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Photo: Paolo Ciaberta, CANAVESE VILLAGE
Ring route that ideally follows the homonymous Valchiusella stream. Fascinating route, particularly suitable for those who want to reconnect with nature and discover ancient traditions.
The Valchiusella takes its name from the homonymous stream that crosses it; the area is located a few km from Ivrea and from the Gran Paradiso National Park. Due to the characteristics of the territory, it is an ideal destination for those seeking genuine rural tourism in low mountain environments (never exceeding 1000m in altitude). You pass through peaceful villages on low-traffic roads, each with its own peculiarities, examples among others include the Medieval Tower of Strambinello, the characteristic Vutun of Vico Canavese, the Mining Museum in Traversella and the particular architecture of Rueglio, which has a classic example in the "Ka 'd Mesanis", a 15th-century building, now a 'house museum', rich in arches and elegant columns, frescoes and wooden ceilings. A circuit combining history, nature and traditions, in a land of cultivated fields, meadows, alpine pastures, mountain huts, precious herbs, excellent milk and cheese.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
The route is mainly asphalted with a small percentage of dirt roads, all however compacted but which could get muddy after possible rain. The asphalt roads have low traffic but still require the cyclist's attention, especially at junctions when riding the short stretches of provincial road. Hybrid bikes are recommended as they allow pedaling also on slightly uneven surfaces.
Tips and suggestions
- Lugnacco (near Vistrorio): A couple of km from Vistrorio in the village of Lugnacco you can observe an important testimony of megalithic civilization, the so-called menhir of Lugnacco, as well as the rare bell tower-portal of the parish church of Maria Vergine.
- Alice Lake: 1.5 km from Alice Castello you reach Alice Lake. In particular the small lake can be circumnavigated via a footbridge that facilitates contact with the various protected natural species concentrated along the banks. During peat excavation activities, Neolithic remains were found, evidence of an ancient stilt village.
- Garavot Gorge: a narrow crevice between rocks smoothed by centuries of water passage characterizes this natural masterpiece. This miniature canyon connects two bodies of water, ideal for escaping the hot summer heat. According to popular tradition, the Devil found refuge in this natural gorge and left an imprint in the rock. In Piedmontese Guja di Garavòt means 'Devil's Gorge'.
- Not far from the Garavot Gorges there is the small and delightful Meugliano Lake, which occupies a basin surrounded by conifer woods (mostly larches, spruces and Scots pines).
- The Vutun of Vico Canavese, made with massive stone blocks that had the function of protecting the central core from unwanted visits by people or animals in the village center.
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The Traversella Mining Ecomuseum with more than 300 mineralogical samples, a systematic collection of minerals typical of the local deposit, an exhibition of equipment and work tools recovered from the mine and its adjacent buildings.
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Ka 'd-Mezanis in Rueglio is fundamentally a rural structure but the presence of valuable elements makes it a unique architecture in the Canavese area.
Roadbook
In front of the Baldissero Canavese Town Hall there is a convenient parking lot.
Parking
The car can be left in the parking lot in front of the Baldissero Canavese Town Hall
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Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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