ROVIGO TAPPA 17 - Km 20,2 +20 -20 E Rovigo

1 Rovigo—Polesella

2 We bid farewell to Rovigo leaving from Piazza del Duomo; looking at the façade, we go right into Via Nicola Badaloni, beyond the roundabout

3 we continue along Via dei Cappuccini; 270 m and we turn left on the bank of the Adigetto.

4 After 350 m we pass Via Eugenio Curiel, a further 400 m and we underpass Viale Porta ; yet another 400 m and we turn left on Via Martiri di Belfiore, immediately to the right, and we return to the bank of the canal

5 We carry on for 1,5 Km. Crossing under the of the bypass,

6 we continue for 1,4 Km to arrive at S. Sisto where we turn right and over a foot bridge which takes us on the bank of the canal. After 350 m we leave the embankment path and continue to walk along the Via Argine destro Adigetto for 500;

7 we turn right on Via della Conciliazione, after 900 m we cross the Provincial Highway SP4, 450 m more and we will be at S. Apollinare, a village with facilities for refreshment.

8 We turn left, then right into Via Tommaso Bergamo; we go on for 600 m, turn right on the bridge over the Canal Bianco, we again turn right on Via Canal Bianco which we follow for 2 Km, up to Passo

9 where we turn left, we cross yet another canal, and take, in the middle the Provincial Highway SP5 with its cycling lane on its right. Now we go straight ahead for 5,5 km , we cross Pontecchio , and arrive at , against the right bank of the River Po.

10 We walk up the great river for 4,5km to arrive at Polesella. Here we will find refreshments and, if necessary, a place to stay the night.

11 Polesella

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