Naviglio Grande – Naviglio Grande loop from Vanzaghello-Magnago

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Naviglio Grande – Naviglio Grande loop from Vanzaghello-Magnago

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Naviglio Grande – Naviglio Grande loop from Vanzaghello-Magnago

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52.5km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 91 m for 35 m

After 52.4 km for 35 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.0 km

Bridge in Castano Primo

Highlight • Bridge

On the Naviglio Grande it dates back to 1700. As soon as you pass it, immediately keep right and go down a semi-paved-dirt road that leads to Turbigo.

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12.3 km

Naviglio Grande

Highlight • River

Initial stretch of the Naviglio Grande. Well-maintained and easily passable dirt embankment.

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14.7 km

Naviglio Grande

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Whatever you call this stretch, it's really very beautiful, a dirt road but well-beaten, practicable in MTB and gravel.

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17.1 km

Tornavento Hydroelectric Power Plant and Canal Trail

Highlight • Monument

Tornavento is the place where the Naviglio Grande originates, which takes the waters from the Ticino and leads them for 50 km to Milan, in the Darsena.

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18.2 km

Iron Bridge Over the Villoresi Canal

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The panorama of the valley is noteworthy, where today the Ticino river delimits the border between Lombardy and Piedmont. Once upon a time, the transport of goods and people did …

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22.9 km

Vizzola Ticino Locks and Aqueduct

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nice view of the canals

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28.1 km

Panperduto Dam — Start of the Villoresi Canal

Highlight • Monument

The Villoresi canal: It originates here from the Panperduto dam in the Maddalena area (Somma Lombardo), a hamlet of Somma Lombardo, and flows into the Adda river or, alternatively, into …

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43.2 km

Church of Saint Mary in Binda

Highlight • Religious Site

A fountain in the churchyard allows you to fill your bottles

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52.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.4 km

22.0 km

2.71 km

1.07 km

396 m

Surfaces

41.0 km

7.90 km

2.68 km

805 m

164 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

21°C

10°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

August 4, 2024,Nosate - Industriale - Panperduto - Villoresi - Nosate

The idea was to only do dirt roads. White flag raised after crawling under half a dozen fallen trees and getting to know half the spiders of Lombardy up close. Go to the channels😜

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September 17, 2022,Giro in bici verso Panperduto

Beautiful ride along the Villoresi and the Naviglio up to Ticino. Too bad for the millions of insects that forced me to go all the time with my head down (I swallowed a lot anyway, and I prefer chocolate)

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