Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Cutigliano

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Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Cutigliano

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Croce Arcana Pass – Lake Scaffaiolo loop from Cutigliano

06:13

56.3km

2,130m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.37 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20.5 km

Colle dell'Acquamarcia

Mountain Pass

21.9 km

Cima Tauffi

Peak

24.5 km

Passo Colombino Trail Junction

Highlight • Trail

Easily reachable from I Taburri or from Capanna Tassoni, it is an important crossroads of paths.

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25.0 km

Mirandola Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful trail in the middle of the vegetation. Fast but also technical.

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29.9 km

Tassoni Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A famous refuge in the upper Modena Apennines, the Tassoni hut is located between Fanano and the Croce Arcana pass, in the Ospitale valley. It was built in the 1960s on the site of a sheepfold owned by a certain Giovanni Tassoni, whose name was inherited by the current refuge. Open every day from June to September, in the remaining periods it is only open on weekends but an emergency room equipped with beds and blankets is always accessible.

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32.4 km

Frignano Park

Highlight • Forest

From this park go up to the Arcane Cross .. on a large gravel road .. very suggestive

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34.4 km

Croce Arcana Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Arcane Cross connects the Emilian side of the Apennines to the Tuscan one (Fanano-Cutigliano). The road is unpaved in the highest part, suitable for mountain biking or gravel.

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34.5 km

World War II Memorial Cannons at Passo della Croce Arcana

Highlight • Historical Site

Even when you ride a bit of history it never hurts

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36.2 km

Monte Spigolino Trail

Highlight • Trail

Connect the Arcana cross with Scaffaiolo Lake and ref. Duca degli Abruzzi, in some places uneven but very panoramic.

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36.8 km

Passo della Calanca

Mountain Pass

37.8 km

Lake Scaffaiolo

Highlight • Lake

Lake Scaffaiolo is a picturesque high mountain lake, located at 1,785 meters above sea level at the foot of Monte Cupolino, between the provinces of Pistoia, Modena and Bologna. The lake area also marks the border between the Frignano Park and the Corno alle Scale Regional Park.

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