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Mountain biking trails
Italy
Piedmont
Cuneo
Frabosa Sottana

Balma Hut – Alpe Balma loop from Prato Nevoso

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Italy
Piedmont
Cuneo
Frabosa Sottana

Balma Hut – Alpe Balma loop from Prato Nevoso

Hard

4.1

(17)

80

riders

Balma Hut – Alpe Balma loop from Prato Nevoso

02:39

20.9km

860m

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: March 8, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

2.52 km

Gavo Saddle (1667 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This road is not used by cars, it eats less dust

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2

4.50 km

Rifugio Merlo

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Under the municipality of Villanova Mondovì,
Refuge - Merlo [1739m]. In the locality of Balma di Frabosa Sottana, below the Colle della Balma 1883 m. A little further up is the Balma refuge

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3

6.48 km

Bike ban, and a little before this there is a transit ban,

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4

7.53 km

Trail from Alpe Brignola to Lake Brignola

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Road with uneven surface, with ebike you can do it

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5

15.7 km

Intersection point towards different excursion destinations

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6

16.0 km

Balma Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Elevation: 1883 m
Good place to park the car and start the hike (you can also park in Prato Nevoso if you like a longer hike)
It can be used …

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7

16.7 km

Alpe Balma

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Alpe near the Balma refuge, also reachable by car or by cable car

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8

16.8 km

La Rossa Peak

Highlight • Summit

B

20.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

3.92 km

2.01 km

106 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.6 km

1.67 km

1.20 km

200 m

183 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (2,140 m)

Lowest point (1,560 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

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8°C

24 %

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