Lago del Salto Dam – Salto Dam loop from Varco Sabino

Lago del Salto Dam – Salto Dam loop from Varco Sabino

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Lago del Salto Dam – Salto Dam loop from Varco Sabino

04:31

80.7km

1,690m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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After 58.0 km for 299 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.99 km

Lago del Salto Dam

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absolutely not to be missed, breathtaking view

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7.44 km

Salto Dam

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The Salto dam was built in the 1940s together with the nearby Turano dam (or Posticciola) to which it is connected by a nine kilometer long tunnel. The damming of …

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15.5 km

Lago del Salto Loop and Varco Sabino Climb

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English: a 40 km tour all on the road that runs along the Salto Lake in the province of Rieti, the tour is about 30 km almost completely flat so …

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18.0 km

Lago del Salto

Lake

23.5 km

Pacifico Bridge on Lake Salto

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It is a 500m reinforced concrete bridge that connects Fiumata to the other side of the lake, towards Pace and Marcetelli, overlooking the artificial lake of Salto.

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35.2 km

Pescorocchiano is a charming village. The name already recalls Abruzzo (Pescosansonesco, Pescasseroli, Pescara, etc...) and in fact it is located within the Cicolano valley which connects L'Aquila to Rieti. The …

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69.0 km

Bridge over a fjord of Lake del Salto

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Bridge overlooking one of the wildest and most beautiful inlets of Lake Salto.

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80.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

77.4 km

3.44 km

Surfaces

73.5 km

6.99 km

299 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

Weather

Thursday 5 November

13°C

8°C

90 %

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Comments

June 29, 2025,Giro del Cicolano con lago del Salto

A bituminous ring of the Cicolano villages with the final of the tour of Lago del Salto.
Roads with little traffic but sometimes with shitty surfaces. Too bad
Final elevation gain from Garmin 948 m.

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