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Trabocco Punta Cavalluccio – Adriatic Cycle Route loop from Lanciano
03:11
51.4km
530m
Cycling
Hard bike 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 19, 2026
Waypoints
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Start point
Parking
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15.3 km
Costa dei Trabocchi
Highlight • Beach
Via Verde dei Trabocchi – Enjoyment along the Adriatic Sea
Get on your bike and discover one of Italy's most beautiful coastal routes. The Via Verde dei Trabocchi follows a former railway line and is completely flat, car-free, and perfectly asphalted. Ideal for a relaxing tour, whether you cycle sportily or just want to enjoy the view.
Along the way, you'll cycle past the iconic trabocchi: centuries-old wooden fishing platforms that rise like giant works of art above the Adriatic Sea. Today, several trabocchi are atmospheric seafood restaurants where you can stop for a delicious lunch or dinner with fresh fish and a beautiful sea view.
Get on your bike and discover one of Italy's most beautiful coastal routes. The Via Verde dei Trabocchi follows a former railway line and is completely flat, car-free, and perfectly asphalted. Ideal for a relaxing tour, whether you cycle sportily or just want to enjoy the view.
Along the way, you'll cycle past the iconic trabocchi: centuries-old wooden fishing platforms that rise like giant works of art above the Adriatic Sea. Today, several trabocchi are atmospheric seafood restaurants where you can stop for a delicious lunch or dinner with fresh fish and a beautiful sea view.
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15.5 km
Trabocco Mucchiola
Highlight • Monument
Trabocco Mucchiola – Picnic with sea view
Trabocco Mucchiola is a lovely place to take a break during your tour along the Via Verde dei Trabocchi. Next to the cycle path, there is a shady picnic area with tables, ideal for resting, eating something, or simply enjoying the view of the Adriatic Sea.
The charming wooden trabocco stands on the rocky Punta Mucchiola and is one of the first fishing platforms you will encounter south of Ortona. Thanks to its splendid location, this is also a beautiful stop along the route to capture a beautiful memory.
Trabocco Mucchiola is a lovely place to take a break during your tour along the Via Verde dei Trabocchi. Next to the cycle path, there is a shady picnic area with tables, ideal for resting, eating something, or simply enjoying the view of the Adriatic Sea.
The charming wooden trabocco stands on the rocky Punta Mucchiola and is one of the first fishing platforms you will encounter south of Ortona. Thanks to its splendid location, this is also a beautiful stop along the route to capture a beautiful memory.
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Spiaggia della Foce
Beach
22.8 km
Beach
Beach
5
23.2 km
Trabocco Punta Torre
Highlight • Structure
Even a short stop? Absolutely worth it. At Trabocco Punta Torre, a special fishing structure from 1850, time almost seems to stand still. The enormous wooden arms, cables, and nets are still used today for traditional net fishing, exactly as it happened generations ago.
What makes this place extra special is the warm welcome from manager Claudio. Passers-by and cyclists are regularly spontaneously invited to take a look. With visible enthusiasm, he explains how the ingenious system works and how the nets are lowered into the Adriatic Sea via a mechanical lifting mechanism.
A short stop that not only lets you experience a piece of history but also provides an encounter that you will remember for a long time.
What makes this place extra special is the warm welcome from manager Claudio. Passers-by and cyclists are regularly spontaneously invited to take a look. With visible enthusiasm, he explains how the ingenious system works and how the nets are lowered into the Adriatic Sea via a mechanical lifting mechanism.
A short stop that not only lets you experience a piece of history but also provides an encounter that you will remember for a long time.
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23.5 km
Trabocco Spezzacatene
Highlight • Structure
Trabocco Spezzacatene – The 'Chain Breaker' of the Via Verde
Trabocco Spezzacatene (literally: Chain Breaker) is an absolute must-stop during your bike tour along the Via Verde!
This historic construction owes its rugged name to the brutal storms and gigantic waves that have been defying the wooden poles here for decades.
Located in the municipality of Fossacesia, right next to Trabocco Punta Torre, this is one of the most authentic and photogenic trabocchi on the entire coastline. Unlike the large restaurants nearby, Spezzacatene is truly dedicated to culture, fishing heritage, and the legendary Verì family of builders.
Why stop here?
📸 Perfect photo spot: From the bike path and the adjacent pebble beach, you have a wonderful view of the impressive wooden fishing arms (antennas).
📜 Living history: A beautiful example of how these 'giant wooden spiders' were once used for coastal fishing.
🌊 Wonderful resting place: Ideal for parking your bike for a moment, listening to the surf, and enjoying the maritime atmosphere.
Trabocco Spezzacatene (literally: Chain Breaker) is an absolute must-stop during your bike tour along the Via Verde!
This historic construction owes its rugged name to the brutal storms and gigantic waves that have been defying the wooden poles here for decades.
Located in the municipality of Fossacesia, right next to Trabocco Punta Torre, this is one of the most authentic and photogenic trabocchi on the entire coastline. Unlike the large restaurants nearby, Spezzacatene is truly dedicated to culture, fishing heritage, and the legendary Verì family of builders.
Why stop here?
📸 Perfect photo spot: From the bike path and the adjacent pebble beach, you have a wonderful view of the impressive wooden fishing arms (antennas).
📜 Living history: A beautiful example of how these 'giant wooden spiders' were once used for coastal fishing.
