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San Giovanni In Fiore

Lake Ampollino – Lago Ampollino Dam loop from Montenero

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Italy

Calabria

Cosenza

San Giovanni In Fiore

Lake Ampollino – Lago Ampollino Dam loop from Montenero

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Lake Ampollino – Lago Ampollino Dam loop from Montenero

05:56

79.3km

1,470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

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Parco Nazionale della Sila

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9.55 km

Natural Spring of Sila

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is a path that can be crossed in any season, the important thing is to have suitable clothing if you decide to travel in the winter months because it snows frequently in Sila. The landscape is magnificent.

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24.4 km

Lorica and Lake Arvo

Highlight • Lake

Lorica is one of the most renowned tourist centers of the Sila. You can practice water sports on Lake Arvo and also bike excursions.

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24.9 km

Water!!

Highlight • Rest Area

Drinking fountain in Lorica.
Going down the lakefront you can find public toilets

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26.5 km

Lorica Entrance – Sila National Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Lorica is one of those places that effectively destroys the stereotype of Calabria as a region of beaches and lemons only. Situated at an altitude of around 1,300 m above sea level in the Sila massif, it offers a landscape more reminiscent of the Alps than southern Italy – with dense larch forests, a cooler climate and a peace that is hard to find by the sea.

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33.8 km

Section between Mount Charlemagne and Mount Zingomarro

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

From the top of this majestic mountain you dominate the whole of Calabria, from Pollino to Aspromonte, from the Sila plateau to the Ionian coasts. On the clearest days you can also see Etna.

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56.2 km

Lake Ampollino

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful reservoir

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56.3 km

Lago Ampollino Lakeside Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This convenient bike path runs parallel to the south shore of Lake Ampollino and offers some striking water views.

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59.2 km

Lago Ampollino Dam

Highlight • Monument

At the beginning of the 20th century the course of the Ampollino river was blocked to give rise to the first artificial dam built in Sila for hydroelectric purposes. Lake Ampollino, surrounded by the Sila Piccola and Sila Grande mountains, is connected to Lake Arvo by a penstock and feeds the Orichella, Timpa Grande and Calusia power stations.

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79.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.5 km

17.5 km

7.71 km

5.60 km

2.61 km

316 m

Surfaces

63.0 km

13.3 km

2.92 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,760 m)

Lowest point (1,220 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

14°C

3°C

28 %

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Lake Ampollino – Lago Ampollino Dam loop from Montenero

Natural Spring of Sila

Lorica and Lake Arvo

Water!!

Lorica Entrance – Sila National Park

Section between Mount Charlemagne and Mount Zingomarro

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