GRINZANE CAVOUR - GRINZANE CAVOUR

 

km 28
Route: mixed (asphalt and dirt)
Gradients: 640 m.
Difficulty level: difficult


 

Follow the main road towards Diano for 600 metres, from the hamlet of Farinetti turn right onto a dirt track that descends through the vineyards until you come to the road pedalling along the valley floor. Turn left here and go up towards Carzello, carry on for around 1 km along this road with panoramic views.
Then turn right onto a path and continue along the dirt track until you reach an asphalt road, turn left here, and carry on until you come to the Cantina dei Produttori di Diano, turn right here, and follow the dirt track until your reach an agriturismo on the outskirts of Diano.
Go straight along via Madonnina until you come to a chapel, turn right here and carry on for around 200 metres and then turn right again and continue on to the chiesetta of San Calogero. Turn left here, and continue on until the main road where you turn right towards Montelupo. Continue along this road for around 1.4 km, when you get to C. Rossotto turn left onto the dirt track and continue on to Montelupo.
Once you have passed Montelupo, turn left at the crossroads towards Sinio and continue on towards the cemetery outside Rodello. Turn left here onto a dirt track that descends through hazelnut groves and vineyards, after about 1.3 km you will come to Rodello.
Go up to the village centre and when you come to a restaurant take the dirt track through the vineyards that will bring you back to the start of the village, from here go back the way you came all the way to Montelupo.
Once you reach the main road, turn left onto a road with beautiful panoramic views leading down to Sinio.

 

After about 2.5 km, turn right onto an asphalt road that becomes a dirt track almost straight away and that takes you down through unspoilt nature and past old farmhouses, until you come to the road that pedal along the valley floor near the chapel of Sant'Antonio.
Go past the chapel and carry on straight ahead, after having crossed the Talloria stream, go up a steep road through vineyards and woods until you come to the hamlet of Ceratti of Serralunga.
From Serralunga, go down the road towards i Vei, for around 700 metres, turn right onto a dirt track just before you reach the hamlet and carry on halfway up the hill through the vineyards, a final brief ascent will bring you to the hamlet of Parafada.

 


 

Turn right here and then left on to the main road, follow this for 100 metres and then turn right onto the road that goes up to Bricco Ceretta.
From here take the dirt track that goes down to the hamlet of Sorano and continue along the road with spectacular views until your reach the first houses of Gallo di Grinzane Cavour. Turn right onto the dirt track that pedal along the valley floor and continue on until you come to the hamlet of Valle Talloria. Turn left here, and continue for 300 metres, turn right onto the asphalt road along the valley floor and follow it until you come to the hamlet of Carzello.
Turn left here, and go up the dirt track towards the hamlet of Farinetti, then turn left again and follow the road with spectacular views all the way to Grinzane.

 



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