Strada Napoleonica
Description
The starting point of the tour is Bassura di Stroppo on the valley floor of the Valle Maira. From here, follow the main road up the valley to Ponte Marmora, where you turn left and continue uphill to Marmora. Here it is worth stopping at the Albergo diffuso Ceaglio, a hotel and restaurant that has been catering to mountain bikers for many years. The route then climbs another 200 meters along the road to the hamlet of Borgata Superiore. This is the starting point of the long trail back into the main valley. This trail initially hugs the steep mountain flank and rides gently uphill to Colle dell Encucetta. This section is already singletrail fun in a class of its own. The Supertrail would now ride directly downhill from the pass. In this variant, you push your bike uphill from the pass for a good 100 meters in altitude to reach the great mountain trail to Palent. The downhill trail begins directly above the small hamlet, which can compete with the super trail directly down from Encucetta. Here you pass the hamlet of Borgata Aramola and head down to the valley floor on a gravel road for the last few meters. At the very end, the trail climbs up again to the main road where you started the tour.
Tip: If you want to spice up the TOur a little more, take the trail from Borgata Aramola directly down to the river. This is steeper and more technical, especially in the lower section. From Vie Pessa, you roll back along the main road to Bassura di Stroppo.
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Details of the tour
23 km
950 m
950 m
890 above sea level
1746 above sea level
1 day
Bassura di Stroppo
Bassura di Stroppo
3019
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About the author: Thomas Giger
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At the Colle dell'Encuccetta junction, I took the Direttissima descent. A winding, flowing descent that is great fun! I returned to Marmora via Prazzo Superiore, Colletto Canosio and Colle San Giovanni (all gravel road) and then down to the village of Canosio on a fun, crisp singletrail.