- Lenght
- 5.00 km
- Tempo
- 37 minutes
- Tappa
- Ascent elevation gain
- 326 m
- Descent elevation loss
- 303 m
- Difficulty
- Very challenging (experts only)
- Itinerary index
- No
Informazioni
Punto di partenza
Bricco San Michele
Via Veziani
12055 Serravalle Langhe CN
Italy
Punto di arrivo
Frazione Villa
Località Villa
12050 Feisoglio CN
Italy
Come arrivare
By car, motorways:
A6 – Torino Savona, Marene or Carmagnola exit
A21 – Torino Piacenza, Asti Est exit
A33 – Asti Cuneo, Alba exit
By plane:
Milano Malpensa and Linate – www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Torino Caselle – www.aeroportoditorino.it
Cuneo Levaldigi – www.aeroporto.cuneo.it
By train:
Ferrovie dello Stato: www.trenitalia.com
Http://Www.grandabus.it/
Descrizione
A variation of the GTL, this section takes you down from the crest of Serravalle and back up to the crest of Feisoglio and Cravanzana. It starts at Bricco San Michele along the section that runs from Serravalle to Cerretto Langhe.
From the centre of Serravalle Langhe, continue along the main highway in the direction of Bossolasco until you reach the crossroads for the hamlet of Villa. Continue to the left along the crest of the hill until you pass a farm. Right after the next farmhouse, head down off of the crest along a dirt road to the right. After running along the retaining wall of the farmhouse, this road enters the woods and continues down to an intersection on the crest. Turn left and cross a gorge. After a short climb, head down to the left. This road, which still has its stone retaining wall in places, heads down after a number of switchbacks to the base of the Belbo Valley. Cross the ample field in the centre of the valley and continue on to the vegetation marking the next hillside. Turn right and head up until you reach the Belbo river. Cross it and head up the opposite bank along a road that runs alongside a hazelnut grove to the right and up to the old Feisoglio mill. Continue up between the farmhouses to a wayside shrine and then through vast hazelnut groves to the church of San Rocco.
Head down to the right for a few metres and then back up towards the village, which you can now see in the distance. Right after a small rest area, cross the main highway and continue on for a few metres to the left, where you will find a faint, old stone trail that heads up to the right and which will take you to Cascina Moretto, then right back to the main highway. Head up to the right and then immediately to the left through the houses and alongside the remains of the castle walls. Turn left again and you will soon reach the village square.
Situated atop a rolling crest along the right side of the Belbo Valley, Feisoglio overlooks Serravalle (or Villa, to be precise). This long strip of village runs parallel to the massive Church of San Lorenzo, which looms over the village in the same way the castle surely once did just to the south, although now only a few stones of the foundation remain.
A truly incredible number of castles, towers, fortresses and churches were lost in the 16th and 17th centuries, but even more remarkable is how much remains to this day and which gives us an idea of how these hills will have appeared to a wayfaring merchant in the 1400s — a faithful representation of the Middle Ages with hundreds of castles embellishing hilltop villages, the houses of which cling to the castle walls, like children clinging to their mother. Elsewhere reduced to mere legend, the Middle Ages were a time of rival squires, their toll stations dotting the landscape, as well as of monasteries and abbeys seeking to bring order where there was only conflict, of roads that were more like mule tracks, of nearly inexistent bridges and of fields cultivated as much as was possible between the many wars and invasions and with the limited knowledge of the times and workforce made of oxen and families.
Feisoglio was no exception, sculpted by war and by the devastating plague of the 1630s, as evidenced by the current, monumental church erected by those who survived. The church incorporated a small castle chapel, the remains of the castle itself, providing both space for the new church and its building materials.
Recommended period
Accessible to people with disabilities
Interest points
Feisoglio : Parrish Church of San Lorenzo .
Serravalle Langhe : Church of San Michele Arcangelo, Oratory of San Michele .
