Bocco Pass – Passo del Biscia loop from Lavagna

Bocco Pass – Passo del Biscia loop from Lavagna

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Bocco Pass – Passo del Biscia loop from Lavagna

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83.1km

1,860m

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: August 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.18 km for 108 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.23 km

Basilica of Saint Stephen (Lavagna)

Highlight • Religious Site

you have to climb a few stairs to get up to the basilica. It's worth it, because the interior of the church is magnificent - as is usual in this area. The nave looks golden from the inside.

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13.4 km

Descent from Monte Bocco to Borgonovo

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The climb is long but not demanding .... the descent is fantastic. Always with due prudence remembering poor Weylandt, the long snake that descends to Borgonovo, if you are lucky …

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28.7 km

Bocco Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

At Passo del Bocco it is possible to stop and have a coffee or even eat at the Devoto refuge. Then you can continue as well as for Varese Ligure as I did, also for Parma.

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32.1 km

Valico di Monte Pollano

Mountain Pass

34.2 km

Passo del Biscia

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The Passo del Biscia (Nattern Pass) is a very small pass at an altitude of 892 meters that connects the large Vara valley with the Ligurian coast.
Both sides of …

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83.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.5 km

9.40 km

1.10 km

731 m

365 m

108 m

Surfaces

82.1 km

737 m

335 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

21°C

14°C

45 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

September 5, 2022,Ligurien 1

Über den Passo del Bocco und den Passo del Biscia. Breaks in Varese Ligure.

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September 2, 2023,Anello P. si Biscia e Bocco passando per Zerli, Ghiggeri (😱😱) e Cassego

I DON'T HAVE A GRAVEL... NOR A MOUNTAIN-BIKE.... I don't have a gravel or a mountain-bike 🤔😖... I promised myself I would never ride dirt roads again, but when you plan a route in a hurry it can happen of finding a piece of non-dirt road, but much, much worse and when you ask yourself whether it is better to …

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