Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Balma Quarries Park loop from Biella Chiavazza

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Italy

Piedmont

Biella

Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Balma Quarries Park loop from Biella Chiavazza

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Bocchetto Sessera Pass – Balma Quarries Park loop from Biella Chiavazza

04:53

66.3km

1,560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.5 km

View of the Clock Tower

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Belvedere - Panoramic Point, in the surroundings of Biellese, ideal for an open view of the territory.

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39.3 km

Bocchetto Sessera Pass

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The **Passo (or Bocchetto) di Bocchetto Sessera is an alpine pass located in the Biella Alps, in the Province of Biella (Piedmont, Italy). It connects the Valle dello Strona di …

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39.3 km

Clorofilla bike repair and charging station

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Station to repair or charge E-bikes.

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41.2 km

Memorial to the Garibaldi Brigade Partisans (Sagliano Micca)

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As stated on the plaque located in this place in the municipality of Sagliano Micca, the second Garibaldi Brigade was formed here. These were partisan formations involved in the Resistance. …

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51.8 km

Campiglia Cervo Hospice

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Ospizio San Giovanni in the Campiglia Cervo area, it is the hamlet connected to the complex of the Sanctuary of San Giovanni d’Andorno, in the upper Valle Cervo, province of Biella.

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53.4 km

Stone dedicated to Giovanni Magnani

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If you mean Giovanni Magnani, he was an important entrepreneur from Piedmont in the 19th century, born in San Paolo Cervo (today part of Campiglia Cervo, in the Biella area). …

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54.7 km

The Parco delle Cave della Balma is a natural area of a quarry or recovered extraction zone located in the territory of Campiglia Cervo / Biella (Piedmont, Italy), near Biella San Paolo, highly appreciated by hikers and mountain bike lovers.

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58.9 km

Monument to Pietro Micca in Sagliano

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The Monument to Pietro Micca is a celebratory and historical-patriotic work located in the municipality of Sagliano Micca, in the province of Biella (Piedmont).

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66.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.1 km

4.92 km

1.30 km

118 m

Surfaces

59.3 km

6.47 km

400 m

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

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Comments

May 28, 2022,Panoramica Zegna ad anello da Biella

We wanted to make the climb to Oropa first, but Komoot fooled us and we found ourselves off the track. Better this way because the difference in height of the Panoramica was enough for me ... Fortunately, the Zegna overview is interrupted for work just before Bielmonte, there is only a passage for pedestrians and bicycles. Result: no traffic! Wonderful …

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