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Birrone Pass – Sampeyre Pass loop from Rossana

Birrone Pass – Sampeyre Pass loop from Rossana

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4.5

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Birrone Pass – Sampeyre Pass loop from Rossana

05:42

78.4km

2,050m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

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7.60 km

Lemma (Hamlet of Rossana)

Highlight • Settlement

Wonderful little town, both for the fairytale panorama and for the town itself, which has a strange sense of beauty and harmony. For me it was love at first sight. The road that goes up there is wonderful, and also beautiful is the road that from Lemma climbs towards the Sanctuary of Valmala.

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7.62 km

Lemma Village

Highlight • Settlement

A hamlet of the municipality of Rossana, Lemma is located on the border between the Varaita and Maira valleys and is one of the Italian valleys where Occitan is spoken. Numerous books published in recent decades recall how Lemma was one of the centers most involved in the Resistance.

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11.2 km

Pian Pietro Plateau

Highlight • Viewpoint

BELL ALTIPIANO REACHABLE BY CAR AND ALSO BY CAMPER DO THERE ARE DIFFERENT WALKING OPPORTUNITIES

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14.9 km

Colle di Balmascura

Mountain Pass

16.3 km

Colle di Ciabra

Mountain Pass

18.5 km

Strada dei Cannoni

Highlight • Trail

The Strada dei Cannoni is an iconic military road, built in the 18th century on the watershed between the Maira Valley and the Varaita Valley. The intent was to facilitate the passage of men and military vehicles, but - despite its name - it was never used for military purposes and today remains an exciting route for mountain bike lovers.

Here, in fact, you can pedal with the fresh air caressing your face and letting yourself be enchanted by the magnificent panorama that ranges from the Maritime Alps to the Cottian Alps.

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24.0 km

Birrone Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A nice break on the long climb of Strada dei Cannoni. Nice views to the southern valley and to the eastern mountain, and also to the western side.

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30.8 km

Strada Cannoni

Highlight • Trail

A high track in a stunning setting, the cannonball run of gravel riding. Bring your fat tyres (it's been re-surfaced in places since the original TNR events though so it's not quite the pinball experience that it once was).

"Big ole gravel... Some might call them rocks"
- Bas Rotgans

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35.6 km

Strada dei Cannoni

Highlight • Trail

Recently refurbished, definitely to be repeated!!! Fill with water because you will find little.

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38.4 km

Sampeyre Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

It is a difficult pass, with an average gradient of 7.6% and a passage of 10.8%. It is classified in the passes out of category by professional cyclists. The fabulous landscapes are there to encourage you!

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78.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.3 km

23.1 km

2.73 km

1.14 km

239 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.2 km

23.1 km

16.6 km

336 m

204 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,310 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Thursday 13 August

30°C

21°C

61 %

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Comments

June 17, 2025,anello strada dei cannoni

The dirt section has been fixed, perfect surface for gravel. Very nice

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June 21, 2026,Colle di Sampeyre da 🏡 e discesa per la Strada dei Cannoni

Last autumn when I bought my gravel bike, I was aiming for long mountain rides, fully aware that I absolutely didn't have the endurance or pace of a road cyclist.
Today, with great effort and long breaks, I climbed the Sampeyre pass (which I had already done on my MTB to complete the loop on a single track), and to …

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July 10, 2025,Strada dei Cannoni integrale: da Rossana al Colle della Bicocca

State-of-the-art high-altitude gravel. Highly recommended, in fact, I'd say unmissable in the current conditions (the road has just been repaired and is perfectly paved, making it ideal for gravel). A truly wonderful ride.

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September 15, 2022,Melle (657m) - Sampeyre - Colle di Sampeyre (2284m) - Strada dei Cannoni - Colle di Ciabra (1723m) - Santuario de Valmaya

Route inspired by the Torino Nice Rally but adapting it to make it circulate and take advantage of the Strada dei Cannoni a little more.
Very hard climb to the Colle di Sampeyre from Melle that in 27km we make 1600m of unevenness. The good thing is that from here there is very little unevenness.
We lower the pressures to …

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July 3, 2025,Kolarstwo szutrowe

Very beautiful route. Beautiful premium gravel. Juicy ascent and descent.

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Birrone Pass – Sampeyre Pass loop from Rossana

Lemma (Hamlet of Rossana)

Lemma Village

Pian Pietro Plateau

Strada dei Cannoni

Birrone Pass

Strada Cannoni

Strada dei Cannoni

Sampeyre Pass

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