Dettagli
Profilo altimetrico
Dati tecnici
- Code
- GTN
- Classification
- Provincial
- Local Tourist Agency (LTA) reference
- ATL Langhe Monferrato Roero
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Piemonte
- Province
- Cuneo
- Attachments
- Devotional relevance
- Sì
- Historical relevance
- Yes
- Ultima data di aggiornamento
- 15/12/2023
Altre info
Tappe
Tappe attività
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0Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bikeLunghezza234.50 kmTempoDifficoltàChallenging
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1Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 1: Castino - CortemiliaLunghezza8.50 kmTempo32 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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1AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 1A: Castino - Santo Stefano BelboLunghezza14.30 kmTempo44 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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2Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 2: Cortemilia - BergoloLunghezza5.20 kmTempo2 hours 5 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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2AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 2A: Pezzolo Valle Uzzone - Santuario del TodoccoLunghezza5.50 kmTempo40 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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2BGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 2B: Cortemilia - Bric della Croce (Perletto)Lunghezza5.00 kmTempo15 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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3Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 3: Bergolo - PrunettoLunghezza9.20 kmTempo58 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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3AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 3A: Bergolo - Pezzolo Valle UzzoneLunghezza3.10 kmTempo6 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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3BGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 3B: Bergolo - Torre BormidaLunghezza6.20 kmTempo26 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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4Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 4: Prunetto - GottaseccaLunghezza7.50 kmTempo38 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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4AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 4A: Prunetto - MonesiglioLunghezza9.70 kmTempo38 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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4BGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 4B: Monesiglio - Bricco Ronchetto (Mombarcaro)Lunghezza4.50 kmTempo43 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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5Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 5: Gottasecca - SalicetoLunghezza11.50 kmTempo50 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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5AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 5A: Gottasecca - Ligurian BorderLunghezza5.00 kmTempo10 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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6Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 6: Saliceto - MombarcaroLunghezza19.00 kmTempo1 hour 35 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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7Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 7: Mombarcaro - San Benedetto BelboLunghezza4.50 kmTempo15 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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7AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 7A: San Benedetto Belbo - MurazzanoLunghezza5.50 kmTempo41 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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8Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 8: Murazzano - BossolascoLunghezza10.00 kmTempo55 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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9Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 9: Bossolasco - Serravalle LangheLunghezza6.00 kmTempo25 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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9AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 9A: Serravalle Langhe - Cerretto LangheLunghezza7.50 kmTempo1 hour 1 minuteDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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9BGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 9B: Cerretto Langhe - ArguelloLunghezza4.50 kmTempo44 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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9CGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 9C: Arguello - Lequio BerriaLunghezza4.50 kmTempo38 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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9DGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 9D: Lequio Berria - BenevelloLunghezza8.00 kmTempo34 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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10Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 10: Serravalle Langhe - Albaretto della TorreLunghezza5.80 kmTempo29 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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11Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 11: Albaretto della Torre - BenevelloLunghezza10.00 kmTempo1 hourDifficoltàChallenging
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12Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 12: Benevello - PavaglioneLunghezza4.70 kmTempo23 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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13Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg13: Pavaglione - CastinoLunghezza7.70 kmTempo41 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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13AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 13A: Pavaglione - San Donato di MangoLunghezza13.70 kmTempo1 hour 33 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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14Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 14: Castino - CravanzanaLunghezza7.00 kmTempo31 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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15Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 15: Cravanzana - FeisoglioLunghezza5.50 kmTempo36 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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15AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Tappa 15A: Torre Bormida - CravanzanaLunghezza2.80 kmTempo26 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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15BGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike: Leg 15B Bric del Cucco (Cravanzana) - Torre BormidaLunghezza5.70 kmTempo55 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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16Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 16: Feisoglio - Niella BelboLunghezza5.40 kmTempo47 minutesDifficoltàChallenging
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16AGrande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 16A: Bricco San Michele (Serravalle Langhe) - FeisoglioLunghezza5.00 kmTempo37 minutesDifficoltàVery challenging (experts only)
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17Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 17: Niella Belbo - San Benedetto BelboLunghezza5.50 kmTempo18 minutesDifficoltàChallenging