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Croce Arcana Pass – Tassoni Hut loop from Sestola

Mountain biking trails

Croce Arcana Pass – Tassoni Hut loop from Sestola

Hard

4.9

(20)

127

riders

Croce Arcana Pass – Tassoni Hut loop from Sestola

04:30

41.9km

1,660m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 13.1 km for 812 m

After 35.1 km for 267 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

155 m

View of Rocca di Sestola

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sestola and Cimone nice trails to do

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2

5.04 km

Victory Square, Fanano

Highlight • Settlement

It is the largest municipality in the Upper Frignano, largely included in the territory of the regional park of the Upper Modenese Apennines. The city is famous for its historic aqueduct built in the early 1900s.

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3

16.0 km

Lo Spigolino Fanano, bike repair and charging station

Highlight • Rest Area

Free charging, pump and tools for repairing breakdowns.
Free charging and self-repair station for bicycles and e-bikes.

Column installed by the Municipality of Fanano comune.fanano.mo.it - fanano.it thanks to the contribution of the Modena Foundation fondazionedimodena.it

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4

18.5 km

Frignano Park

Highlight • Forest

From this park go up to the Arcane Cross .. on a large gravel road .. very suggestive

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5

20.6 km

World War II Memorial Cannons at Passo della Croce Arcana

Highlight • Historical Site

Even when you ride a bit of history it never hurts

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6

20.6 km

Croce Arcana Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Arcane Cross connects the Emilian side of the Apennines to the Tuscan one (Fanano-Cutigliano). The road is unpaved in the highest part, suitable for mountain biking or gravel.

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7

24.5 km

Tassoni Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A famous refuge in the upper Modena Apennines, the Tassoni hut is located between Fanano and the Croce Arcana pass, in the Ospitale valley. It was built in the 1960s …

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8

41.3 km

Bell Tower of Sestola

Highlight • Monument

Built between 1853 and 1857, it serves as a landmark in the village thanks to its central location. In the direct vicinity there is a public fountain where you can drink and fill your water bottles.

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B

41.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

6.27 km

4.87 km

3.74 km

879 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.9 km

7.98 km

3.12 km

2.78 km

1.66 km

301 m

170 m

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Highest point (1,670 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

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Comments

January 4, 2023,Giro in MTB

It wasn't too easy to get to the scaffaiolo lake (arcane cross)

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August 26, 2023,FANANO SCAFFAIOLO

Round trip with a lot of uphill but always feasible slope, descent almost entirely on paths with some technical sections

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November 7, 2024,capanna Tassoni - croce arcana - lago di pratignano - fanano

Wonderful descent path from ca' del vento to casa dei fuochi

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