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View of Rocca Priora – Sacred Way - Monte Cavo loop from Frascati
03:12
33.2km
800m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 30, 2026
Tips
Includes a very steep uphill segment
You may need to push your bike.
After 8.36 km for 778 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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5.61 km
Grottaferrata
Highlight • Settlement
9.88 km
View of Rocca Priora
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10.4 km
View of Rocca Priora
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15.6 km
Caffè del Carpino and Panoramic View of Rocca di Papa
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16.4 km
Via Sacra segment from Rocca di Papa to Monte Cavo
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The road route started from Rome and branched out for over 30 kilometres, first passing through Lake Nemi, where Diana Nemorensis was worshiped and from here the road reached the base of the sacred mountain from which the basalt-paved road began, still today excellently preserved and clearly visible, known precisely by the name of Via Sacra or Via Trionfale, which with a route of 6 km from the base of the Mount reached the Temple.
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18.1 km
Sacred Way - Monte Cavo
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This mountain was so important because on its top stood the temple of Jupiter of Latium. Every year, at the temple, the Feriae Latinae were held, great celebrations in honor of this divinity, particularly important in Lazio. The road that went up the mountain to reach this sacred place therefore took the name of Via Sacra. And this same road was also traveled by the victorious generals who celebrated their triumph: for this reason it was also known as the triumphal road.
The temple of Giove Laziale, however, was replaced in the Middle Ages by a hermitage dedicated to St. Peter. This later became a monastery and in more modern times even a hotel, where various important people seem to have stayed.
Today Monte Cavo is an important radio and television transmission center. And in fact on its top there are essentially only antennas, repeaters and various pylons.
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33.2 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
17.3 km
8.12 km
4.99 km
2.38 km
389 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.8 km
7.79 km
6.90 km
5.93 km
1.19 km
574 m
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Elevation
Highest point (910 m)
Lowest point (300 m)
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Full of stones and impossible gradients, at least for me
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