Passo Scolettas (2223 m) – Pietraporzio Village and Dam loop from Sambuco

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Passo Scolettas (2223 m) – Pietraporzio Village and Dam loop from Sambuco

Hard

4.7

(11)

riders

Passo Scolettas (2223 m) – Pietraporzio Village and Dam loop from Sambuco

03:30

27.2km

1,400m

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: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.5 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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SKR 2023 / Day 3 / Feed Station

Highlight • Rest Area

5.63 km

Pian della Regina

Highlight • Parking

Large space where you can also park, from here the steep dirt road starts

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7.47 km

Bastionata

Viewpoint

9.02 km

Lou Merze Gros (Ancient Larch Tree)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The larch, perhaps millennial, is known simply as "Lou Merze Gros" (the big larch)

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9.95 km

17th Alpini Company Dronero Stone Plaque

Highlight • Monument

The descent towards Prati del Vallone is for expert MTB mountaineers. It is better to avoid it when the ground is wet. In this case it is better to descend towards Pian della Regina

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10.9 km

Sottano delle Scolettas Tunnel

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Gorgeous place. Up to the pass there are no problems, the path is classified as E. Instead, from the pass to the lake it becomes EE: not signposted, except for …

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11.1 km

Passo Scolettas (2223 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Pass reachable via dirt road and hard but rideable path, the descent to Prati del Vallone starts quite flowy and then becomes technical with hairpin bends on loose stones

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13.7 km

Refuge Prati del Vallone

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Excellent refuge where you can stop even just for a break, we reached it by going down from the Scolettas Pass

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20.2 km

Pietraporzio Village and Dam

Highlight • Settlement

Village characterized by the presence of the dam

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27.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

11.9 km

1.68 km

234 m

202 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.20 km

7.55 km

5.01 km

3.84 km

993 m

449 m

142 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (2,220 m)

Lowest point (1,130 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

3°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

August 21, 2021,Passo Scolettas A28

The climb is quite hard as the bottom is very rough. Pushing also goes a long way. But it deserves because up there it's cool and the show is guaranteed! Magnificent! The descent is complicated (OC +). Some fantastic stretches then a technical zig-zag path to be descended by hand bike. Rapid descent on the Prati del Vallone, then asphalt …

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September 7, 2024,MTB - Valle Stura, Passo Scolettas

As the parameters indicate, the climb that leads to the pass has considerable slopes, you pedal practically everything but the physical expenditure is considerable.
The valley is beautiful with unique passages, among all the small and characteristic tunnel.
The descent starts flow and then becomes more physical and technical on the numerous switchbacks of loose stones

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