Monte Gelato Waterfalls – Calcata Historic Village loop from Formello

Monte Gelato Waterfalls – Calcata Historic Village loop from Formello

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Monte Gelato Waterfalls – Calcata Historic Village loop from Formello

03:18

47.1km

830m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: August 17, 2026

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Parco Regionale Valle del Treja

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2.34 km

Atlante Sculpture by Davide Dormino

Highlight • Monument

Marble sculpture measuring 2 x 0.8 x 4 m depicting the atlas (cervical vertebra), immediately under the head, which together with the axis has adapted to allow a greater degree of mobility which supports and rotates the head to allow this to “see” something else.
It is the gateway to the traveller's confrontation with the place. The tool for achieving contact with the genius loci. Window open to the horizon and the landscape. The traveler meets the world here and it is the first reunion between the body and the head in man. Connecting ring, through. And therefore a point of strength and support.

info: arte.it/3gates/loc/gate-1-atlante-davide-dormino-2395

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2.82 km

Valle del Sorbo

Highlight • Gorge

Enchanting place between the municipalities of Campagnano and Formello, on the route of the ancient Via Francigena.

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3.72 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Sorb Tree

Highlight • Religious Site

On this hill in the tenth century stood a castle, which contained within its walls a chapel dedicated to the Madonna. In 1427 Cardinal Giordano Orsini, belonging to the noble family who became lady of these lands, granted the remains to the Carmelite Order and allowed them to build a convent, with the church - to be built on the site of the ancient chapel - dedicated to the Virgin .
This is the church that still welcomes the faithful, and on whose altar is the icon of the Virgin and Child, the one that, according to legend, had spoken to a young shepherd boy.
The buildings that rise around it are what remains of the ancient convent.

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9.86 km

Ascent to Campagnano di Roma

Highlight • Climb

Beautiful town on a hill.

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16.0 km

Monte Gelato Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

The Monte Gelato waterfalls have acquired notoriety for being the backdrop in some period films, thanks to their relative proximity to the Cinecittà film studios in Rome.
The shady trees around the waterfall and the Treja river in the Vale del Treja Natural Park create a peaceful environment, ideal for taking a break on the Via Francigena towards Rome.

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25.2 km

Parco Regionale Valle del Treja

Nature Reserve

28.0 km

Calcata Historic Village

Highlight • Settlement

Calcata is a small village about 40 km from Rome. Its center stands perched on a tufa mountain and dominates the green valley of the Treja river. The village is accessed from the only door that opens onto the walls.

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28.1 km

Calcata Vecchia

Highlight • Settlement

A quaint village located on an isolated rock spur in the woods. The road to reach Calcata runs along the Treia river inside a canyon. Really a suggestive place

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