The region of Veneto offers a wide variety of terrain, with plains, hills, lakes, plateaus and mountains, each with something to satisfy all cycling fans.
The most interesting landscape in the plains is the delta of the River Po, above all for excursions on the riverbanks and along the thousands of streams and canals that run between the mouth of the Po and the River Adige. Along these paths, without difficulty and suitable for all bikers, the route leads through flourishing vegetation, between lagoons and islands that appear and then disappear with the ebb and flow of the tides.
The Euganian Hills lie to the southwest of Padua, where routes lead through a pleasant landscape rich in woods of chestnut, oak and elms, linking places of great artistic and environmental interest, such as the spa centre of Abano Terme, the medieval township of Arquà Tetrarca, the walled city of Cittadella, the medieval village of Montagnana, and Cataio and Galzignano.
The famous “Transeuganea” mountain bike race starts from Abano Terme in May.
On the eastern shore of Lake Garda, near Verona, there are many routes that are favourites with bikers, including a trail used for training by Olympic champion Paola Pezzo, and the area offers a wide variety of landscapes and a mild climate that permits rides all year round.
The Asiago plateau has a great number of dirt tracks left by the battles of the First World War fought here, and the characteristic landscape, with its undulating plain covered with pastures and conifers, is ideal for mountain bikes.
From Altavilla Vicentina the exciting routes of the Iberici and San Bonifacio Hills can easily be reached, and one particularly interesting trail to follow leads visitors on a tour of local castles.
If you want to combine sport and wellness, then your ideal destination is Abano Terme, one of the most renowned spas in Europe, thanks to baths of Abano Terme, which provide equipment and services in the vanguard of the care and remise en forme.
In the vicinity, immersed in the green of the Euganean Hills, there are also the Montegrotto Terme, by the same healing properties, which gives the tourists and cyclists a fascinating area for the presence of archaeological remains and interesting pieces of architecture inside the center of Montegrotto.
The whole area of the Euganean Hills offers the enthusiasts of bicycle tourism bike paths and cycling routes to cross for every level of athlete, excursions pleasant and simple by city bike, until the more difficult cycle routes to cross by mountain bike. There are the itineraries of the regional Park of the Euganean Hills, but also the itineraries of the Wines Path and Euganei Hills Flavors to ride by city bike and mountain bike.
Another very important tourist destination of Piedmont is the Susa Valley, an area rich in natural beauty and abbeys millenarians, ideal for a pleasant excursions and cycling routes in Val di Susa, as inside the Natural Park of Avigliana Lakes, on which stands the ancient abbey of the Sacra di San Michele, Umberto Eco drew inspiration for the novel “The name of the rose”.
The territory gives the tourist also the sight of impressive mountains, including that of Bardonecchia, one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the Alta Val di Susa, which hosted the snowboarding competitions during the Olympic Games in 2006.
The Val di Susa is a very suitable for the practice of MTB, from simple walks in the bottom of the valley, from climbing up the Freeride descents. There are many bicycle routes to cross in Val di Susa as in the nell’Alta Valle di Susa, for example the Via Verde Valsusa, a path of about Km 50, alternating bike paths in the woods, dirt roads, some piece of tarmac road that crosses the interesting archaeological zone of Susa. The bike enthusiasts can find in Val di Susa a fertile territory for their rides.
The enthusiasts of bicycle touring can find a fertile territory for their rides in Val di Susa. There is always a good reason to treat yourself to bicycle routes in Val di Susa, that combine landscapes, culture and good food. Come and discover them
