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Villanova Castle – Lake Olmo loop from Novara

Villanova Castle – Lake Olmo loop from Novara

Moderate

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Villanova Castle – Lake Olmo loop from Novara

02:43

42.7km

90m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 41.2 km for 94 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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17.4 km

Villanova, a small hamlet of Cassolnovo

Highlight • Settlement

Villanova is a small fraction of the Municipality of Cassolnovo. In addition to this church there is also the castle where Ludovico il Moro is said to have been born. L? building dates back to the century. XIV subsequently restored in 1455 and rearranged by the Gonzagas of Mantua in the sec. XVI, typical rural fortification of the Visconti-Sforza period, with a square layout with a central courtyard, four towers on the corners and an entrance tower with a drawbridge.

While the towers and the bodies of buildings have no crenellations, perhaps removed in the arrangement carried out by the Gonzagas, the entrance tower still retains the crenellations and traces of the drawbridge.
Even on one of the four corner towers there are remains of a drawbridge.

The facades have lowered arch windows and decorations with a geometric motif painted in red and white vertical diamonds.
There are wooden balconies on the facade towards the courtyard.
Behind the town of Villanova there is also a cemetery in a complete state of abandonment.

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17.6 km

Villanova Castle

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Where the asphalt ends and the gravel begins ...

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21.9 km

Lake Olmo

Highlight • Lake

A pleasant place to stop in the shade and have a drink ... if they turn off the terrible and annoyingly loud music.

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27.5 km

Clock Tower of Vespolate

Highlight • Monument

31.8 km

Shrine of Saint Mary with Mosaic

Highlight • Religious Site

Next to it, there is a fountain with water and a column with repair and inflation tools for bicycle maintenance.

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31.8 km

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41.2 km

Oasi Tech della Biodiversità

Nature Reserve

42.0 km

Torre Romana

Archaeological Site

42.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.0 km

13.2 km

4.39 km

4.33 km

800 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.0 km

12.9 km

6.95 km

805 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Sunday 24 May

33°C

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Villanova Castle – Lake Olmo loop from Novara

Villanova, a small hamlet of Cassolnovo

Villanova Castle

Lake Olmo

Clock Tower of Vespolate

Shrine of Saint Mary with Mosaic

Shrine of the Madonna in Nibbiola

Viaduct with Latin Inscriptions

Shrine of the Capuchin Mission, Nibbiola

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