Mastallone Bridge – Gula Bridge loop from Pila

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Mastallone Bridge – Gula Bridge loop from Pila

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Mastallone Bridge – Gula Bridge loop from Pila

05:58

86.6km

1,490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 44.1 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.03 km

Ponte dei Dinelli

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One of the historic and characteristic bridges of Valsesia and the adjacent valleys. From this point, going towards Alagna, the challenging climb begins.

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7.66 km

Bridge over the Sesia

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An old bridge but of modern construction, which takes you to a very beautiful dirt road cycle path.

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19.0 km

Statue of General Giacomo Antonini

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In Varallo, on the bridge over the Mastallone stream, there is a monument to soldier Giacomo Antonini. The statue was made by sculptor Pietro della Vedova.

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19.0 km

Mastallone Bridge

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The Ponte della Gula, located in Varallo Sesia in the Val Mastallone, is an ancient medieval humpbacked stone structure, suspended about 30-35 meters above the stream.

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23.3 km

Ancient bridge overlooking the Gula ravine, which before the construction of the modern bridge represented the only communication route for the local inhabitants.
There are various legends regarding the construction …

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37.4 km

The sanctuary of the Madonna del Rumore

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The sanctuary of the Madonna del Rumore owes its name to the roar of the waters of the Landwasser stream.

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40.8 km

Rimella Walser Village

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Rimella is a small municipality and is located on the GTA track. This place is rich in history: it is, in fact, the oldest Walser settlement in Valsesia.

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44.0 km

San Gottardo mule track (bike pushing)

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The mule track that leads to San Gottardo is not practicable by bike, not due to particular technical difficulties but rather due to a question of education and respect for the place.

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86.6 km

End point

Parking

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