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Panperduto Dam – Panperduto Dam loop from Cardano al Campo

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Panperduto Dam – Panperduto Dam loop from Cardano al Campo

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Panperduto Dam – Panperduto Dam loop from Cardano al Campo

01:52

24.1km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.91 km for 86 m

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5.95 km

Geodetic Pyramid of Somma Lombardo

Highlight • Monument

The Geodetic Base, 9999.56 meters long according to the results of the satellite method, was marked by three pyramids placed in 1833 by the Austrian Government on the far north (Somma Lombardo, the only survivor), on the center (Ferno) and on the far south (Campo della Promessa in the territory of Lonate Pozzolo, demolished for safety reasons in the 1930s).

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10.4 km

Path Along the Industrial Canal

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We crossed to the other side, to the bridge. whoever arrived gave the road closed for the dam.

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12.3 km

Panperduto Dam

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iconic place where you can see the birth of the Naviglio and the Villoresi canal

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12.4 km

Panperduto Dam

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A very pleasant cycle path in (almost) total safety that guides you to enjoy a wonderful landscape-architectural work.

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12.7 km

Along the Villoresi Canal

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13.0 km

Panperduto Dam — Start of the Villoresi Canal

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The Villoresi canal: It originates here from the Panperduto dam in the Maddalena area (Somma Lombardo), a hamlet of Somma Lombardo, and flows into the Adda river or, alternatively, into the Martesana canal near Cassano d'Adda at the end of a long route 86 km which qualifies it as the second longest artificial waterway in Italy, after the Emiliano Romagnolo canal and in front of the Cavour canal.
The canal, which runs horizontally from west to east, in the upper plain of Milan, was completed in 1890.

The Industrial Canal: also known as the Vizzola canal, is an artificial watercourse that derives its waters from the Ticino river, through the Panperduto dam near Somma Lombardo, where the waters of the Villoresi canal are also derived[1]. The canal was inaugurated in 1900, with the name of "Vittorio Emanuele III industrial canal", its construction was due to the production of hydroelectric energy. In fact, the industrial canal drives the turbines of three hydroelectric power plants: the Vizzola power plant, the Tornavento power plant and the Castelli di Turbigo power plant. Just beyond this facility the canal branches into 3 channels: on the left most of the water (64 m³/s in summer, 35 m³/s in winter) flows into the Naviglio Grande, which receives its effective flow here; [2] in the centre, however, the Turbighetto discharger originates, having a flow rate of approximately 50 m³/s. This flows into the Ticino, after having activated the turbines of a fourth hydroelectric power plant: the Turbigo Inferiore power plant. The regression channel originates on the right. This third branch flows into the Ticino in the Casa delle Barche area. Through a gravel dam on the Ticino its waters are conveyed into the Langosco canal, activating the Varzi hydroelectric power plant.

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13.2 km

Villoresi Canal

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The Villoresi Canal flows north of Milan for 86 km. It originates from the Panperduto Dams on the Ticino River and continues to the Adda River, where it flows near Cassano d’Adda, in the Groppello area. From there, its waters are channeled, as needed, into the Adda or the Naviglio Martesana via a special structure. Along its course, the canal meets several natural watercourses – the Lambro, Olona, and Seveso among the best known – with which water exchange can occur, if necessary. The network, which branches off from the main canal like capillaries of a system that distributes water to the most remote areas, consists of 22 diversion canals, with a total length of 120 km, and 270 branch canals, winding for over 800 km. There are also collector canals – over 30 km in total length – which receive water not absorbed by the land during irrigation and/or collect rainwater. Also noteworthy is the system's water flow: the total water volume indeed exceeds, on average, 500 million m3 per year. Recently, navigation has also been rediscovered on the Villoresi; the canal's waters also feed 4 hydroelectric plants in the Municipality of Monza.

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14.5 km

Maddalena War Memorial

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24.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.98 km

5.92 km

3.21 km

3.11 km

1.71 km

177 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

9.43 km

2.66 km

1.23 km

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Friday 10 July

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57 %

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Panperduto Dam – Panperduto Dam loop from Cardano al Campo

Geodetic Pyramid of Somma Lombardo

Path Along the Industrial Canal

Panperduto Dam

Panperduto Dam

Along the Villoresi Canal

Panperduto Dam — Start of the Villoresi Canal

Villoresi Canal

Maddalena War Memorial

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