Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Oropa Sanctuary loop from Bocchetto Sessera

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Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Oropa Sanctuary loop from Bocchetto Sessera

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Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Oropa Sanctuary loop from Bocchetto Sessera

05:23

65.1km

1,840m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 41.2 km for 155 m

After 64.6 km for 249 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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812 m

Bocchetto Sessera Pass

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The **Passo (or Bocchetto) di Bocchetto Sessera is an alpine pass located in the Biella Alps, in the Province of Biella (Piedmont, Italy). It connects the Valle dello Strona di …

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14.9 km

Asmara Bridge

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The Ponte Asmara is a historical and geographical point located in the Municipality of Campiglia Cervo, in the province of Biella (Piedmont, Italy), and has nothing to do with the city of Asmara in Eritrea.

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16.1 km

Balma Quarries Park

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The Parco delle Cave della Balma is a natural area of a quarry or recovered extraction zone located in the territory of Campiglia Cervo / Biella (Piedmont, Italy), near Biella San Paolo, highly appreciated by hikers and mountain bike lovers.

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26.9 km

Menabrea Brewery

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Great surprise Menabrea brewery along the road with adjoining shop 🍺

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34.2 km

Start of the Old Biella–Oropa Railway Path

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Beginning of the route towards OROPA old railway road

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39.0 km

Oropa Sanctuary

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The Sanctuary of Oropa, a Sacred Mount, is the arrival point of the path of the same name. It is the largest Marian sanctuary in the Alps. The Ancient Basilica houses the Black Madonna.

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44.3 km

Viewpoint

44.7 km

Rosazza Tunnel

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The Rosazza tunnel, about 300 m long and not illuminated, connects the Cervo valley with the Oropa valley (above the sanctuary of Oropa)

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45.1 km

View of Campiglia di Cervo

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April 13th, just in time to pass, in the sense that the snow has melted enough to leave a gap for you to pedal; however, the road remains dirty (especially …

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65.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.4 km

4.68 km

3.49 km

293 m

198 m

Surfaces

54.1 km

5.81 km

2.09 km

2.04 km

569 m

243 m

194 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,490 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

September 6, 2025,MTB ride

Biella Oropa Rosazza tunnel ascent to Bielmonte and return

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July 14, 2024,Casa Faletti Bocchetto Sessera galleria Rosazza Oropa casa

Nothing complicated if you don't mind challenging climbs. If you use ebikes, be careful about running out of battery 😂

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March 22, 2023,Galleria di Rosazza

Climbed to the Sanctuary of San Giovanni quite agile, from there to the gallery of fatigue and curses 🤣
Coming out of the tunnel all downhill 😉😜

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September 14, 2024,Candelo(Biella) al Santuario di Oropa, galleria Rosazza, Santuario di San Giovanni.

Nice ride with the first autumn cold. Nice passage in the Rosazza tunnel, 367 meters completely in the dark that connects the sanctuary of Oropa to the sanctuary of San Giovanni.
Much less nice the crossing of Biella but our B&B was in Candelo.

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