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Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
Loiano

Loiano – The Tanks - Barbarolo loop from Loiano

Routes
Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
Loiano

Loiano – The Tanks - Barbarolo loop from Loiano

Hard

4

riders

Loiano – The Tanks - Barbarolo loop from Loiano

01:44

18.3km

570m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 30, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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257 m

Loiano

Highlight • Settlement

Loiano, located on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Bologna. Among the most valuable buildings, the Church of Saints Giacomo and Margherita stands out. Also …

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931 m

Short path, easy to walk, connecting the pine forest and the entrance to the forest road of the Tura forest or in any case to return to the village in Loiano. Suitable for beginners and children.

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7.29 km

Molino delle Colore

Ruins

4

7.64 km

Muraglione delle Colore (Loiano)

Highlight • Waterfall

The Color waterfall is a splendid corner in the middle of the woods, near what remains of the Molino delle Colore, below Soiano.

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5

10.1 km

Former Oratory of San Cristoforo

Highlight • Religious Site

oratory on the top of the hill, viewpoint, unfortunately closed

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6

11.5 km

The Tanks - Barbarolo

Highlight • Natural Monument

Truly suggestive and particular place with large smooth rocks, just below Barbarolo. On the sides of these natural stone sculptures, the marks of the tanks that passed through here in the winter of 1944-'45 are clearly legible.
Unmissable.

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7

18.1 km

Loiano Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

The best tortelloni in the province of Bologna, with full flavor

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18.2 km

Built in the second half of the 1300s, the church dedicated to Saints Margherita and Giacomo in the center of Loiano has a beautiful facade made with peach-colored tempera.

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18.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.25 km

4.43 km

2.36 km

1.47 km

788 m

Surfaces

10.0 km

5.38 km

2.43 km

443 m

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

21°C

11°C

22 %

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