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Montepiano – San Luca Ascent loop from Pioppe di Salvaro

Montepiano – San Luca Ascent loop from Pioppe di Salvaro

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Montepiano – San Luca Ascent loop from Pioppe di Salvaro

08:36

168km

2,750m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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After 121 km for 167 m

After 131 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.2 km

Sparvo Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful road with usually gentle slopes around 4-5% and sometimes harder up to 10-12%.
The landscape, or rather, the landscapes enjoyed while walking along it repay the effort.

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32.7 km

Former SS325 from Vernio to Castiglione dei Pepoli

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This is the former SS325 that climbs from Vernio towards Castiglione dei Pepoli.

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37.6 km

Montepiano

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Village in the province of Prato which is the crossroads of the roads coming from Prato, Castiglion dei Pepoli and Barberino del Mugello (ascent or descent of Magona).

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43.5 km

Sasseta Village

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Village of houses on the climb from Vernio to Montepiano.

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48.2 km

View of Mercatale di Vernio

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View of the hamlet of Mercatale di Vernio from the climb to S. Ippolito. Note the entrance into the tunnel of the "very direct" Prato-Bologna railway.

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49.4 km

Vernio

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Last village in the valley before climbing the mountains towards Montepiano and Castiglione dei Pepoli.

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124 km

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca from Via del Genio

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Via del Genio is a very characteristic street of Bologna. In practice from the center of Bologna in a few curves you find yourself in another world, in the middle …

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126 km

San Luca Ascent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca can be reached via this very steep road, the most direct route from Porta Saragozza (south-west of Bologna) to Colle della Guardia. …

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131 km

Villa Sampieri-Talon

Ruins

168 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

81.6 km

71.9 km

6.76 km

3.93 km

3.89 km

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

158 km

8.57 km

1.06 km

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

31°C

17°C

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Montepiano – San Luca Ascent loop from Pioppe di Salvaro

Sparvo Scenic Road

Former SS325 from Vernio to Castiglione dei Pepoli

Montepiano

Sasseta Village

View of Mercatale di Vernio

Vernio

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca from Via del Genio

San Luca Ascent

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