB routes both towards the San Luca hill and towards the Reno river.

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12.0 km

House of Ice

Highlight • Monument

Ladder barrier known as the "Ice House" so-called as it contains a surface spillway which, creating a surface current, allowed men suitably armed with a wooden rod reinforced with a metal tip, placed on a bridge equipped with adjustable gates to the use of a filter, to prevent, during the cold season, that the sheets of ice, which formed upstream of the lock and entered the canal, from "ruining" the wooden wheels of the mills of Bologna

(source: canalidibologna.it)

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14.7 km

Meloncello Arch

Highlight • Monument

The Arco del Meloncello (pordgh dèl Mlunzèl in Bologna) is an 18th century Rococo structure in Bologna, which forms a pedestrian portico on the street (hence an arch). It is part of the Portico di San Luca, a long portico that shelters the walk from the Arco Bonaccorsi (near Porta Saragozza) to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. It is located on the first eastern outskirts of the city, outside the last city wall.

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19.1 km

Church of Santa Maria Assunta of Casaglia

Highlight • Religious Site

A beautiful little church in the middle of the hills..

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19.5 km

View of Bologna from Via Casaglia

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful climb that leads to the sanctuary of San Luca, less important than the climb from Zaragoza but challenging. The view is beautiful and can be enjoyed by climbing up to San Luca, or by continuing along the hills.

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