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Beaver Lake – Zena Climb loop from Castenaso

Beaver Lake – Zena Climb loop from Castenaso

Moderate

4.5

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Beaver Lake – Zena Climb loop from Castenaso

02:14

53.5km

330m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Gessi Bolognesi, Calanchi dell'Abbadessa

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.92 km

Interesting route for training with long stretches of gentle uphill gradient and some short stretches to force the leg uphill! Cold winter and hot summer but with many shaded areas! There is little traffic even if the road is not very wide. You can reach Quinzano and Loiano if you want to tackle long uphill stretches.

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17.1 km

Botteghino di Zocca

Highlight • Cafe

The small village of Botteghino di Zocca in the Zena valley is an obligatory coffee stop for many Bolognese cyclists. From here many routes start for Zena, Monte delle Formiche, Quinzano, and for the sculpture of the great whale of Gorgognano. In 1965, a farmer discovered the remains of a 2-million-year-old whale.

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18.5 km

Beaver Lake

Highlight • Lake

Ponds very popular in summer by fishermen and patrons of the bar next door

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26.9 km

Zena Climb

Highlight • Climb

Quite a nice climb with some turns in the road. Fairly steep gradient at the start, the climb gets easier after the first bend

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27.3 km

Zena Fountain

Highlight • Rest Area

Fountain not reported but functional in June 2021

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27.4 km

Zena Junction

Highlight • Trail

You can continue straight on towards Fornace di Zena, or turn right up a climb

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42.2 km

Church of San Lorenzo del Farneto

Highlight • Religious Site

Parish of a typically Bolognese orange color along the Val di Zena

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53.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.0 km

7.32 km

1.59 km

538 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.0 km

1.02 km

167 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

36°C

22°C

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Beaver Lake – Zena Climb loop from Castenaso

La Pulce Yellow Flower Field

Val di Zena

Botteghino di Zocca

Beaver Lake

Zena Climb

Zena Fountain

Zena Junction

Church of San Lorenzo del Farneto

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