Cycling itinerary

San Giovanni Bianco ~ Dossena ~ Holy Trinity.

A loop trail through historic villages, woods, and ancient mines: from San Giovanni Bianco to Dossena, with panoramic views of the Brembana Valley and a final descent through small churches, pine forests, and historic mule tracks.

Loop route
Start:
Via Castelli, 2, 24015 San Giovanni Bianco BG, Italy
Contacts
Mercatorum and Priula cultural hub, streets of migrants, artists, the Badgers and Harlequin
By bike Medium capacity
04:00 h
18.0 km
800m
1060 m

This circular itinerary connects several hamlets between San Giovanni Bianco and Dossena, alternating between road and trail sections.

From the bridge over the Brembo, you climb gently towards San Pietro d'Orzio e Grumo, then with greater determination until the characteristic white church of San Rocco, where you leave the asphalt to enter the woods.

The path proceeds almost at altitude, with short uphill and downhill sections, until it reaches the road that goes from Door towards the ancient mines, crossing a scenic viewpoint over the mid-Brembana Valley. Here the slope softens: near an old reinforced concrete structure linked to mining activities, a metal barrier is crossed and the dirt road leading to the upper part of Dossena.

Patrolling the village, you continue on level ground until a path enters the pine forest and reaches a small shrine, at which point the descent begins. The route re-enters the woods and leads to the small Church of the SS. Trinity (Holy Trinity); from here, you take the abandoned mule track known as Rolling Stones. In a short while you reach St. Gallen, where a well-maintained mule track leads back towards San Giovanni Bianco, closing the loop.

Dossena
The Holy Trinity Church in Dossena stands along the historic Via Mercatorum, a network of medieval paths that arose spontaneously and only later...
San Giovanni Bianco
Ancient documents testify to the existence in the community of St. Peter's of a church from very early times (the oldest document dates back to 1237)....
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The Borgo della Portiera is nestled in the green Brembana Valley, the small village of Portiera - a hamlet of San Giovanni Bianco - suspended...
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