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Sentiero degli Ezzelini Trail – Muson dei Sassi Cycle Path loop from Cassola
06:12
100km
180m
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: June 24, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 47.8 km for 90 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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6.68 km
Sentiero degli Ezzelini Trail
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12.3 km
Stone Fountain on the Sentiero degli Ezzelini
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13.0 km
Sentiero degli Ezzelini
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17.8 km
Pathway Along the River Near the Underpass
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26.3 km
Ristoro Ostiglia
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26.3 km
Ostiglia Refreshment Kiosk
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34.1 km
Muson dei Sassi Cycle Path
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50.1 km
Prato della Valle
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The Prato della Valle, one of Padua's landmarks, is a large, monumental space distinguished by a central green island, Isola Memmia, named in honor of the city's governor who commissioned its creation. This island is surrounded by a canal adorned with a double pedestal featuring numbered statues of famous figures from the past. Since antiquity, this public space has served both economic and recreational functions.
In Roman times, a large theater, the Zairo, stood here; remains of the theater's foundations have been found in the canal surrounding Isola Memmia, along with a circular racecourse for chariots. During the Middle Ages, fairs, tournaments, festivals, and competitions were held here; it was the site of large gatherings of "all the free men of Padua," and as early as 1077, it was a marketplace. Until 1767, it belonged to the Abbey of Santa Giustina. Then, the Senate of Veneto declared it municipal land and, together with Andrea Memmo, Provveditore della Serenissima (Governor of the Venetian Republic), implemented a radical redevelopment project. The aim was to create a new urban commercial center, a space suitable for fairs and events.
Later, pavilions were erected on Isola Memmia to establish a market. Subsequently, trees were planted, giving the square a distinctly English feel, while the surrounding buildings made it unique, original, and memorable. The design is inspired by the great Venetian tradition of the patrician garden, which here, for the first time, is taken out of private use and proposed according to neoclassical concepts as an urban planning solution and ecological enhancement.
Text / Source: Turismo Padova
turismopadova.it/de/orte/prato-della-valle
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100 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
40.6 km
24.1 km
17.1 km
14.7 km
3.71 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
46.8 km
38.2 km
7.40 km
5.01 km
2.46 km
296 m
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Sunday 5 July
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