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Cycle Route of the Former Railway – Stifone and the Nera Gorges loop from Narni

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Cycle Route of the Former Railway – Stifone and the Nera Gorges loop from Narni

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Cycle Route of the Former Railway – Stifone and the Nera Gorges loop from Narni

06:34

22.2km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 13, 2026

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Gole di Narni - Stifone

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4.03 km

Porta di Pietra

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beginning of the path in the woods

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6.79 km

Cycle Route of the Former Railway

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former railway which is now cycle and pedestrian

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7.70 km

Stifone Village and the Crystal-clear Waters of the Nera

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Born on numerous karst springs, which have always moved the mills, it owes its importance to it, both in the classical age and in the Middle Ages.

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10.1 km

Montoro Vecchio

Ruins

11.5 km

Stifone Ironworks (Ferriera di Stifone)

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an oasis of peace, incredibly beautiful place

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11.5 km

Stifone is a fraction of the municipality of Narni, in the province of Terni, located along the left bank of the Nera river and along the Via Ortana. The town, at 93 m asl, is dominated by the rocky cliffs on which the overhanging castle of Taizzano rests. According to data from the 2001 ISTAT census, it is populated by 41 inhabitants. The abundance of water, both river and spring, has greatly benefited the economy of the place in the past. Stifone was known since the Middle Ages for the number of its water mills. Near the river there is still the port of ancient Narnia, which covered a certain importance from Roman times until the 18th century, because it was used to transport timber, bricks and foodstuffs from Umbria to Rome. On the cascades of spring water near Mola Alberti, at the instigation of engineer Aldobrando Netti, a native of Stifone and pioneer of electricity in Italy, two of the first Italian hydroelectric power plants were also put into operation in 1892, also used for illuminate the city of Narni. Since 1939 they have been submerged by the artificial reservoir used to feed the former Valdarno plant. The basin has also covered the mouth of several natural springs that color the waters of an intense turquoise.

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11.6 km

River Nera

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Stifone is a fraction of Narni. In the surrounding area the Romans built ships, in fact what remains of a Roman shipyard has been found. Here passes the Nera river, 116.2 km long, which for average flow reaches seventh place in the national ranking.

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