Gaibola Bike Trail – Montebello Clay Quarry loop from Bologna San Ruffillo

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Emilia-Romagna

Bologna

Gaibola Bike Trail – Montebello Clay Quarry loop from Bologna San Ruffillo

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Gaibola Bike Trail – Montebello Clay Quarry loop from Bologna San Ruffillo

03:17

46.3km

780m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: October 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 17.0 km for 159 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.5 km

Gaibola Bike Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Calling a cycle path that starts with ramps at 20% on dirt and then becomes a single track is not exactly wise, yet the signs suggest this, certainly feasible in …

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13.6 km

View of the Idice and Zena Valleys

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Classic stop with a green bench for those who want to rest ..... in fact, a lot of effort has been made from whatever direction you arrive .... the view …

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14.5 km

Sette Traverse Junction on Via Gaibola

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Another interesting crossroads ... it depends where you come from. If you come from the Val di Zena going left you go towards via Gaibola, if you go right you …

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16.8 km

View of the Calanchi on the Eremo Trail

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Beautiful ridge with gullies on both sides be careful when the clay soil is wet

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19.3 km

Montebello Clay Quarry

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Well, it can be reached from via Montebello after a nice tear. The landscape around is beautiful, you will find it on an artificial esplanade, a clay plateau .. continue …

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19.7 km

View of the Zena and Idice Valleys

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It can be reached by going up from the Zena valley (after Lake Castori 500m on the left there is a ford and then the challenging climb) or from Casola …

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21.2 km

Beaver Lake

Highlight • Lake

Ponds very popular in summer by fishermen and patrons of the bar next door

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27.7 km

The Whale of Gorgognano

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a nice place but unfortunately a little abandoned to itself

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46.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

13.2 km

10.7 km

3.22 km

2.55 km

2.29 km

Surfaces

20.7 km

11.7 km

8.88 km

2.65 km

1.90 km

469 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

24°C

16°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

March 24, 2024,San Lazzaro, Gessi e calanchi dell'Abbadessa, val di Zena, Pianoro, Rastignano

Some sections closed. The first concerns an unsafe bridge where you cross at your own risk. A stretch not marked on the map that leads into private property (various poles and ropes). Another stretch that leads to the jockeys' street closed by a barrier and with a crazy slope. To review the tour

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