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Passo del Mercante – Carlo Ruggiero Municipal Villa loop from Polistena

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Passo del Mercante – Carlo Ruggiero Municipal Villa loop from Polistena

Hard

12

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Passo del Mercante – Carlo Ruggiero Municipal Villa loop from Polistena

03:09

44.2km

900m

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: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.65 km for 68 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

6.11 km

View of the Gioia Tauro Plain

Highlight • Viewpoint

2

8.26 km

Roadside Fountain

Highlight • Structure

3

12.1 km

Entrance to Aspromonte National Park

Highlight • Rest Area

4

12.9 km

Forest road in Aspromonte National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The road is very beautiful and surrounded by greenery, but the asphalt isn't the best: it's best not to run too fast to avoid taking a few potholes!

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5

19.2 km

Gerace: the medieval city of 100 churches

Highlight • Settlement

To reach Gerace it is necessary to make a detour from the route of the cycle path at the crossroads for Canolo. You have to cover 15 km, all downhill, …

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6

19.2 km

Passo del Mercante

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Connecting pass between Cittanova and Gerace. Often here there are stalls full of specialties to be tasted.

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7

28.3 km

Carlo Ruggiero Municipal Villa

Highlight • Rest Area

The Villa Comunale di Cittanova is a public park that was built in 1880 at the expense of the then mayor Carlo Ruggiero and therefore named after him.

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8

28.4 km

Carlo Ruggiero Municipal Park, Cittanova

Highlight • Natural

The Villa Comunale di Cittanova is a public park that was built in 1880 at the expense of the then mayor Carlo Ruggiero and therefore named after him.

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B

44.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.1 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.5 km

1.04 km

649 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Tuesday 13 October

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