Colle dell'Impiso – Rotonda Historic Center loop from Parcheggio Hotel Regina

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Colle dell'Impiso – Rotonda Historic Center loop from Parcheggio Hotel Regina

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Colle dell'Impiso – Rotonda Historic Center loop from Parcheggio Hotel Regina

05:08

68.7km

1,640m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parco Nazionale del Pollino

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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180 m

Catasta Pollino – Clorofilla Bike Service & Charging

Highlight • Rest Area

Visitor center and restaurant of the Pollino National Park designed by the star architect Mario Cucinella in Campotenese, definitely worth a visit. Located at the end of the cycle path of the old railway that goes up from Morano Calabro a few steps from the old Campotenese station.

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644 m

Information Board at Parco Nazionale del Pollino

Highlight • Rest Area

20.6 km

Colle dell'Impiso

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Colle dell'Impiso is the starting point of numerous paths, mostly traveled by hikers on foot but which can also be followed by mountain bike lovers. A ride in the Pollino Park is an unforgettable experience.

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43.9 km

Viggianello

Highlight • Settlement

46.8 km

Mercure Spring

Highlight • River

The source of the Mercure river is an idyllic place surrounded by greenery, ideal for a break and to quench your thirst with pure and clear water.

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55.6 km

Rotonda Historic Center

Highlight • Settlement

Rotonda is located at an altitude of 580 m a.s.l. at the southern end of the province of Potenza, on the border with Calabria. It borders to the north and east with the municipality of Viggianello, to the south with Morano Calabro (CS) and Mormanno (CS), and to the west with Laino Castello (CS) and Laino Borgo (CS). It is located in the heart of the Pollino National Park, in the Mercure valley, and includes mountains in its territory that reach a maximum altitude of 1919 m a.s.l. It is part of the Lagonegrese mountain community. The valley in which Rotonda is located belongs to the Mesozoic and Neozoic era. Before these epochs in the Quaternary era the valley was an ancient Pleistocene lake and when the waters began to retreat, flowing towards the sea, the current Mercure valley was formed. The historic center of Rotonda stands on a limestone rock that was part of the ancient lake, which was created following erosion. Other areas of the town also originate from a limestone rock such as the current Acqua Nocella hamlet to the south. Although now due to hunting and deforestation, the fauna has decreased, this is composed of hedgehogs, stone martens, foxes, squirrels and hares. There are wolves and wild boars, even if more in extreme areas of the country, which in rare cases have entered the inhabited centers. The rest of the fauna is made up of commonly farmed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses. Although deforestation has decreased the number, beech trees constitute the largest forest formation in Rotonda, which joins other plants such as oaks, càrpini, chestnut trees, and Turkey oaks.

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