Monte Sparavera – Monticelli loop from Ranzanico

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Monte Sparavera – Monticelli loop from Ranzanico

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Monte Sparavera – Monticelli loop from Ranzanico

03:19

34.1km

1,210m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 30.5 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.60 km

Forcellino di Bianzano

Mountain Pass

15.1 km

Monte Sparavera climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Beautiful asphalt climb that leads towards Monte Alto and Malgalunga

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20.0 km

Malgalunga-Gandino Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun, but above all a nice descent through woods and meadows.

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23.3 km

Malga Lunga Mountain Hut and Resistance Museum

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25.4 km

View of Lake Iseo

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Beautiful road through woods and meadows, panoramic stretches

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25.8 km

Pozza dei Sette Termini

Lake

26.4 km

Big Bench With View of Lake Iseo and Lake Endine

Highlight • Viewpoint

Giant bench known as the double lake bench, because it is installed in a panoramic point that allows the observation of Lake Endine and Lake Iseo.
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26.5 km

Monte Sparavera

Highlight • Summit

Mount Sparavera dominates Val Cavallina and is a beautiful balcony above Lake Endine.

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28.2 km

Monticelli

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Large doline basin pastures, enclosed between the eastern side of Monte Pizzetto and the western side of Sparavento (Sparavera / Spara hera). It is located at an altitude of over …

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30.4 km

Parking for a few dozen cars. Useful starting point for Monte Pler, Croce, Pizzetto, Sparavera (Sparavento), Barzena, Grioni and for Malga Lunga and Madonna della Vita.
Pay attention to the parking signage for possible paid parking with a scratch card.

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34.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.9 km

10.4 km

2.96 km

890 m

Surfaces

18.2 km

6.21 km

5.48 km

2.34 km

1.88 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

19°C

9°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 2.0 km/h

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Malgalunga e Colletto di Barzena

Yesterday was a day of heavy commitments for me. To release the accumulated toxins I decided to go up to Malgalunga and tackle the climb from Gandino, thinking it would be easier than the route that goes up from Ranzanico.
In fact I found the climb - never done by bike and only decades ago by car a couple of …

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September 22, 2024,Leffe, Malga Lunga, Croce di vita, Forcella di Ranzanico, M. Croce Ceride, Leffe

I already did this tour two years ago but it was a pleasure to do it again. The view from the top of Mount Sparavera is very beautiful, from which you can see all of Lake Endine and also part of Lake Iseo.
I recommend it.

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May 8, 2022,Val Gandino in MTB

MTB itinerary in Val Gandino, between Malga Lunga and Passo della Forcella, with views of Lake Iseo and Lake Endine.

Read the full story: lifeintravel.it/val-gandino-mtb-malga-lunga-e-passo-della-forcella.html

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