Mount Spinefrasse – Monte Ceva Summit Cross loop from Montegrotto Terme

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Mount Spinefrasse – Monte Ceva Summit Cross loop from Montegrotto Terme

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Mount Spinefrasse – Monte Ceva Summit Cross loop from Montegrotto Terme

02:58

8.71km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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96 m

Turri Village Center

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The hamlet of Turri is located south of Montegrotto Terme and is a natural starting point for beautiful excursions on foot or by bike on the Euganean Hills. Turri is divided into two localities, popularly called Turri Bassa (with Piazza della Libertà and the church of San Giuseppe) and Turri Alta (with the nursery school and the parish church).

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1.97 km

Ceva Descent

Highlight • Trail

2.60 km

Ruins of Le Puy Caille Tower

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I haven't found any clear indications. On the internet they write that it is the ancient ruin of a tower, a probable outpost to defend the Catajo Castle property, with a wall on both sides of the hill.

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2.85 km

Railway Tunnel Junction

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3.45 km

Junction of Trail 29 (Montenovo)

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5.97 km

Mount Spinefrasse

Highlight • Summit

The Ceva–Spinefrasse Mountains group in the Euganean Hills, located between Battaglia Terme and Montegrotto Terme, forms an amphitheater of hills with a unique appearance. With peaks reaching 255 meters, it is a natural oasis of great botanical value, thanks to its particular geology and microclimate.

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5.98 km

Trail along the ridge between Mount Spinefrasse and Mount Ceva

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the route is located in an area of great naturalistic and landscape interest, among the most particular and rich in biodiversity of the Euganean Hills Park.

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7.21 km

Monte Ceva Summit Cross

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Beautiful peak with a wonderful 360 degree panorama. Path not to be underestimated in the last stretch, it is recommended to have appropriate shoes (avoid slippers, papusses or moccasins). To be avoided by people who are not familiar with walking on paths with protruding rocks and stones.

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8.71 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.71 km

2.13 km

1.66 km

614 m

608 m

Surfaces

3.57 km

2.50 km

1.48 km

730 m

393 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

22°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

May 13, 2025,Fastidioso

I walk along the path with the vague sensation of having left the left front door open, in the equatorial humidity that only Spinefrasse and company can provide with this weather, scratching my ankles on brambles, thistles, holly that have grown out of all proportion, removing the microscopic thorns of prickly pears that God only knows how ended up in …

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January 22, 2024,Eppur, si muove…

Panting, huffing, struggling, swearing, mostly coughing.
Bronchitic, asthmatic, battered and fresh from a long duel against viruses and malignant bacteria which in any case seem unable to scratch true love and the sense of the call of what constitutes me.
A truly special and unique man puts up with me and supports me in this volcanic expedition, even in his …

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October 26, 2022,Ceva e ferro di cavallo

It is in gray days or rain that the nostalgia for expensive paths becomes stronger.
When it rains, it is as if everything leads back to the ground, there is no longer anything volatile or underground; everything rejoins the ground: the worms and insects that usually dig, emerge; the dust and the birds crouch, the smells become of low moss …

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February 28, 2025,L’affare Denissenkov

A bad deal that I am forced to remember because of the track that plays on the radio.
Better not go into details, but never challenge a Russian to a drink: he could drag you like the merciless Volga towards the ruin of a good evening, or to the end of your liver.
I certainly meditate on this at the …

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December 27, 2022,Escursione monte Ceva

Loop excursion starting from the camper parking lot, up to Mount Castelnovo, Mount Ceva and Mount Spinafrasse, and then descend to the starting point.

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October 30, 2021,Escursione

The view from the top of Mount Ceva is probably the most beautiful of the Euganean hills.
The climb is possible both from Mount Spinefrasse (steeper) and from via Montenovo (sweeter but longer).

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February 20, 2022,Turri monte ceva turri – Monte Ceva Itinerario ad anello da Turri

Well marked path, the first part and the final climb are a bit challenging.
The final stretch must be made a detour because a piece is closed because it is the private road of the farm and you cannot pass it and it is all fenced by elliptical wire. Great landscapes

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