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Parco dei Cedri loop from Bologna San Ruffillo
03:26
54.4km
710m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel 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: June 26, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 12 m for 30 m
After 54.4 km for 30 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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3.64 km
Parco dei Cedri
Highlight • Natural
The Savena river passes next to it and divides the capital from San Lazzaro.
There is a fountain in the northern area of the park.
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7.50 km
Ozzano Emilia to Bologna City Center Cycle Path
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11.6 km
Gessi Bolognesi, Calanchi dell'Abbadessa
Nature Reserve
19.9 km
Ruins of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta di Settefonti
Highlight • Historical Site
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21.4 km
Pillar of Blessed Lucia of Settefonti
Highlight • Monument
Lucia became abbess upon the death of Matilde di Canossa, founder of the convent, but the fame of her beauty reached the surrounding area and the rumor also reached the many garrisons that garrisoned the territory of Uggiano. Among the soldiers there was a noble knight, Diotagora Fava, who was secretly in love with her, having seen her in a church in Bologna, when she had not yet taken her vows.
The handsome knight rode along the path over the gullies every morning to go to the convent church, but without daring to say anything. Lucia had noticed this constant presence and soon found herself fighting the disturbance with assiduous prayers, vigils and penances which soon undermined her health. She fell ill, and then he opened his heart and Lucia did too: she told him that she loved him, but that she was resolute in her dedication to monastic life and invited him never to return. They broke up, with the knight's promise to leave as a crusader for the Holy Land. So he did, while Lucia, undermined by illness, passed away in a saintly way.
The knight was wounded, taken prisoner and locked in a cell where one night, in the throes of fever, he saw Lucia holding out her hand to him and, as if in a dream, he found himself transported to the forest of Settefonti. Having awakened, he walked towards the convent, knelt in front of his beloved's tomb and cried. At that moment the seven sources of crystalline water, which had dried up following Lucia's death, began gushing profusely again.
castelliinaria.org/passo%20della%20Badessa.htm
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22.1 km
Via del Pilastrino viewpoint
Highlight • Viewpoint
A little further on there is a lookout with some benches, from which it is possible to admire the barren landscapes of the gullies and enjoy an excellent view of the plain on one side, and of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines on the other. On clear days you can see the profiles of Corno alle Scale and Mount Cimone, the highest peak in the northern Apennines.
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23.3 km
View of the Calanchi dell'Abbadessa
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39.9 km
Calanchi of Mercatale and Botteghino di Zocca
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50.4 km
Wooden Bridge Over the Savena Stream
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54.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
27.5 km
9.54 km
9.08 km
5.01 km
3.23 km
Surfaces
22.3 km
15.3 km
15.0 km
1.01 km
573 m
316 m
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Elevation
Highest point (340 m)
Lowest point (70 m)
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