Monte Botte Donato – Lago Arvo – Lorica Sculpture loop from Sila National Park

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Monte Botte Donato – Lago Arvo – Lorica Sculpture loop from Sila National Park

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Monte Botte Donato – Lago Arvo – Lorica Sculpture loop from Sila National Park

02:27

27.9km

740m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. 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 right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 10.3 km for 1.43 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

411 m

Lake Arvo

Highlight • Lake

The lake is surrounded by dense pine and beech forests, and its shores are lined with walking and cycling trails. The area is ideal for bird watching, walking, yoga in the bosom of nature and relaxing without the crowds.

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1.38 km

Scenic Walk

Highlight • Trail

11.7 km

Start of CAI Trail 402 to Lorica

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13.3 km

Monte Botte Donato

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Mount Botte Donato, with its 1,928 meters of height, is the highest peak on the Sila plateau. This peak hidden by trees can be reached with a simple walk from …

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16.7 km

Panoramic View of Lake Cecità and Lake Ariamacina

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17.9 km

View of Lake Lorica

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

From the summit of Monte Botte di Donato, you can enjoy a beautiful view of Lake Arvo

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27.4 km

Lago Arvo – Lorica Sculpture

Highlight • Lake

27.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

5.31 km

4.84 km

4.01 km

1.54 km

Surfaces

17.4 km

8.49 km

1.01 km

836 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,900 m)

Lowest point (1,280 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

9°C

2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

July 14, 2024,Monte Botte Donato -Lorica

Departure from the Arvo lake campsite and you immediately enter by crossing the road onto a single track for about 1 km and then take the asphalted road to the peaks, after about 10 km you reach the summit at the end of the chairlift, take the usual photo then continue on left for about 1 km and we find …

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