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Ricetto di Magnano – Chapel of San Grato loop from Mongrando

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Ricetto di Magnano – Chapel of San Grato loop from Mongrando

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Ricetto di Magnano – Chapel of San Grato loop from Mongrando

03:08

36.9km

600m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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Riserva naturale della Bessa

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.48 km

Ford on the Olobbia

Highlight • River

the ford is easily passable while the bridge above is forbidden to transit as it is inaccessible

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5.68 km

Parogno is a hamlet of the municipality of Zubiena, within the Serra di Ivrea. There are two fountains to quench your thirst, and you can enjoy a beautiful view towards the mountains of the Biella Alps, with the bell tower of the Church of San Nicolao standing out in the landscape.

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11.0 km

Ricetto di Magnano

Highlight • Historical Site

This village has a charm of yesteryear. In the Middle Ages it was a refuge, a fortified place. There are still some details of that time.

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11.8 km

Monastery of Bose

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This is a community made up of monks and nuns from different Christian churches who pursue a single creed. A point of support and refreshment during the Way of Oropa.

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14.2 km

Chapel of San Grato

Highlight • Religious Site

San Grato is a 16th century chapel located on the hill near Zimone, and is dedicated to a holy bishop of Aosta. Used as a refuge by the partisans in the Second World War it was damaged during the bombings. In 2015 it was restored and made safe thanks to the San Grato Committee, made up of 14 pensioners from the town.

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17.6 km

Pera Pichera

Archaeological Site

29.8 km

Pedestrian Walkway in La Bessa Nature Reserve

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It's starting to show signs of age, but very comfortable and practical.

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30.4 km

Bessa Gold Mining Archaeological Site

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The area of the Bessa Nature Reserve is approximately 8 kilometers long, with an average width of one kilometre.
It is located between Biella and Ivrea, included in the municipalities of Borriana, Cerrione, Mongrando and Zubiena, on the orographic right of the Elvo stream. It is part of the Serra moraine, considered the largest in Europe.

A lunar appearance, with large mounds placed together like desert dunes, made up of stones of various sizes. Between one pile and another, curtains of often impenetrable plants and bushes. This is the aspect that one perceives when entering the Bessa Nature Reserve for the first time, established in 1985. But the charm of Bessa also lies in its history.
One thing is now certain. This entire large territory, almost ten square kilometers, has been entirely modified in its appearance by the work of thousands of men.
These were the Ictimuli - or Vittimuli - who inhabited a large part of the Biella area over two thousand years ago. Led and exploited by the Romans between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. they transformed the Bessa into one of the largest open-pit gold mines in the world.
Traces of this immense work remain in the mounds, erected by piling up the stones discarded during the excavation.

Source: atl.biella.it/localita-dettaglio/-/d/riserva-speciale-della-bes-1

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32.5 km

Footbridge over the Elvo River, Borriana

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The footbridge crosses the Elvo stream and from Borriana connects the "bessa". At the exit of the path, turn left towards Vermogno and right towards Mongrando. Easy route.

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36.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

9.93 km

6.03 km

2.01 km

404 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

9.66 km

3.45 km

3.16 km

2.62 km

212 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Ricetto di Magnano – Chapel of San Grato loop from Mongrando

Ford on the Olobbia

Parogno

Ricetto di Magnano

Monastery of Bose

Chapel of San Grato

Pedestrian Walkway in La Bessa Nature Reserve

Bessa Gold Mining Archaeological Site

Footbridge over the Elvo River, Borriana

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