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Valico del Paretaio from Coniale – Lavender Road loop from Imola

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Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
Imola

Valico del Paretaio from Coniale – Lavender Road loop from Imola

Hard

3.9

(12)

520

riders

Valico del Paretaio from Coniale – Lavender Road loop from Imola

05:09

104km

1,560m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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 12, 2026

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Parco regionale Vena del Gesso Romagnola

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Train Station

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26.5 km

Alidosi Palace and Alidosi Bridge, Castel del Rio

Highlight • Historical Site

Castel del Rio is a mountain village along the Santerno Valley. The village bears traces of the dominion of the Alidosi family, who, as evidence of their power over the …

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33.1 km

A mountain village located on the famous Via Montanara, here the border between Emilia Romagna and Tuscany is marked

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42.1 km

Valico del Paretaio from Coniale

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The climb to the Paretaio pass from Coniale is long and not trivial: ten kilometers with an average gradient of 6%, making it one of the toughest climbs in the whole province of Florence.

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47.2 km

Valico del Paretaio

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nice climb and as usual in the Apennines with little traffic

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63.1 km

Emilia Romagna - Tuscany border

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72.6 km

Lavender Road

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The Strada della Lavanda transversally crosses the Senio valley at the height of Casola Valsenio, creating a landscape contrast that varies between chalk, gullies, the green of nature, the brooms …

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77.3 km

View From the End of Via Prugno

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It reopened just yesterday after the landslide of recent months and everything was beautiful on the Bologna side, however on the Ravenna side there are still problems with the traffic lights, have a good ride everyone 🙂

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78.1 km

Corso Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Also known as the lavender road, a plant that grows spontaneously along the roadside path and, particularly on the Senio side, is cultivated in small gardens along the roadside.
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104 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.9 km

34.9 km

10.3 km

107 m

Surfaces

101 km

2.92 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Monday 13 July

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