Madre Natura Trail – Start of the trail Base Nato loop from Orco

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Madre Natura Trail – Start of the trail Base Nato loop from Orco

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Madre Natura Trail – Start of the trail Base Nato loop from Orco

03:30

30.7km

1,230m

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 20, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 664 m for 616 m

After 1.80 km for 251 m

After 4.78 km for 219 m

After 13.4 km for 309 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.3 km

Ex NATO Base

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NATO's "Scatter" base worked as a radio base from 1962 to 1992, year in which it was abandoned due to the end of the Cold War. Twenty American soldiers lived …

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11.5 km

Madre Natura Trail

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18.2 km

Start of the trail Base Nato

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18.4 km

Crestino Trail

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Beautiful mountain trail. Beware of oncoming traffic!

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19.4 km

Colla Cravarezza

Mountain Pass

19.4 km

Crestino Trail

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Beautiful Trail (max S2) over longer distances easy and flowig, which is probably less traveled than the other NATO Base Trail - at least he was very well in the …

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25.2 km

Ingegnere Second Part Start

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26.8 km

S2 - S3 Fork

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At this fork the Engineer splits into two segments of different difficulty. On the right there are some steep rocky steps that are the most technical part of the whole …

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27.3 km

Ingegnere Trail Part 2

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Challenging and fun! Predominantly red line with black passages where the bike can either only be pushed poorly or not at all. If you want to drive the route, you …

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30.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

10.8 km

1.09 km

338 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

9.14 km

5.82 km

2.23 km

1.89 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,010 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

23°C

14°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

July 28, 2022,Feglino: Madre Natura-Base Nato- Crestino 1e2- Cravarezza-Ingegnere

This morning departure at dawn, destination Feglino to ride some of the most iconic trails of Finale.
It starts from the former nato base, where 4 paths branch off and 1 below where there is the helicopter platform from which it takes its name.
Starting with the simplest and most flow, Mother Nature, the power plant as you leave the …

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December 30, 2021,Base nato-cravarezza-ingegnere-cromagnon

NATO base - Finale Ligure - ... A LOT OF STUFF! ☮😄

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December 12, 2024,Carbuta, Partigiano, Base Nato, Crestino, San Giacomo, Ingegnere, Feglino 12.12.2024

Strong wind from NW with temperature down to 2.8°C and some patches of snow that resist around the Nato Base, wet paths, but splendid day with a beautiful sun also pleasant in the sections sheltered from the wind. Finally I managed to bring Franco and Augusto on the descents of Finale. A central section of the Engineer that ends on …

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September 14, 2024,Carbuta, Partigiano, Base Nato, Crestino, Colla San Giacomo, Ingegnere, Feglino 14.09.2024

They say always clean, beautiful and fun, but the Engineer trail in some places is very ruined by the numerous jumps dug by the braking done before curves and toboggans, a shame. Towards the West, from the NATO Base you could see Monviso!!!

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September 9, 2021,Trails Trails Trails

With a private guide and private shuttle, even harder passages can be mastered, up and down

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December 29, 2022,NATO Base via Trails nach Finalborgo

Today we booked a bike shuttle (if there is such a thing) up the mountain to the Nato Base. Then we drove down the first trail and tramped up the mountain again. The Nato Trails were a bit washed out and wet. But they are very popular with bikers. We then drove to Mt. Borro and then back down into …

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April 22, 2025,Finale T5: Pausetag

Conditions:
Mostly dry and sunny, gullies still wet

Trails:
Madre Natura
H-Trail
Engenere
Oribago 2 (very muddy)

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August 29, 2024,Carbuta, 2xPartigiano, Madre Natura, Crestino 1 e 2, SuperGroppo, Feglino 29.08.2024

Another nice ride to the Nato Base. Perfect trails. First time on the Madre Natura trail, DH more suitable for muscle bikes than e-bikes. We went up the Partigiano uphill twice, not very steep, cool and in the shade of the woods, a spectacle. The Crestino 1 remains the most beautiful and flowing trail in the area IMO, part 2 …

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