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Strada Romana del Monte Ceneri – Monte Pioda Trail loop from Quartino

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Switzerland

Ticino

Strada Romana del Monte Ceneri – Monte Pioda Trail loop from Quartino

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Strada Romana del Monte Ceneri – Monte Pioda Trail loop from Quartino

05:42

37.1km

2,060m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very 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: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 15.2 km for 155 m

After 16.1 km for 200 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.71 km

Historic Roman Road over Monte Ceneri

Highlight • Historical Site

Really steep and bumpy but certainly impressive as they used to build roads

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2.35 km

Strada Romana del Monte Ceneri

Highlight • Trail

Ascent with the e-mountain bike without cars

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2.64 km

Ancient Roman Road Monte Ceneri

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Impressive old Roman road from Quartino to Monte Ceneri. It is astonishing that the ancient Romans climbed this bumpy road with an average gradient of 14 percent with their cars. …

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3.78 km

Monte Pioda Trail

Highlight • Trail

Very nice trail, initially on a meadow path, further down a more challenging trail with some S2 sections, and at the end an S3 section.

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11.8 km

View of the Ticino Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

Super vantage point after a challenging climb.

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16.3 km

Motto Rotondo

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This is where the legendary Traversa Infinita starts. The first part of the trail is extremely difficult and even experienced bikers should push or carry for the sake of safety.

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24.6 km

Alpe di Neggia — pass summit and Ritrovo di Neggia restaurant

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The pass is at 1395 m above sea level. M. in Switzerland. The end points of the road are at various branches of Lake Maggiore, the state border is in …

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26.2 km

Carbon Trail Rocky Forest Section

Highlight • Trail

The agonizing driveway is rewarded with a great view.
Attention the Carbon Trail is not for beginners, but also dangerous if the drive is lacking. Had to take the first junction to the exit.

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37.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.0 km

2.94 km

2.68 km

2.02 km

1.45 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.59 km

8.08 km

6.56 km

6.53 km

5.25 km

2.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,860 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

34°C

21°C

85 %

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Strada Romana del Monte Ceneri – Monte Pioda Trail loop from Quartino

Historic Roman Road over Monte Ceneri

Strada Romana del Monte Ceneri

Ancient Roman Road Monte Ceneri

Monte Pioda Trail

View of the Ticino Mountains

Motto Rotondo

Alpe di Neggia — pass summit and Ritrovo di Neggia restaurant

Carbon Trail Rocky Forest Section

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