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Fonte Avellana Monastery – Monte Catria Summit loop from Monastero di della Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana

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Italy
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Pesaro e Urbino
Serra Sant'Abbondio

Fonte Avellana Monastery – Monte Catria Summit loop from Monastero di della Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana

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Fonte Avellana Monastery – Monte Catria Summit loop from Monastero di della Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana

03:00

26.7km

1,060m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.7 km for 118 m

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261 m

Fonte Avellana Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

X century monastery of Camaldolese origin on the slopes of Monte Catria, about 1000m above sea level. It houses the prestigious "Dante Alighieri" Library, rich in over 10,000 volumes, including …

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4.43 km

Canisciolti

Cave Entrance

3

4.72 km

Fonte Avellana cliff

Highlight • Climb

On the way down you pass under the Fonte Avellana cliff, if you have time to look up...

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11.1 km

Final part of the woods that reaches the main road, some parts to be done on foot but ultimately very doable by MTB

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12.6 km

Challenging descent with steep slopes and some very stony points

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6

13.5 km

Very steep climb on the meadow that reaches the cross of Monte Catria at an altitude of 1701, the highest peak in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino

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13.9 km

Monte Catria Summit

Highlight • Summit

The view when you reach the summit is not surprising, because the summit cross - which seems almost gigantic and can therefore be seen from afar - crowns Monte CATRIA …

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26.5 km

Colletto di Fonte Avellana

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The descent ends on a dirt road and you take the slightly uphill asphalt road, leaving the Fonte Avellana monastery on the right up to the collar from which you take the nosedive towards Frontone.

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26.7 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.0 km

862 m

791 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

5.75 km

190 m

137 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,680 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

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Thursday 9 July

32°C

13°C

36 %

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Comments

February 2, 2024,Fonte Avellana, Monte Catria. 😬😬🐎🐎
I recommend getting to the cross by going around clockwise and then going down towards the Vernosa refuge, otherwise you will have to push the bike like I had to do!!

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