Zena Stream – The Tanks - Barbarolo loop from San Lazzaro di Savena

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Italy

Emilia-Romagna

Bologna

San Lazzaro Di Savena

Zena Stream – The Tanks - Barbarolo loop from San Lazzaro di Savena

Hard

4.0

(10)

riders

Zena Stream – The Tanks - Barbarolo loop from San Lazzaro di Savena

04:41

73.4km

930m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Gessi Bolognesi, Calanchi dell'Abbadessa

IT4050012 - SIC-ZPS - Contrafforte Pliocenico

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.75 km

Pulce

Highlight • Settlement

Paved road

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5.34 km

Casa Fantini Trail

Highlight • Trail

Casa Fantini is the point of arrival (or departure) of a path that leads near the cave and then climbs to rejoin the Via di Gaibola. Doing it uphill is …

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5.77 km

Panoramic View of the Hills

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

highest observation point with infinite panorama

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12.2 km

Ford on the Zena Stream

Highlight • River

Simple and clean ford (for now).

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26.0 km

Ascent to Monte delle Formiche

Highlight • Climb

From Zena go up towards Bibele pass, turn right onto the dirt road that climbs up under the sanctuary

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31.8 km

Archaeological and Naturalistic Area of Monte Bibele

Highlight • Historical Site

even if a little upset by the flood of May 23', it is still a beautiful place to discover and cycle.

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44.2 km

Truly suggestive and particular place with large smooth rocks, just below Barbarolo. On the sides of these natural stone sculptures, the marks of the tanks that passed through here in the winter of 1944-'45 are clearly legible.
Unmissable.

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