Source of the Rubicone and Passo dei Meloni – loop tour
Source of the Rubicone and Passo dei Meloni – loop tour
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Source of the Rubicone and Passo dei Meloni – loop tour
01:52
5.71km
250m
Hiking
Embark on the Source of the Rubicone and Passo dei Meloni loop tour, an easy hike covering 3.5 miles (5.7 km) with an elevation gain of 821 feet (250 metres), typically completed in about 1 hour and 51 minutes. As you hike, you will experience diverse terrain, including unpaved sections,…
Last updated: April 23, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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766 m
Source of the Rubicon
Highlight • River
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1.56 km
Passo dei Meloni
Highlight • Mountain Pass
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2.10 km
Monument to the Urgon and the Rubicon
Highlight • Monument
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5.71 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.65 km
1.82 km
794 m
315 m
103 m
Surfaces
3.68 km
894 m
794 m
315 m
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Elevation
Highest point (440 m)
Lowest point (210 m)
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Trail Reviews
Short circular tour of just 6km to test my fitness... 😄 Very beautiful and recommended for everyone even for the untrained, just a few challenging descents and climbs... also suitable for our 4-legged friends. Not suitable for the hot months such as June, July and August, few areas of shade and unwashed altitude 😉
I don't know why it's classified as "Easy", because it's not. Given that I did it with the muddy path, which is absolutely NOT TO DO, because the route is ALL dirt so with the mud it becomes difficult to move, on the climbs and descents without poles I would not have continued. However, it is not suitable for everyone, there are several steep sections and passages on exposed ridges, and a section where you have to walk along the Rubicone - not next to, but practically inside the watercourse, climbing over tree trunks and with various differences in height. Beautiful landscapes, but to be done only in good weather and above all with dry ground. The recorded time is also wrong, it didn't take me 1 hour and 30 but almost 4 hours (actual). The route I had saved gave 1 hour and 50, which led me a lot astray. It is not a short tour nor easy nor suitable for everyone.
SAR - The Trail of the Melons Pass Tour belonging to the network of the Upper Rubicone Trails (SAR), extracted from the VisitSoglianoAlRubicone website The route: Strigara Cemetery - Ruins of Strigara Castle - Melons Pass - Urgon Spring - Rubicone Spring - Ruins of Strigara Castle - Strigara Cemetery Suitable for dogs: No Much of the route is without shade Water sources: at Strigara Cemetery Info and details: https://www.visitsoglianoalrubicone.it/scopri-sogliano/itinerari-trekking-bike/i-sentieri-dellalto-rubicone/il-sentiero-del-passo-dei-meloni/
Entrance is closed - take enough water with you - only trained hikers with suitable footwear - some paths cross meadows that are not visible before mowing