Church of Saint Mary in Binda – The Barchett of Boffalora loop from Magenta

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Church of Saint Mary in Binda – The Barchett of Boffalora loop from Magenta

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Church of Saint Mary in Binda – The Barchett of Boffalora loop from Magenta

02:51

47.3km

90m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 29, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.22 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.8 km

Naviglio Vecchio

Lake

20.6 km

Naviglio Grande

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Initial stretch of the Naviglio Grande. Well-maintained and easily passable dirt embankment.

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29.0 km

Church of Saint Mary in Binda

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A fountain in the churchyard allows you to fill your bottles

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31.3 km

Naviglio Grande in Turbigo

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The Naviglio Grande, once used for the transport of goods and people, connected Milan to Ticino. Near the town of Turbigo, the Naviglio is crossed by a bridge which had …

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37.7 km

Villa Clerici on the Naviglio Grande

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In the Ticino park in Castelletto di Cuggiono on a low hill is the eighteenth-century Villa Clerici along the banks of the Naviglio Grande, an evocative holiday residence of the …

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38.1 km

Castelletto Bridge on the Naviglio Grande

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Truly pleasant places, even more beautiful in spring when the canals overflow with water. When, on the other hand, they are unloaded or dry, they are quite negligible places.

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41.1 km

View of Bernate Ticino

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Idyllic small community on the Naviglio Grande. Here you can also see how old this medieval canal is.

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42.9 km

Boffalora Bridge on the Naviglio

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Naviglio Grande paved path.

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43.0 km

Until 1913 the Naviglio Grande was plowed by the “barchett”, the courier boats that departed from Abbiategrasso, Boffalora, Gaggiano and Turbigo and transported passengers and correspondence to the Milan dock.
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