Church of San Bernardo – Climb to Santa Maria loop from Prato Sesia

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Church of San Bernardo – Climb to Santa Maria loop from Prato Sesia

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Church of San Bernardo – Climb to Santa Maria loop from Prato Sesia

03:30

56.5km

530m

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: July 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 44.2 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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578 m

Church of San Bernardo

Highlight • Religious Site

The Parish Church of San Bernardo in Prato Sesia is an ancient basilica-style building with three naves, located in the Novara area.

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15.5 km

Vanzone Clock Tower

Highlight • Monument

beautiful little square

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17.2 km

Climb to Santa Maria

Highlight • Climb

pedaled climb a little rough due to the water which at times dug the road a little but also doable with a gravel bike

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17.6 km

Road Carved into the Rock and Memorial of the Path of San Carlo

Highlight • Trail

spectacular little road carved into the rock.
Unfortunately it is also a place of memory as it was the scene of the shooting of partisans during the Second World War

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25.7 km

Crevola Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The bridge connects the city of Varallo with its hamlets. The houses you see are those of Crevola and here you can see one of the outcrops of the super volcano of Valsesia.

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29.0 km

Riserva speciale del Sacro Monte di Varallo

Nature Reserve

32.8 km

Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto

Highlight • Religious Site

A place of worship and prayer.

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34.0 km

Cycle path between Roccapietra and Varallo

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful cycle path that connects Roccapietra with Varallo. The cycle path, with a painted surface, allows it to be more visible, and is minimally protected from the road by a curb.

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38.9 km

Church of Sant'Antonio Abate and Statue of the Girl with the Broom, Quarona

Highlight • Religious Site

The parish church of Sant'Antonio Abate in Quarona (VC), consecrated in 1667, is a seventeenth-century building with a single nave and a five-light pronaos on Corso P. Rolandi

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56.5 km

End point

Train Station

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