The Bends of the Trebbia River – View of the Trebbia Valley loop from Casoni

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The Bends of the Trebbia River – View of the Trebbia Valley loop from Casoni

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The Bends of the Trebbia River – View of the Trebbia Valley loop from Casoni

06:32

95.1km

1,700m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.49 km

Valico Cappella San Rocco

Mountain Pass

31.0 km

View of Ponte Lenzino

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The view of Ponte Lenzino is one of the most beautiful panoramic points in the Val Trebbia, in the stretch between Marsaglia and Ottone, where the river flows embedded between the mountains.

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35.0 km

The Bends of the Trebbia River

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The bends of the Trebbia river (also called meanders) are the large curves that the river forms in the Trebbia Valley, especially in the Apennine stretch between Bobbio, Brugnello and Marsaglia.

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42.5 km

View of San Salvatore and the Meanders of the Trebbia River

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The San Salvatore area, between Marsaglia and Bobbio, offers one of the most spectacular panoramas in the Trebbia Valley.

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47.0 km

Ponte Gobbo

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Hunchback Bridge or Devil's Bridge
In the Middle Ages, the construction of a bridge was considered a miraculous feat. For this reason, the construction of such structures gave rise to …

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47.5 km

Ponte Gobbo (Devil's Bridge), Bobbio

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The Ponte Gobbo in Bobbio, also known as the "Devil's Bridge", is a medieval structure 273 meters long with 11 irregular arches, located on the Trebbia River. Legend has it …

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54.2 km

View of the Trebbia Valley

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According to legend, Ernest Hemingway would have called it the most beautiful valley in the world. Val Trebbia actually takes on truly unique colors and shades here.

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55.5 km

The banks of the Trebbia river are among the most beautiful elements of the Trebbia Valley, especially in the stretch between Piacenza and the Ligurian-Emilian Apennines, where the river alternates gravel beaches, rocky walls, and very wild green areas.

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61.9 km

View of the Meanders of the Trebbia River

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The Meanders of the Trebbia (or river) are one of the most spectacular natural landscapes in the Val Trebbia, between the municipalities of Bobbio and Corte Brugnatella in the province of Piacenza.

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95.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.5 km

14.9 km

1.66 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

93.9 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

18°C

7°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

September 5, 2023,Giorno 3. La valle, la più bella

"The most beautiful valley in the world". I cannot say, like Hemingway, that she is truly the most beautiful in the world, but she certainly is beautiful. Today we enter the part where the Trebbia is deepest, and we admire it from above, passing several times from its right to its left. The road, despite being a state road, is …

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March 27, 2025,GENOVA PER NOI.... 2° giorno: Bobbio - Santa Maria del Porto

After Marsaglia we climb to the village of Brugnello, where we admire the spectacular bends of the Trebbia river.
Back on the state road…deserted, except for a few wild boars on the edges, we follow it faithfully to Montebruno, then we enter the Antola Park, we pass by Lake Brugneto, finally we reach Santa Maria del Porto, a small hamlet …

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