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Passo del Turchino – View of the sea and Genoa loop from Molare

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Passo del Turchino – View of the sea and Genoa loop from Molare

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5.0

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Passo del Turchino – View of the sea and Genoa loop from Molare

03:55

59.3km

810m

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: March 5, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.1 km for 69 m

After 21.3 km for 79 m

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Train Station

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4.27 km

Historic Center of Ovada

Highlight • Historical Site

Ovada is a nice little town in the Piedmont region. The small alleys and beautiful houses invite you to stroll and take a walk.

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5.45 km

Cycle and pedestrian path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

marked path along the Stura, unpaved, in some parts gravelly,

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8.70 km

Fausto Coppi Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The Turchino road has excellent asphalt. It is possible to find some traffic but it is not dangerous.

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15.8 km

Torrente Gargassa

Lake

16.7 km

Torrente Stura

Lake

21.3 km

Campo Ligure town center

Highlight • Settlement

Very beautiful town in the Ligurian hinterland, it is worth taking a tour of the small center.

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21.3 km

Apennine pass between the municipalities of Mele and Masone, both in the province of Genoa, the Turchino is one of the symbolic climbs of the Milan-Sanremo. Since the 1950s, the climb has been asphalted and is no longer able to create selection among the runners in the race, but it is still the highest point of the Classicissima.

At the top of the Turchino, in addition to a memorial dedicated to Costante Girardengo, there is a tunnel redone in the 2000s. The Turchino is also known nationally for a singular idea proposed by a viewer of the program "Portobello", hosted at the end of the 1970s by the very famous Enzo Tortora. It consisted of knocking down the Turchino itself and this portion of the Apennines to open a passage between the sea and the Po Valley, thus presuming to solve the problem of the fog.

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