Monte Costello

Liguria by Filip Zuan

Sestri Levante is a wonderfully romantic place on the Ligurian coast - but it also has a lot of single trails to offer. For example, the Mimosa Trail from Monte Costello. Local mountain bikers ensure perfect trail quality here.

Description

From Sestri Levante, you climb up to San Bernardo on an asphalt road. In a left-hand bend, a gravel road branches off to the left and rides up to the summit of Monte Costello at just under 500 meters above sea level. This is where the descent begins. In the upper section, the path is extremely flowy and fast. Only further down does the Mimosa Trail become more challenging and rougher, but it is still excellent to ride. The descent effectively ends right on the beach at Baia delle Favole.

Tip: There are many other attractive singletrail descents from Monte Costello and Monte Capenardo, which is a little further inland.

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Details of the tour

13 km

500 m

2 above sea level

489 above sea level

1 day

Sestri Levante

1769

well suited

Thomas Giger

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Restaurants

Shuttles

Bike shuttle Deep Bike Freeride

Alternative routes

Monte Costello Ridge-Trail

Spotguides

Spotguide Riviera di Levante & Cinque Terre

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User comments (2)

Wonderful (mostly technical) trails from Monte Costello. You can actually go down wherever you want - and you'll be thrilled. In the evening you can soak up the adrenaline rush in the sea :-)

There are several trails that start from Monte Castello and every ascent is worthwhile. Ca Gianca is said to be the most difficult.

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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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