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Cycling - Monte Bracco

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Trail stats

Distance
28.19 mi
Elevation gain
3,396 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,396 ft
Max elevation
4,137 ft
TrailRank 
35
Min elevation
937 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
6 hours 24 minutes
Coordinates
1248
Uploaded
September 1, 2019
Recorded
August 2019
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near Martiniana Po, Piemonte (Italia)

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Itinerary description

Cycling - Mount Bracco or Mombracco, dubbed "Leonardo Da Vinci's Mountain" as he praised in a manuscript the quality of quartzite rock - still quarried today, is an interesting relief as it stands on the orographic left side of the Po Valley.
La Trappa is a former monastery dating back to AD 1248. After its closure, the complex was converted into private housing. As of today, only St. Mary's church is left as a public building.
NOTE: the last part to reach the pic-nic spot (see waypoint), and the descent to Rocchetta, are on a road used by quarry trucks and is completely laden with loose chunks of sharp rocks. Demanding section requiring decent riding skills.

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La Trappa (former monastery)

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Pic-nic spot

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