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Piedmont
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Sambuco

Guia Pass – Colle della Margherita loop from Sambuco

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Mountain biking trails
Italy
Piedmont
Cuneo
Sambuco

Guia Pass – Colle della Margherita loop from Sambuco

Hard

4.8

(24)

167

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Guia Pass – Colle della Margherita loop from Sambuco

03:59

29.0km

1,400m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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After 15.0 km for 1.51 km

Waypoints

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13.2 km

Guia Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The climb to the Guia hill is on a dirt road from Moriglione, the slope is quite steep but the view along the route is stupendous.

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2

14.9 km

Salsas Blancias Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This pass leads from the Stura Valley to the Gardetta plateau, the uphill road is perfectly suitable for cycles and with superb views, going downhill you can choose multiple itineraries

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15.6 km

Colle Cologna

Mountain Pass

4

16.5 km

Colle della Margherita

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Colle Margherina is easily accessible in summer from the Gardetta and Bandia plateaus. It offers a panoramic view of the Stura valley and a magnificent view of Rocca la Meja.

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5

17.9 km

Bandia Barracks

Highlight • Historical Site

Ruins of old military barracks built for the defense of the borders, near the Colle della Bandia.

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6

18.1 km

Old Military Road and Fort Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Not the most direct but the most exciting

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7

18.3 km

Our Lady of Bandia

Highlight • Religious Site

beautiful outdoor church dedicated to the Madonna della Bandia, a few hundred meters from the barracks.

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8

23.0 km

Descent that takes you back to the village of Sambuco, upper and lower part on a very wide path (forest road type). in the central part it becomes a beautiful, …

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9

23.3 km

Fun trail, first part more technical, second part more flow, overall I'd say S2

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29.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.9 km

2.83 km

2.47 km

811 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.99 km

6.77 km

4.45 km

4.03 km

2.88 km

843 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,440 m)

Lowest point (1,130 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

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Comments

June 16, 2024,MTB - Giro del Monte Bersaio, Valle Stura
We start from Sambuco with a steep initial climb and subsequently stretches of path with some fun loss of altitude.
Once in Moriglione the classic dirt climb (well rearranged) leads us to the Salsas Blancias pass, today the valley and the plateau below Rocca la Meja are unusually silent, almost unreal comparing them to the chaotic summer version, we also …

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