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Girifalco

Girifalco – Monte Covello loop from Catanzaro

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Italy
Calabria
Catanzaro
Girifalco

Girifalco – Monte Covello loop from Catanzaro

Hard

5.0

(1)

8

riders

Girifalco – Monte Covello loop from Catanzaro

02:23

32.0km

730m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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368 m

Girifalco

Highlight • Settlement

A very pleasant route leads to the gates of the Calabrian Serre crossing the historic Marcellinara gorge and goes up to Caraffa di Catanzaro, a small center of Arbëreshe tradition …

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2

6.68 km

Piazza and Fountain of Donnafiori

Highlight • Monument

Donnafiori square and fountain

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13.2 km

Passo di Catanzaro

Mountain Pass

15.4 km

Passo della Rutta

Mountain Pass

5

17.2 km

Fosso del Lupo Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Good restaurant located on the edge of the forest but still on the road.

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6

20.4 km

Pond, church and picnic area, the Wolf Pit, opposite is the suspended forest amusement park

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7

20.4 km

Picnic area with water and bar

Highlight • Religious Site

Centuries-old beech woods are very frequent along the route of the cycle path in the Serre Park and there are many fountains of spring water: a unique pleasure to stop …

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8

21.9 km

This stretch of paved road through a densely wooded forest is truly fantastic. The Alta Via dei Parchi Calabria also passes through here, and thanks to the altitude and the …

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9

27.5 km

Monte Covello

Highlight • Summit

Monte Covello represents the peak of this area and is crossed by many local cyclists who choose to reach it from its southern and northern slopes. The mountain is characterized …

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31.5 km

War Memorial of Girifalco

Highlight • Monument

Monumento ai Caduti / Monumento ai Caduti, in Piazza Umberto I.
Monomento dei Caduti / Monument to the Fallen, Girifalco
Memory of the fallen of the I and II World War.

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32.0 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.9 km

1.17 km

Surfaces

19.1 km

13.0 km

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (940 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

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Tuesday 20 October

24°C

16°C

83 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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