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Blonde Bridge – Shrine of Our Lady of St. Luke loop from Bologna Corticella

Blonde Bridge – Shrine of Our Lady of St. Luke loop from Bologna Corticella

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209

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Blonde Bridge – Shrine of Our Lady of St. Luke loop from Bologna Corticella

03:34

54.5km

990m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: May 19, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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IT4050029 - SIC-ZPS - Boschi di San Luca e Destra Reno

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1.99 km

Blonde Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Seventeenth-century bridge, near the Lungonavile cycle path, used for the passage of the horses that pulled the boats that traveled along the Navile.

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16.4 km

Shrine of Our Lady of St. Luke

Highlight • Religious Site

The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca is a wonderful place in all seasons. It offers a 360 ° view of the surrounding landscape, which extends from the Alps to the Adriatic and from Mount Cimone to the Euganean Hills.
From via di Casaglia and via Monte Albanoa the climb is feasible, albeit challenging in some sections, while it is very hard from via di San Luca, with a 20% gradient at the legendary Orfanelle curve.

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16.7 km

Portico di San Luca

Highlight • Monument

The world's longest covered arcade at 4km long with 666 arches!

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20.5 km

Via del Genio Hairpin Bends

Highlight • Trail

Via del Genio is a narrow secondary street that from Via di Casaglia, a stone's throw from the city centre, climbs steeply up the Osservanza hill. Its 22 hairpin bends are concentrated in almost 2 kilometers in length with 150 meters of difference in altitude, resulting in an average gradient of almost 8% with peaks exceeding 12%. The fact that it has little traffic and that every hairpin bend offers panoramic views of San Luca, the surrounding hills and the plain, makes the effort of the climb more enjoyable, and the descent even more enjoyable.

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20.5 km

View of the Sanctuary of San Luca from Via del Genio

Highlight • Viewpoint

Via del Genio is a very characteristic street of Bologna. In practice from the center of Bologna in a few curves you find yourself in another world, in the middle of the woods and in nature. A series of Dolomite-style hairpin bends - it is said that there are 33 - allows you to reach the summit of the Colli Bolognesi with no little effort.

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