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Passo del Mercatello – Riva Castle loop from Ponte dell'Olio

Passo del Mercatello – Riva Castle loop from Ponte dell'Olio

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Passo del Mercatello – Riva Castle loop from Ponte dell'Olio

06:18

105km

2,380m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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35.7 km

Monument to the Mountain People of Groppallo

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Beautiful fountain with a monument to the mountain people.

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74.1 km

Groppallo

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Ancient settlement of Lombard origin along the Via degli Abati
Currently it appears to be a typical Apennine village, with a church in a panoramic position

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91.5 km

Piazza Cristoforo Colombo, Bettola

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Arriving in Bettola and finding the statue of Christopher Columbus in the middle of the square certainly arouses a minimum of curiosity.
We know little about Colombo's life in Italy, that he was from Genoa seems the most probable hypothesis but it is almost certain that Colombo's parents were from Bettola and that they then moved to the Ligurian city; since we don't know the real date of birth of our famous navigator, we can really venture the hypothesis that he too was born in Bettola, the inhabitants of this beautiful place are proud of this and believe it. What is certain is that no Bettolese will ever want to follow that demented trend we are witnessing, that of destroying the statue of Columbus, a great figure in world history to whom we owe the discovery of a new world hitherto unknown. What negative followed later is certainly not attributable to the great navigator.
Be that as it may, Bettola is worth a stop

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102 km

Riva Castle

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The castle of Riva, near Ponte dell'Olio, in Val Nure is a fortress dating back to the 12th century.
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Riva

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.6 km

29.9 km

1.10 km

744 m

287 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

94.0 km

10.5 km

173 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 25 July

28°C

21°C

91 %

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