Lago di Turrite Cava – Ponte di Fabbriche di Vallico loop from Bagni di Lucca

Lago di Turrite Cava – Ponte di Fabbriche di Vallico loop from Bagni di Lucca

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Lago di Turrite Cava – Ponte di Fabbriche di Vallico loop from Bagni di Lucca

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122km

3,190m

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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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8.22 km

Lago di Turrite Cava

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Lake Turrite Cava (start browsing) is a basin created by a dam between 1937 and 1939. The body of water is fed by the stream of the same name, which arises from two branches that join just above Fabbriche di I pass. The waters arrive from the southernmost peaks of the Apuan Alps, namely Mount Bicocca and the Foce del Termine on Mount Matanna. The lake develops for 1200 m in length and 70 in width.

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8.74 km

Lago di Turrite Cava

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15.3 km

Ponte di Fabbriche di Vallico

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32.8 km

Grotta del Vento

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The Grotta del Vento is located in the center of the Natural Park of the Apuan Alps, under Mount Pania Secca in the municipality of Fabbriche di Vergemoli, in the province of Lucca (Tuscany).

It is one of the most complete tourist caves in Europe. It has three tourist routes lasting 1, 2, or 3 hours and two adventure routes. The first itinerary (lasting one hour) runs through galleries characterized by the great abundance of concretions all "alive" and of different colors. The second itinerary (lasting 2 hours) includes the previous route and continues descending 75 meters until it reaches the deepest part of the cave which is crossed by a small underground stream. The third itinerary (lasting 3 hours) includes the first two routes and involves the ascent of a perfectly vertical shaft about 90 meters high. As an alternative to the normal tourist itineraries, two adventure trails have been set up for lovers of strong sensations.

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33.5 km

Buca sopra Case Trimpello

Cave Entrance

38.7 km

Grotta delle fate di Vergemoli

Cave Entrance

65.7 km

Panoramic View of Barga Cathedral

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117 km

Fornoli Chain Bridge

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The Fornoli bridge is certainly less famous than the nearby Devil's bridge, but still not to be missed. Built at the behest of Carlo Ludovico di Borbone, the bridge is also called Ponte delle Catene and recalls the famous connection to Brooklyn, in miniature.

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Ponte delle Catene di Fornoli

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120 km

Ponte della Maddalena in Borgo a Mozzano, Lucca

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Ponte della Maddalena, which owes its name to the presence of a nearby Maddalena Oratory, is a nice stone bridge on the Serchio river near Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca.
Compared to the numerous other medieval bridges, this was of great importance because it represented a vital point of crossing the river on the Via Francigena.

Due to its shape and height (38 m.), its wide and particular arch, this construction, considered incredible and almost supernatural at that time, became the subject of many legends.

The Ponte della Maddalena is commonly known as the "Devil's Bridge" because, like many other artifacts that seemed impossible to the contemporaries, popular legend attributed its construction to the devil: the superintendent of the construction, desperate for the delay in the committed works, would have sold his soul to the devil, who negotiated the completion of the works in exchange for the soul of the first being to cross the bridge.
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Maddalena Bridge (Devil's Bridge)

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Bridge over the Serchio river, precisely in the town of Borgo a Mozzano, which allowed travelers and pilgrims to reach nearby Lucca and rejoin the Via Francigena that would have led them to Rome.

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