Penna Barracks Refuge – Pietra Borghese loop from Monte Penna
Penna Barracks Refuge – Pietra Borghese loop from Monte Penna
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Penna Barracks Refuge – Pietra Borghese loop from Monte Penna
03:47
42.5km
1,200m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: April 20, 2026
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Parco naturale regionale dell'Aveto
Parco Regionale dell'Aveto
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85 m
Casermette Hut on Mount Penna
Highlight • Mountain Hut
It is located in a picturesque mountainous area between Mount Penna (1,735 meters above sea level) and Mount Pennino, surrounded by a beautiful fir and beech forest.
It offers accommodation, activities such as hiking and rock climbing, and is equipped for E-MTB adventures.
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4.69 km
Around Monte Aiona
Highlight • Trail
6.59 km
Passo della Spingarda
Mountain Pass
7.17 km
Chapel for the Fallen of Balconia
Highlight • Religious Site
This mountain area, a true "balcony" over the valleys, was strategic for the Resistance. The harsh German and Fascist repression aimed to annihilate the partisans and terrorize the civilian population that supported them, causing countless victims. The term "Balconia" thus became the dramatic synthesis of those sacrifices, a way to give a collective name to the pain and heroism of those who fought for freedom in those heights. The chapel is a monument to the memory of all of them. A touch of life and care: at the bottom of the left wall, a small fountain offers refreshment (especially in the summer months) and allows you to water the flowering plants that adorn the chapel, with the bottles made available.
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7.25 km
Perlezzi–Rifugio Aiona–Pratomollo dirt road
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
It is not uncommon to come across one of the herds of the famous wild horses of Aveto, which have become the object of study by zoologists and researchers to understand the dynamics of adaptation to an ever-changing environment.
Thanks to the commitment of the Aveto Regional Park, the mountain environment of this splendid area of the Ligurian Apennines is now well protected — and it is hoped that this protection can also be guaranteed in the future.
From a cycling point of view, this stretch of dirt road is easily passable in both directions, without particular difficulties.
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9.94 km
Junction of the Crosi and Perlezzi Gravel Roads
Highlight • Trail
The first, more direct, starts from the locality of Crosi and initially develops in the woods, to then cross the large pastures that cover the side of the mountain. It is a physically demanding climb, especially from a muscular point of view, but without significant technical difficulties, at least in dry conditions.
The second, longer route, starts in the hamlet of Perlezzi. Although it has a lower average gradient - thanks to the greater length that allows for a better distribution of the difference in altitude - it is, in my opinion, more challenging due to the less compact ground in several central sections. This characteristic reduces grip, especially for those who do not have adequately knobby tires.
On the descent, both dirt roads do not pose any particular technical problems, but it is advisable to pay attention along the Perlezzi route, precisely because of the poor compactness of the surface in some places.
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15.7 km
Passo delle Lame
Mountain Pass
21.4 km
View of Lago delle Lame
Highlight • Lake
An hour's walk away you can admire the Ravezza waterfall.
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30.2 km
Beech Forest Trail from Perlezzi to Rifugio Aiona–Pratomollo, Aveto Regional Park
Highlight (Segment) • Forest
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35.1 km
Pietra Borghese
Highlight • Natural Monument
Many legends circulate about its origin: among these, one that depicts it as a meteorite with an ever-burning fire inside and the home of a gigantic snake.
In reality, it represents a true geological jewel: it is in fact an outcrop of peridotites.
We are talking about lherzolitic peridotites (the name derives from the Lherz Massif, an Alpine peridotite complex in the French Pyrenees), rocks from the subcontinental mantle that progressively rose, surfacing on the bottom of an ancient ocean (the Ligurian-Piedmont Ocean) during the extensional processes that caused it to open.
These rocks, radiometrically dated approximately 2.5 billion years, are among the oldest in Italy
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42.5 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
42.3 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
35.1 km
7.41 km
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Elevation
Highest point (1,540 m)
Lowest point (1,060 m)
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