Explore the hills surrounding Bologna with our bike tour between art and nature! Our MTB guide will take you from Castel San Pietro to Imola, passing through Dozza, one of the most wonderful villages in Italy.
60 km / 1600 m climb rise
Road : 60% tarmac - 40% gravel/track
The tour is available throughout the year
• Green tour • On bike • Private tour
5 hours with stops on an E-Bike or 6 hours with stops on a MTB
Challenging. Physical Effort: 5/5 - Technical level 4/5
Watch out: In order to join one of our bike tours you need to be confident in your use of a bicycle
Riding on secondary paved streets or gravel roads, you'll arrive in Imola skipping the traffic of Via Emilia street. The meeting point is near Scardovi lake in Castel San Pietro Terme, where you'll have a quick briefing with our certified MTB guide to outline the suggested behaviour along the tour. Leaving Castel San Pietro behind, your first stop will be the picturesque village Dozza where you can admire the typical paintings on the external walls of the buildings, and then continue towards Montecatone and Pieve di Sant'Andrea hills.
At this point you'll be on the ridge dividing Valsellustra and Valle del Santerno valleys, heading for Imola. In Imola you'll see the famous racing track and the Rocca Sforzesca fortress, and stop for some refreshments.
Finally, cycling on the hills you'll go back towards the starting point, Castel San Pietro Terme.
Dress code:
Sportswear and comfortable clothing. Patched trousers, cycling gloves, sunglasses and light jacket are suggested
Technical advice:
Bring a backpack for the jacket, water and food bars
Before the tour please nourish yourself with light and energizing products.
The sequence and the number of visited highlights may be subject of last -minute changes
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Via dell'Indipendenza 69/a
40120 Bologna
+39 347 001 79 96
