Chiaves – Colle di San Giacomo loop from Lanzo Torinese

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Chiaves – Colle di San Giacomo loop from Lanzo Torinese

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Chiaves – Colle di San Giacomo loop from Lanzo Torinese

04:44

46.3km

1,640m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 260 m for 139 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.88 km

Big Bench #268 – View of the Lanzo Valley

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Big Bench #268

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10.2 km

Chiaves

Highlight • Monument

Classic village, unfortunately with buildings not exactly "integrated", probably a remnant of the economic boom. The center is very beautiful though.

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15.6 km

Colle di San Giacomo

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Excellent panoramic point on the Val Grande and the Sanctuary of Santa Cristina

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18.7 km

Colle della Forchetta (1,666 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Crucial point of several itineraries, spectacular view

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23.4 km

Lago di Monastero

Highlight • Lake

The ideal is to start from Chiaves, enjoy the most evocative part and avoid traffic

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44.7 km

Lanzo Torinese Civic Tower

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful tower near the historic center of Lanzo

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45.5 km

Ponte del Diavolo Municipal Park – Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you enter the municipal park of Ponte del Diavolo, reachable with an easy walk

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46.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

15.9 km

4.22 km

3.32 km

368 m

227 m

Surfaces

24.5 km

10.9 km

6.17 km

2.73 km

1.45 km

311 m

284 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,990 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

19°C

11°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 2.0 km/h

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Comments

November 1, 2024,laghi di Monastero

Spectacular day with thermal inversion, I remembered it shorter... 👍👍

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February 18, 2024,Neve in Val di Lanzo: Colle della Forchetta - (Quasi) Alpe di Monastero

En girôt in Val di Lanzo: I wanted to stay low and do some legwork on an easy climb with the idea of staying at 1500m d+. This is why the circular tour could be extended after Colle della Forchetta to the desired difference in altitude since I would have gone back on my tracks. And then it was a …

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May 29, 2026,Pessinetto, lago di Monastero.

The video is available on my YT channel. The link in my profile

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April 30, 2025,Anello da Monastero di Lanzo: Lago Monastero, Rifugio Salvin, Borgata Marsaglia

Simple and panoramic ring, starting from Monastero di Lanzo you reach the Colle della Forchetta, asphalt and dirt road. You continue towards the Monastero lake, a stretch of road is torn up by the rains of the past few weeks. From the alp it is impossible to continue with the bikes, not even pushing, we leave them and arrive at …

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May 1, 2025,Rifugio Salvin

I took this track from another user, unfortunately many times the various categories are not well distinguished, it is a Gravel tour and we did it with MTBs following the directions, so I recommend doing it with a decidedly different bike😜
Spectacular view

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