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Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Balma Quarries Park loop from Biella Chiavazza

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Italy

Piedmont

Biella

Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Balma Quarries Park loop from Biella Chiavazza

Hard

4.5

(12)

265

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Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Balma Quarries Park loop from Biella Chiavazza

04:56

66.7km

1,570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.7 km

Sanctuary of Banchette

Highlight • Religious Site

It is a Marian sanctuary located in the hamlet of Banchette in Bioglio, in the province of Biella, at the foot of Monte Rovella. It stands at about 675 meters above sea level, immersed in the Quargnasca natural area.

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39.6 km

Panoramic Platform

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39.6 km

View of Upper Valsessera from the Bocchetto Sessera viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

entering the Bocchetto at the crossroads of the paths you will find this panoramic point on the Sessera Valley with an explanatory panel of the fossil supervolcano

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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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Clorofilla bike repair and charging station

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Station to repair or charge E-bikes.

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41.6 km

Memorial to the Garibaldi Brigade Partisans (Sagliano Micca)

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As stated on the plaque located in this place in the municipality of Sagliano Micca, the second Garibaldi Brigade was formed here. These were partisan formations involved in the Resistance. …

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55.0 km

Balma Quarries Park

Highlight • Climb

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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59.3 km

Monument to Pietro Micca in Sagliano

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The Monument to Pietro Micca is a celebratory and historical-patriotic work located in the municipality of Sagliano Micca, in the province of Biella (Piedmont).

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66.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.4 km

5.73 km

1.40 km

149 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.3 km

7.29 km

580 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

33°C

24°C

29 %

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Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Balma Quarries Park loop from Biella Chiavazza

Sanctuary of Banchette

Panoramic Platform

View of Upper Valsessera from the Bocchetto Sessera viewpoint

Bocchetto Sessera Pass

Clorofilla bike repair and charging station

Memorial to the Garibaldi Brigade Partisans (Sagliano Micca)

Balma Quarries Park

Monument to Pietro Micca in Sagliano

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