Viona Stream, Mongrando – Victimula Goldpanners' Arena loop from Biella San Paolo
Viona Stream, Mongrando – Victimula Goldpanners' Arena loop from Biella San Paolo
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Viona Stream, Mongrando – Victimula Goldpanners' Arena loop from Biella San Paolo
02:24
35.5km
230m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 12, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
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Area contigua Riserva Naturale Spina Verde
Riserva Naturale Spina Verde
Riserva naturale della Bessa
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
618 m
Parco della rovere
Forest
4.16 km
Church of San Clemente, Occhieppo Inferiore
Highlight • Religious Site
9.17 km
Viona Stream, Mongrando
Highlight • River
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Tip by
12.6 km
Strada Interno Bessa, Cerrione-Mongrando
Highlight • Trail
16.4 km
Old Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
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Tip by
19.4 km
Elvo Stream Marsh
Highlight • Natural
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Tip by
20.6 km
Mound of Gold-Bearing Stones
Highlight • Historical Site
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Tip by
21.7 km
Victimula Goldpanners' Arena
Highlight • Structure
Tip by
22.1 km
Bessa Gold Mining Archaeological Site
Highlight • Natural Monument
It is located between Biella and Ivrea, included in the municipalities of Borriana, Cerrione, Mongrando and Zubiena, on the orographic right of the Elvo stream. It is part of the Serra moraine, considered the largest in Europe.
A lunar appearance, with large mounds placed together like desert dunes, made up of stones of various sizes. Between one pile and another, curtains of often impenetrable plants and bushes. This is the aspect that one perceives when entering the Bessa Nature Reserve for the first time, established in 1985. But the charm of Bessa also lies in its history.
One thing is now certain. This entire large territory, almost ten square kilometers, has been entirely modified in its appearance by the work of thousands of men.
These were the Ictimuli - or Vittimuli - who inhabited a large part of the Biella area over two thousand years ago. Led and exploited by the Romans between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. they transformed the Bessa into one of the largest open-pit gold mines in the world.
Traces of this immense work remain in the mounds, erected by piling up the stones discarded during the excavation.
Source: atl.biella.it/localita-dettaglio/-/d/riserva-speciale-della-bes-1
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Tip by
35.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
15.8 km
15.4 km
2.02 km
1.66 km
674 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.6 km
10.5 km
9.79 km
4.11 km
394 m
130 m
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