Bike Trails and Cycle Tourism in the Province of Cuneo • Road Routes • Mountain Bike • Itineraries for Families and Cycle Tourists • Downhill Tracks / Bike Parks
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ALTA TANARIA Bike type: road bike Bike type: road bike Bike type: road bike the operators for confirmation. For further information visit www.cuneoholiday.com/en/ Difficulty: high Route type: linear Route type: linear Route type: linear outdoor-activities/mtb-and-cycling-holidays/bike-park-e-downhill/ Bike type: road bike Length (km): 24.3 Length (km): 76.3 Length (km): 39 1. BIKE PARK MONTE MORO – Frabosa Soprana Route type: linear Max altitude (m): 2,351 Max altitude (m): 2,486 Max altitude (m): 2,744 Length (km): 35 Min altitude (m): 908 Min altitude (m): 584 Min altitude (m): 965 Opening times: from May to July and from September to October on weekends only; every day in August Max altitude (m): 1,324 Starting point: Pratolungo (Vinadio) Starting point: Caraglio town center Starting point: Sampeyre, at the Recommended for: beginner to expert mountain bikers. Free admission to the Kid-park Min altitude (m): 584 Point of arrival: Col de la Lombarde Point of arrival: Demonte, Piazza intersection of Via Elva and Via Cavour for children Starting point: Garessio Main towns along the route: Vinadio Renzo Spada Point of arrival: Col Agnel Open ski lifts: 2 chairlifts, one of which is used for easy slopes Point of arrival: Upega Description: the itinerary starts in the district of Pratolungo di Vinadio ad gets to Col de Main towns along the route: Caraglio, Valgrana, Monterosso Grana, Pradleves, Main towns along the route: Sampeyre, Casteldelfino, Pontechianale Contacts: Frabosa Soprana, salita Seggiovia. Tel. +39.393.1905442 Limone Bike Resort Main towns along the route: Garessio, Ormea la Lombarde, situated at 2,351 m above sea level. Challenging but interesting, the itinerary Castelmagno, Demonte Description: starting in the center of Sampeyre, the itinerary pass by the municipalities FB: www.facebook.com/montemorobikepark Description: this itinerary is the final stretch of the Grantanarando randonnée. The track is completely surrounded by nature, among the woods of the high mountains of Valle Description: this itinerary is quite long and difficult. Starting from the center of Caraglio, of Casteldelfino and Pontechianale to end in Col Agnel (2,744), which separates France from Garessio to Upega passes by Ormea, Ponte di Nava, Quarzina and Viozene offering Stura. Almost all of the (few) buildings you will find along the way are abandoned. The this route passes by the municipalities of Valgrana, Monterosso Grana, Pradleves and and Italy. If you continue along the French side, you get to Molines-en-Queyras, whereas 2. ARTESINA BIKE PARK – Frabosa Sottana 6. LIMONE BIKE RESORT – Limone Piemonte amazing landscapes. view you get from the hill is breathtaking. When the sky is clear, you can even see the Castelmagno and crosses the hills of Colle di Esischie (2,370 m), Colle del Vallonetto (2,447 on the Italian side you can take a track leading to the Rifugio degli Alpini (literally “the Opening times: July and August Opening times: from late June, Bottero cable car and Cabanaria chairlift are open on Main point of cultural interest: Sanctuary of Valsorda /Garessio. sea. m), Colle Fauniera (2,418 m), Colle dei Morti (2,515 m) and Colle di Valcavera (2,416 m). lodge of the Alpini”, the mountain troops of the Italian army). Recommended for: beginner and intermediate users weekends. From late July to the first week of September the ski lifts are open every day Main point of cultural interest: Sanctuary of Sant’Anna di Vinadio. After that, it goes down to the center of Demonte, in Valle Stura. It is a very complex Open ski lifts: Colletto two-seater chairlift Recommended for: children to adults itinerary, but also an area of natural and landscape interest. Contacts: Frabosa Sottana, via Artesina, 18 - Tel. +39.0174.242000 Open ski lifts: eight-seater cable car, four-seater detachable grip chairlift Main point of cultural interest: Sanctuary of St. Magnus (Castelmagno). www.artesina.it - [email protected] – FB: www.facebook.com/artesina2016/ Contacts: Tourist Office - via Roma, 30 - Limone - Tel. +39.0171.925281 L.I.F.T. S.p.A. - via Roma, 38 - Limone - Tel. +39.0171.926254 - Toll-free number 800.985153 3. BIKE PARK PRATO NEVOSO – Frabosa Sottana www.riservabianca.it - www.limoneturismo.it l Max altitude: 1,324 m l Max altitude: 2,351 m l Max altitude: 2,486 m l Max altitude: 2,744 m [email protected] - [email protected] - [email protected] l Min altitude: 584 m l Min altitude: 908 m l Min altitude: 584 m l Min altitude: 965 m Opening times: from late June to late August FB: www.facebook.com/limone.riservabianca Recommended for: users at all levels, from amateurs to downhill enthusiasts (perfect for novices, also children and youths) Open ski lifts: “Conca” four-seater chairlift and two-seater Rosso chairlift (for pedestrian 7. BIKE PARK TAJARÈ – Gaiola and hiking use), open in August Opening times: all year round, only without snow Contacts: Frabosa Sottana - Prato Nevoso - Conca, Via Corona Boreale, 1 Open ski lifts: there are no ski lifts in this area Tel. +39.0174.334151 - www.pratonevoso.com/bikepark - [email protected] Recommended for: MTB (XC-Enduro-Allmountain) FB: www.facebook.com/BikeparkPratoNevoso Contacts: Gaiola - Via XX Settembre, 2 - Tel. +39. 339.7982768 www.tajare.it - [email protected] - [email protected] 2. FRABOSA SOTTANA 4. MADDALENA PASS 6. COLLE SAMPEYRE 8. PAESANA - PIAN DEL RE 4. BIKE PARK MONTE ALPET – Roburent FB: www.facebook.com/Bike-Park-Tajare PRATO NEVOSO Difficulty: high Difficulty: high Difficulty: high Opening times: in June, July, September and October on weekends only, every day in August 8. BIKE RESORT VILLAR SAN COSTANZO – Villar San Costanzo Difficulty: high Bike type: road bike Bike type: road bike Bike type: road bike Recommended for: users at all levels Opening times: all year round, only without snow Bike type: road bike Route type: linear Route type: linear Route type: linear Open ski lifts: two-seater chairlift Recommended for: (Downhill-Xc-Enduro-Allmountain) Route type: linear Length (km): 46.2 Length (km): 23.2 Length (km): 26.9 Contacts: Roburent, Frazione Cardini, 34 - Tel. +39.0174.227560 Open ski lifts: there are no ski lifts here; a shuttle bus is available upon reservation Length (km): 15.7 Max altitude (m): 1,996 Max altitude (m): 2,280 Max altitude (m): 2,021 Contacts: Villar S. Costanzo Town hall - Tel. +39.0171.902087 www.montealpetbikevillage.com - [email protected] Max altitude (m): 1,622 Min altitude (m): 843 Min altitude (m): 960 Min altitude (m): 619 Extreme Adventure Team association - Tel. +39.340.7603459 FB: www.facebook.com/montealpetbikevillage/ Starting point: Vinadio, at the Starting point: Sampeyre, at the Starting point: Paesana, Piazza www.extremeadventuresteam.com - [email protected] Min altitude (m): 662 intersection of Via Goletta and the intersection of Via Elva and Via Cavour Vittorio Veneto 5. BIKE PARK VIOLA SAN GRÉE Starting point: Frabosa