Prato alla Penna – Camaldoli Hermitage loop from Badia Prataglia

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Prato alla Penna – Camaldoli Hermitage loop from Badia Prataglia

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Prato alla Penna – Camaldoli Hermitage loop from Badia Prataglia

03:57

40.6km

1,400m

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

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.61 km for 67 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.41 km

The Three Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

Beautiful sight along the road of a waterfall.

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6.41 km

Prato alla Penna

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Prato alla Penna is located on the top of the pass that connects the hermitage of Camaldoli to Badia Prataglia. Being on the ridge it is crossed by the CAI …

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7.90 km

Camaldoli Hermitage

Highlight • Religious Site

The hermitage of Camaldoli was founded around 1025 AD by the hermit friar Romualdo, today San Romualdo. At the beginning the structure had five cells for hermits and a church …

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22.4 km

Start of the Gothic Line Trail

Highlight • Trail

23.2 km

Postazione 11

Ruins

28.6 km

Beautiful road under the trees near Pian del Varco

Highlight • Forest

34.7 km

From the provincial road, which from the Sacred Hermitage of Camaldoli leads to Badia a Prataglia, immersed in the beautiful forest within the Casentinesi forest national park, you can see, towards the Romagna side, the artificial lake of Ridracoli

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35.9 km

Fangacci Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The refuge, not managed, is located at an altitude of 1234 m. above sea level inside the Casentinesi Forest National Park, along the road that from the Camaldoli Hermitage, passing through Prato alla Penna, leads to Badia a Prataglia.

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40.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.4 km

9.37 km

4.77 km

< 100 m

Surfaces