Parish Church of San Lorenzo in Usella – Green Lake loop from Vernio

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Parish Church of San Lorenzo in Usella – Green Lake loop from Vernio

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Parish Church of San Lorenzo in Usella – Green Lake loop from Vernio

02:24

36.3km

500m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Area naturale protetta di interesse locale Monteferrato

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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71 m

MUMAT Museum of Textile Machines

Highlight • Monument

In the building of the former Meucci factory, this interesting museum was created by the municipality of Vernio which shows the textile reality that took hold in the area as early as the end of the 19th century.

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7.81 km

Parish Church of San Lorenzo in Usella

Highlight • Religious Site

The church of San Lorenzo is located in the locality of Usella, in the municipality of Cantagallo, in the territory of Prato. Around this church, already documented in 997, the …

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14.2 km

Badia di San Salvatore in Vaiano

Highlight • Religious Site

Vaiano, the largest town in the Bisenzio Valley, is known for its splendid Romanesque parish church of San Salvatore. It is also a popular stop on the cycle path coming …

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24.2 km

Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Mercatale

Highlight • Religious Site

Church from the sixties of the last century built in place of the previous seventeenth-century church. Mercatale di Vernio is located on the SR 325 which leads from Prato to Castiglione dei Pepoli and Bologna.

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25.8 km

San Quirico Town Hall (Palazzo Municipale), Vernio

Highlight • Historical Site

The town hall of San Quirico, capital of the Municipality of Vernio, was the count's palace, called Casone, of the Bardi Counts, imperial vicars, who had jurisdiction over the County …

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28.9 km

Ponte degli Altarini

Highlight • Bridge

The Ponte degli Altarini, on the provincial road that goes up from Vernio to Luicciana, is located on the Torrente Carigiola just before it enters the Bisenzio and marks the …

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31.0 km

Green Lake

Highlight • Lake

It is a sports fishing lake located on the right bank of the Bisenzio. In season there is a bar-restaurant. It is located just after the bridge over the Bisenzio …

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33.4 km

Mountain Pass

34.3 km

F. Petrarca Public Library

Highlight • Structure

Founded by Ferdinando Ricci in 1916, it is a real institution and plays an important cultural role for the community.
For further information: bibliotecapetrarca.com

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36.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

8.55 km

4.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces