Bridges Over the Brembo River – Selvino Switchbacks loop from Bergamo Ospedale

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Bridges Over the Brembo River – Selvino Switchbacks loop from Bergamo Ospedale

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Bridges Over the Brembo River – Selvino Switchbacks loop from Bergamo Ospedale

06:07

86.2km

1,620m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 25 m for 17 m

After 86.3 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.67 km

Sanctuary of the Madonna della Castagna

Highlight • Religious Site

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9.25 km

Brembo River cycle path near Almè

Highlight • Cycleway

Very scenic stretch of the valley below

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15.5 km

Bridges Over the Brembo River

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful cycle path with passage under the bridges.

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20.0 km

Ponte delle Gronde on the Val Brembana Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Very nice railway cycle path, illuminated tunnel sections, bridges and the water from the river.
More information: visitbergamo.net/de/object-details/8523-val-brembana-radweg and bicitalia.org/it/percorsi/104-pista-ciclabile-della- val-brembana

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25.0 km

Val Brembana Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The Val Brembana cycle path is a cycle/pedestrian route of approximately 22 kilometers that winds along the valley, from Zogno to Piazza Brembana, meandering along the Brembo river. The route …

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25.2 km

San Pellegrino Terme — historic spa town

Highlight • Historical Site

The panoramic views that can be admired of San Pellegrino Terme from the cycle path are truly numerous

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42.5 km

Passo della Crocetta

Mountain Pass

59.4 km

Selletta di Cantul

Mountain Pass

63.6 km

Selvino Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Mythical climb, 19 all back to pedal as hard as possible.

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81.8 km

Torre del Galgario

Ruins

82.9 km

Tower of the Fallen, Bergamo

Highlight • Monument

Some traffic but bearable

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86.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.2 km

25.4 km

5.36 km

1.29 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

72.4 km

11.4 km

1.62 km

575 m

275 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

18°C

10°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 23, 2022,Stezzano - Nembro - Selvino - Aviatico - Cornalba - Serina - Dossena - San Giovanni Bianco - Bergamo - Dalmine - Stezzano

Today I tested myself on the climb from Nembro to Selvino, a "classic" in my area which I then widened to create a loop that would allow me to get to San Giovanni Bianco and take the cycle path of the Brembana Valley that I hadn't visited for a while '. Apart from a few rains here and there and …

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March 8, 2025,Selvino, Becco_di_Dossena, Cornello del Tasso

Great tour, challenging but very satisfying between Valseriana, Valserina, Val Parina and Valbrembana.
Starting from Nembro, immediately climb of the champions up to Selvino, Aviatco, and after a bit of up and down to Serina. Arriving in Dossena look at the Ponte del Sole (just a look given my vertigo), then a non-trivial climb on the dirt road that leads …

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