The Bends of the Trebbia River – View of Val d'Aveto loop from Corte Brugnatella

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The Bends of the Trebbia River – View of Val d'Aveto loop from Corte Brugnatella

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The Bends of the Trebbia River – View of Val d'Aveto loop from Corte Brugnatella

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75.3km

1,140m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: July 30, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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3.30 km

View of the Aveto-Trebbia Confluence and the Meanders of Surus

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The confluence of the Aveto stream and the Trebbia river is located in the hamlet of Confiente, near Marsaglia, in Val Trebbia.

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The Bends of the Trebbia River

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The bends of the Trebbia river (also called meanders) are the large curves that the river forms in the Trebbia Valley, especially in the Apennine stretch between Bobbio, Brugnello and Marsaglia.

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5.22 km

View of the Meanders of the Trebbia River

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The Meanders of the Trebbia (or river) are one of the most spectacular natural landscapes in the Val Trebbia, between the municipalities of Bobbio and Corte Brugnatella in the province of Piacenza.

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7.31 km

View of Ponte Lenzino

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The view of Ponte Lenzino is one of the most beautiful panoramic points in the Val Trebbia, in the stretch between Marsaglia and Ottone, where the river flows embedded between the mountains.

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Montebruno Roman Bridge

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Montebruno has a very ancient history, linked to the fact that it is located along the road, running through the Trebbia Valley, which connected Genoa with Piacenza (and therefore the …

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70.7 km

View of Val d'Aveto

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A panoramic road that has asphalt in excellent condition and there is no shortage of beautiful views.

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75.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

73.7 km

1.16 km

270 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

74.0 km

914 m

341 m

110 m

Elevation

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Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

18°C

11°C

29 %

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Comments

March 27, 2025,GENOVA PER NOI.... 2° giorno: Bobbio - Santa Maria del Porto

After Marsaglia we climb to the village of Brugnello, where we admire the spectacular bends of the Trebbia river.
Back on the state road…deserted, except for a few wild boars on the edges, we follow it faithfully to Montebruno, then we enter the Antola Park, we pass by Lake Brugneto, finally we reach Santa Maria del Porto, a small hamlet …

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September 5, 2023,Giorno 3. La valle, la più bella

"The most beautiful valley in the world". I cannot say, like Hemingway, that she is truly the most beautiful in the world, but she certainly is beautiful. Today we enter the part where the Trebbia is deepest, and we admire it from above, passing several times from its right to its left. The road, despite being a state road, is …

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