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Giro d'Elva

Giro d'Elva (Valle Maira)

The Giro d'Elva combines two major trail highlights of the Valle Maira: the San Martino Supertrail and the Colle dell Encucetta.

Description

The tour starts on the valley floor of Valle Maira, where you turn onto a former road to Elva that is closed to traffic. This road is officially closed due to the risk of falling rocks and everyone rides it at their own risk. Nevertheless, it is the usual ascent for mountain bikers to Elva. Alternatively, you can also ride towards Elva via Stroppo. Both routes lead up to the ridge, but our tour ends here at the ridge, the culmination point of the tour.

The descent begins with a short gravel section to Colle San Giovanni. Keep left there and take the legendary singletrail downhill. The descent is fast, flowy and offers plenty of variety. It leads past Colle Bettone and ends in the picturesque mountain village of San Martino, after which the descent is named. Further down, the vegetation becomes denser and the trail even more flowy. A short climb to Stroppo leads into the final trail fun, which takes you back to the valley floor.

Now it's time for the second loop of the day, this time on the opposite side of the valley. You climb up a gravel and later an asphalt road via Albaretto du Macra to Palent, where the singletrail fun continues. A great high-level trail leads over to Colle dell Encucetta and continues endlessly to Borgata Superiore. A varied trail descent leads via Marmora (we recommend a stop for refreshments!) to the valley floor, where you cycle the last stretch on the asphalt road back to the starting point.

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45 km

2025 m

2025 m

839 above sea level

1868 above sea level

1 day

Ponte Marmora

Ponte Marmora

3025

well suited

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Restaurants

La Locanda di Elva

Locanda Lou Subric Osteria

Locanda Al Torch

Albergo diffuso Ceaglio

Ristorante La Croce Bianca (Marmora)

Alternative routes

Colle dell Encuccetta - Superflow

San Martino Supertrail

Bikeschools

No bike schools are registered for this region. Registration as a partner takes place here.

Bikeshops

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Bikehotels

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Written by rothis-wois_63916 on 29. August 2025

ATTENTION!!! The driveway through the tunnels to Elva is completely closed after approx. 5km. You have to take the ascent via Stroppo. This ascent is also really beautiful and the trail is mega nice 🤩 !!!

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About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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