Val Rosandra Tunnel – Giordano Cottur Cycle Path loop from Trieste Centrale

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Val Rosandra Tunnel – Giordano Cottur Cycle Path loop from Trieste Centrale

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Val Rosandra Tunnel – Giordano Cottur Cycle Path loop from Trieste Centrale

02:59

37.4km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Riserva Naturale Val Rosandra / Naravni rezervat Dolina Glinščice

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.06 km

Bosco di Altura

Forest

9.01 km

Giordano Cottur Cycle and Pedestrian Tunnel

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On the great cycle path along the former railway line, you cycle through illuminated tunnels again and again. This is one of the longest.

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12.5 km

Trieste–Erpelle Railway Tunnel, Val Rosandra Nature Reserve

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The old Trieste Erpelle railway in the heart of Val Rosandra

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12.8 km

View of Trieste and the Val Rosandra

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This railway line cycle path is uniquely beautiful! From here you can enjoy breathtaking views of Trieste, the sea and the mountains.

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13.9 km

Val Rosandra Tunnel

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old railway tunnel, now repaved and suitable for all...

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21.5 km

Bosco Stari kal

Forest

25.5 km

Gravel cycle path along the Val Rosandra Railway

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More MTB than gravel

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25.8 km

Cycle Path to Trieste with Panoramic Views

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beautiful views of the Rosandra valley.

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26.3 km

Gravel cycling path in the Val Rosandra Nature Reserve

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Bottom with large stones more like MTB

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28.0 km

Giordano Cottur Cycle Path

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Giordano Cottur, born on May 24, 1914 in Trieste, was an Italian Professional cyclist from 1938 to 1949. This cycle path pays homage to the child of the country. It …

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37.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

7.60 km

6.84 km

5.85 km

3.40 km

2.34 km

Surfaces

20.4 km

14.6 km

2.40 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

18°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

August 5, 2022,Confine di Stato – Ciclopedonale Giordano Cottur TRIEST

Despite the heat we experienced yesterday, we dared to ride our bikes again today: after all, it was only a short train journey to Trieste. The former railway line, named after an Italian racing cyclist, winds its way across the Slovenian-Italian border on gravel between rocks and pine trees and then ends in the middle of the upper city area …

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September 8, 2024,Triest→ Słowenia

On the last day, we ride the bike path from the center of Trieste. At the end of Via Antonio Gramsci, we enter the parking lot and continue straight onto the pedestrian-bicycle trail.

Inaugurated in October 2010, this part of the trail runs along the old Pula-Divača railway line, which connected the Trieste/Campo Marzio station with the Hrpelje station in …

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