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Campo Imperatore Plateau – Campo Imperatore Summit loop from Costa Ceraso

Campo Imperatore Plateau – Campo Imperatore Summit loop from Costa Ceraso

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Campo Imperatore Plateau – Campo Imperatore Summit loop from Costa Ceraso

01:13

20.7km

520m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga

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Start point

Parking

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667 m

Campo Imperatore Junction

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Apennines of central Italy are fabulous.

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2.69 km

Lake Pietranzoni

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Don't just ride or cycle past the Laghetto di Pietranzoni. This small mountain lake, located at an altitude of 1,660 meters in the middle of Campo Imperatore, is one of …

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2.70 km

Campo Imperatore Plateau

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The Campo Imperatore plateau is so special because it is one of Europe's most alien and untouched landscapes. The plateau is over 15 kilometers long and lies at an average …

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5.51 km

View of Corno Grande Surrounded by Clouds

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At the right time at the right moment to admire the big horn with the frame of the clouds

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9.87 km

Winding Road Near Osservatorio di Campo Imperatore

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The last 2 km leading to the observatory are very challenging, and it is nice to see who is going up when you have completed the climb and you go down …

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9.96 km

View of the climb to Campo Imperatore

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The final part of the climb towards Campo Imperatore is quite tough: it is about four kilometers at an average gradient of 8%.

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10.3 km

Campo Imperatore Summit

Highlight • Summit

This is the arrival point of the Campo Imperatore road. Located at an altitude of 2,100 meters, various stages of the Giro d'Italia have arrived here: the stage won by …

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10.4 km

Last stretch of climb to reach Campo Imperatore. Very comfortable and completely asphalted road. Slopes never too demanding; the final segment from the Pietranzoni lake to the Campo Imperatore refuge …

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20.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.7 km

Elevation

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Highest point (2,120 m)

Lowest point (1,640 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

30°C

13°C

61 %

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Campo Imperatore Plateau – Campo Imperatore Summit loop from Costa Ceraso

Campo Imperatore Junction

Lake Pietranzoni

Campo Imperatore Plateau

View of Corno Grande Surrounded by Clouds

Winding Road Near Osservatorio di Campo Imperatore

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