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Italy
Abruzzo
L'Aquila

Campo Imperatore Plateau – Campo Imperatore loop from Costa Ceraso

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Bike touring routes & trails
Italy
Abruzzo
L'Aquila

Campo Imperatore Plateau – Campo Imperatore loop from Costa Ceraso

Hard

3.5

(2)

32

riders

Campo Imperatore Plateau – Campo Imperatore loop from Costa Ceraso

01:36

21.0km

530m

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: April 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga

Waypoints

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667 m

Campo Imperatore Junction

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Apennines of central Italy are fabulous.

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2.70 km

Campo Imperatore Plateau

Highlight • Natural

The Campo Imperatore plateau is so special because it is one of Europe's most alien and untouched landscapes. The plateau is over 15 kilometers long and lies at an average …

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6.27 km

Piana of Campo Imperatore

Highlight • Natural Monument

Vast Apennine plateau of tectonic origin, the plain of Campo Imperatore is fascinating because of the immense green valleys.

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9.68 km

This tour is exceptional, it would seem all downhill and for the most part it is, so equip yourself with good brakes, but despite the return to base camp by …

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10.3 km

Campo Imperatore

Highlight • Natural Monument

Campo Imperatore is one of Italy's most impressive natural areas. This vast, treeless high plain at an altitude of approximately 2,000 meters is not called 'Little Tibet' for nothing. Surrounded …

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10.4 km

Campo Imperatore Summit

Highlight • Summit

This is the arrival point of the Campo Imperatore road. Located at an altitude of 2,100 meters, various stages of the Giro d'Italia have arrived here: the stage won by …

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18.2 km

Laghetto di Pietranzoni

Highlight • Lake

Laghetto di Pietranzoni is a natural lake. It is a small high-mountain lake of glacial origin (formed by glacier activity), located at an altitude of 1,660 meters on the Campo …

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18.3 km

Lake Pietranzoni

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Don't just ride or cycle past the Laghetto di Pietranzoni. This small mountain lake, located at an altitude of 1,660 meters in the middle of Campo Imperatore, is one of …

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21.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

1.17 km

268 m

118 m

Surfaces

20.7 km

268 m

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Highest point (2,120 m)

Lowest point (1,640 m)

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Sunday 5 July

26°C

12°C

59 %

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