Lago Selva (Lago di Cardito) – Atina Historic Center loop from Ospedale d'Atina

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Lago Selva (Lago di Cardito) – Atina Historic Center loop from Ospedale d'Atina

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Lago Selva (Lago di Cardito) – Atina Historic Center loop from Ospedale d'Atina

04:45

66.7km

1,340m

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 11, 2026

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17.5 km

San Biagio Saracinisco

Highlight • Settlement

San Biagio Saracinisco is a suggestive town located in the Lazio region, precisely in the province of Frosinone, immersed in the valleys of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. Lake La Selva (also known as Lake Cardito) is located 4km from the town.

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21.6 km

Lago Selva (Lago di Cardito)

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Lake Selva, also commonly called "Lake Cardito", is a relatively recent lake basin, of artificial origin, which was formed due to the construction of a hydroelectric basin. This change in the morphology of the area occurred in the sixties, due to the needs of the hydroelectric plants of Enel, the lake of Grotta Campanaro and the city of Cassino.

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24.0 km

Lake La Selva

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Also known as Lake Cardito, it is a beautiful, quiet and little frequented reservoir

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37.0 km

Church of Vallerotonda

Highlight • Religious Site

Vallerotonda, in Lazio, is a small municipality in the province of Frosinone. Surrounded by the Mainarde mountains and Lake Selva, it has an important war history and boasts oil production and wood craftsmanship.

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37.5 km

Vallerotonda Clock Tower

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59.2 km

Via Forca d'Acero and Sferracavalli

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Descend towards Cassino along Via Forca d'Acero and Sferracavalli, avoiding the busiest state road, otherwise what's the fun?

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62.1 km

Atina Historic Center

Highlight • Historical Site

Extreme and perhaps more imposing Samnite bulwark in defense of the access routes to the Sannio, it is remembered first by the Latin poet Virgil who counts it among the five cities of Lazio allied with Turn against Enea, calling it "potens". In the III sec. B.C. it was conquered by the Romans, under whose domination it had the rank of prefecture, then of colony, finally of town hall. It subsequently suffered invasions and looting by the barbarians. Razed to the ground by the terrible earthquake of 1349, it was rebuilt at the behest of the Cantelmo family. Today it is a quiet town, where modernity has not overwhelmed a bright past. Among its architectural "jewels", the ancient polygonal walls of the IV - V century. BC, the Doge's Palace and the eighteenth-century cathedral of S. Maria Assunta.

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62.2 km

Atina Town Center and Historic Fountain

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The village of Atina develops on a hill in the Comino Valley on the western edge of a mountainous complex of white dolomites, known as the White Mountains. It is worthwhile to tackle the climb to get to the ancient city, perched on top of the hill.

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