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Montevecchio – Montevecchio Mines loop from Biddacidru/Villacidro

Biddacidru/Villacidro

Montevecchio – Montevecchio Mines loop from Biddacidru/Villacidro

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Montevecchio – Montevecchio Mines loop from Biddacidru/Villacidro

03:52

56.4km

560m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 13, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 485 m for 55 m

After 56.0 km for 55 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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18.6 km

Old Montevecchio Sciria–San Gavino Monreale railway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful dirt road that follows the route of the former mining railway that connected Montevecchio to San Gavino. This stretch in particular crosses the typical landscape of the Sardinian hinterland, characterized by shrubs and red earth. Very suggestive.

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24.1 km

Monteveccio Mines

Highlight • Historical Site

The Montevechio mine has hosted, in its 143 years of operation, the largest lead and zinc mining operation in the area.
Now closed, it can be visited both superficially and underground minieradimontevecchio.it/orari-di-visita.html

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26.7 km

Montevecchio drinking fountain

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Located behind the management building, the water is drinkable and fresh even in summer.

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26.9 km

Montevecchio

Highlight • Historical Site

Once past the mine, a few bends further you reach Montevecchio. The town housed the apartments of the mine managers and the highest officials who ran the mine, as well …

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28.5 km

Ruins

32.9 km

Montevecchio Mines

Highlight • Historical Site

The Montevecchio mine is an impressive example of how a place devoted to the consumption of natural resources can be abandoned and used for other purposes. Zinc, lead and silver …

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35.7 km

old Sciria–San Gavino railway

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old track of the narrow gauge railway Sciria San Gavino, today almost a cycle path albeit unpaved

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56.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.8 km

19.8 km

784 m

Surfaces

35.4 km

14.5 km

6.25 km

191 m

121 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Montevecchio – Montevecchio Mines loop from Biddacidru/Villacidro

Old Montevecchio Sciria–San Gavino Monreale railway

Monteveccio Mines

Montevecchio drinking fountain

Montevecchio

Montevecchio Mines

old Sciria–San Gavino railway

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