Passo del Gocce di Bargone Dirt Road
Passo del Gocce di Bargone Dirt Road
Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass
Passo del Gocce di Bargone Dirt Road
Mountain biking
5.0
(22)
Tips
December 14, 2022
Mountain biking
Wide and not too bumpy, very beaten.
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Distance 7.86 km
Uphill 580 m
Downhill 20 m
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