Colla Pass – Lake Ballano loop from I Cancelli Demaniali

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Colla Pass – Lake Ballano loop from I Cancelli Demaniali

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Colla Pass – Lake Ballano loop from I Cancelli Demaniali

04:05

40.4km

1,360m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano

Parco Regionale delle Valli del Parma e del Cedra (Parco dei Cento Laghi)

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4.56 km

Lagoni Hut on Lake Gemio Inferiore

Highlight • Mountain Hut

you can admire its lake (Gemio inferiore) and everything that surrounds it, you have to go there to see it in person

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6.33 km

Colla Pass

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Superb step that leads to the Lagoni Refuge, to be done on a gravel bike if you want to have more safety. Climb without traffic and immersed in the woods.

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11.9 km

Cereals Box

Highlight • Mountain Hut

20.6 km

Lake Ballano

Highlight • Lake

Although it is of glacial origin, Lake Ballano was dammed in the 1930s and since then its waters have been exploited for the production of electricity in the Rigoso hydroelectric …

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20.6 km

Lago Ballano

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From Prato Spilla, immediately follow path 707 and then go uphill along path 707A which passes over Lake Ballano, allowing you to admire it from above

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