Published on: 20 March 2013 | Last updated: 26 December 2019
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Iseo to Paratico | 10 kms |
Paratico to Bergamo | 35 kms |
Bergamo to Villa d’Adda | 22 kms |
Villa d’Adda to Olginate | 13 kms |
This section of the tour takes you from the Lago d’Iseo to the Lago di Garlate via the city of Bergamo and the Franciacorte wine area.
The last part of this section of the route follows the Adda river. When I did it, it had been raining heavily and parts of the path were underwater - so if the water level is high it would be worth taking the road.
Options
It may be overshadowed by its bigger neighbour but the Lago d’Iseo is a lovely and offers some great possibilities for cycling with a dramatic road along the western shore. However sadly the cycleway on the eastern side of the lake south from Pisogne has had to be closed for safety reasons. If you want to continue south by bike you have to take a long, uphill, unlit tunnel. One option would be to return by boat.
Connections
At Pisogne you could connect to the Ciclabile della Valcamonica. There’s information and gps downloads on the piste ciclabili site. I haven’t ridden the cycleway, but there are some videos on Youtube.
The cycleway offers a connection by road towards Temù and Ponte di Legno, where you can link to my suggested Dolomites (West-East) route.
You could also take the cycleway for a day-trip to see the UNESCO World Heritage-listed rock engravings at Capo da Ponte.
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