🌊 Wonderful resting place: Ideal for parking your bike for a moment, listening to the surf, and enjoying the maritime atmosphere.
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23.8 km
Trabocco Punta Cavalluccio
Highlight • Restaurant
The many trabucchi of the Adriatic coast are a sight to see and visit.
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25.6 km
Via Verde della Costa dei Trabocchi
Highlight • Cycleway
Via Verde dei Trabocchi – Cycling on the most beautiful balcony of the Adriatic Sea.
If there is one cycling route you must ride in your life, it is the Via Verde dei Trabocchi.
This breathtaking cycle path, over 50 kilometers long, is built on the spectacular route of a former railway line, right along the rugged coast of the Italian region of Abruzzo. Because the route is nowhere steep and is completely car-free, it is pure, carefree enjoyment for EVERY type of cyclist.
You are literally cycling just a stone's throw from the lapping water.
Historical, cool railway tunnels, hidden pebble coves (calette), and idyllic little harbors alternate at a dizzying pace.
The absolute stars of the route are the iconic trabocchi: monumental, centuries-old wooden fishing platforms on stilts that hover like giant spiders above the turquoise sea. Once a clever invention of local fishermen, today they are the most unique seafood restaurants you will ever see.
If there is one cycling route you must ride in your life, it is the Via Verde dei Trabocchi.
This breathtaking cycle path, over 50 kilometers long, is built on the spectacular route of a former railway line, right along the rugged coast of the Italian region of Abruzzo. Because the route is nowhere steep and is completely car-free, it is pure, carefree enjoyment for EVERY type of cyclist.
You are literally cycling just a stone's throw from the lapping water.
Historical, cool railway tunnels, hidden pebble coves (calette), and idyllic little harbors alternate at a dizzying pace.
The absolute stars of the route are the iconic trabocchi: monumental, centuries-old wooden fishing platforms on stilts that hover like giant spiders above the turquoise sea. Once a clever invention of local fishermen, today they are the most unique seafood restaurants you will ever see.
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25.8 km
Fossacesia Old Railway Station
Highlight • Structure
Ex-Fossacesia Station – The historic railway heart by the sea.
The old Fossacesia Marina train station is a fascinating cultural-historical stop right along the route. Today, this nostalgic building marks the spot where the historic Adriatic Railway (Ferrovia Adriatica) thundered along since 1862, until the railway was moved inland in 2005 to make way for the current Via Verde.
Although the characteristic building was a symbol of bygone glory for many years, the place breathes pure railway history. It is also the place where the 19th-century industrial revolution and the ancient fishing tradition literally shook hands.
The historical significance behind this stop: the backbone of the trabocchi: When workers laid the tracks for this station in the 19th century, they left heavy materials lying around. Resourceful fishermen used the abandoned, heavy railway sleepers, iron bolts, and telegraph cables to anchor nearby trabocchi (like Punta Rocciosa) indestructibly into the seabed. The train thus gave the fishing spiders their iron backbone!
Climb to the Goddess of Love: this station was historically the gateway for travelers making pilgrimages to the higher-lying 12th-century San Giovanni in Venere Abbey.
Future Tourist Hub!
There's a breath of fresh air blowing through the heritage! In May 2026, the final expropriation process will be completed. The province of Chieti is currently transforming this old station into a modern tourist hub and co-working space.
Komoot tip: use the ample parking around the old station as the ideal starting point for your bike tour, or pause here to capture the contrasts between the old architecture and the modern cycling infrastructure.
The old Fossacesia Marina train station is a fascinating cultural-historical stop right along the route. Today, this nostalgic building marks the spot where the historic Adriatic Railway (Ferrovia Adriatica) thundered along since 1862, until the railway was moved inland in 2005 to make way for the current Via Verde.
Although the characteristic building was a symbol of bygone glory for many years, the place breathes pure railway history. It is also the place where the 19th-century industrial revolution and the ancient fishing tradition literally shook hands.
The historical significance behind this stop: the backbone of the trabocchi: When workers laid the tracks for this station in the 19th century, they left heavy materials lying around. Resourceful fishermen used the abandoned, heavy railway sleepers, iron bolts, and telegraph cables to anchor nearby trabocchi (like Punta Rocciosa) indestructibly into the seabed. The train thus gave the fishing spiders their iron backbone!
Climb to the Goddess of Love: this station was historically the gateway for travelers making pilgrimages to the higher-lying 12th-century San Giovanni in Venere Abbey.
Future Tourist Hub!
There's a breath of fresh air blowing through the heritage! In May 2026, the final expropriation process will be completed. The province of Chieti is currently transforming this old station into a modern tourist hub and co-working space.
Komoot tip: use the ample parking around the old station as the ideal starting point for your bike tour, or pause here to capture the contrasts between the old architecture and the modern cycling infrastructure.
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28.6 km
Adriatic Cycle Route
Highlight • Cycleway
The Ciclovia Adriatica in Abruzzo (better known as Bike to Coast) is a 131-kilometer cycle path that covers the entire coastline of the Abruzzo region. The route runs from Martinsicuro (coastal border with Marche) to San Salvo (border with Molise). The route is mostly flat, mostly car-free, and crosses 19 coastal municipalities.
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51.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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22.0 km
13.4 km
11.5 km
3.92 km
292 m
208 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
49.2 km
1.75 km
354 m
< 100 m
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