The Via Priula tourist route enters the territory of the Comunità Montana Val Brembana at the at the Ponte Ballerino in Clanezzo; the hiking route at Botta di Sedrina, coming from the slopes of Monte Bastia in the municipality of Villa d'Almè and probably connected to an ancient ‘high’ valley route, much earlier than the construction of the Priula Road. Needless to point out that both routes do not correspond, except in part, where possible, to the original historic settlement of the Priula Road, which rests under the present roadway of the valley floor, but they offer viable alternatives guaranteeing, as far as possible, a separation from the motorized road system, thus a certain safety for users. The need to bring closer the historic centers and other isolated monumental attractions, which were distributed along the Via Priula, as well as the various logistical support points, however, suggests focusing the routes on the main locations in the valley with the possibility of proposing common trail sections.
Historical Track
From the «Contrada Campana; from here it went to the Botta where it climbed back up the present staircase leading in front of the entrance to the parish church. It would then take the Contrada Lisso until it reached Sedrina. Today Botta and Campana, are completely bypassed by the two viaducts built between the 1960s and 1970s. The road then reached Sedrina, which was crossed in its entirety (today's Via IV Novembre and Via Roma). Then it ascended with a strenuous slope toward Sedrina Alta; here the Priula passed under a portico, demolished by the Austrians between 1820 and 1822, and meandered between houses with such a width that in some places it did not allow the simultaneous transit of two mules in different directions. Leaving Sedrina Alta, the road turned toward Stabello; Priuli saw to it that the descent to the Zogno bridge (now one of Sedrina's six bridges) was made gentler by two hairpin bends. This was another section that was difficult to build and very tiring because of the slope, which remained high anyway. Such a bridge was already in use in 1593 when Priuli decided to use it for the new route. A second wooden bridge over the Brembilla stream entered the territory of Zogno, moving the route to the orographic right side of the Brembo. On a spur of rock that divided the two bridges there was a house called Comishàre, which the popular rumor identified as a customs house; however, there are no documents attesting to this.» (Excerpt from Michela Lazzarini's Degree Thesis, Politecnico di Milano, Faculty of Architecture, 2009)
