Route - Ceronda Ring (AC)

Route description

ANELLO CERONDA (AC) excursion and cycle excursion itinerary is so called because it develops in an annular shape extending for the most part into the valley of the Ceronda stream.

The route is characterized by two sections with different characteristics: a mountainous and panoramic part, which extends on the slopes of Ultrabasic Lanzo Massif, and at the foot of pre-Alpine mountain group, an almost flat part that runs along the protected area of La Mandria Regional Park. In both sections of the route there are prestigious environmental contexts, some sections of the path offer a boundless panorama of Turin and the Po valley. Along the ancient mule tracks and rural roads you cross the inhabited centers, the agricultural areas and the historical and cultural heritage of the municipalities of Bassa Valle.

Starting from Balangero and initially reaching Ponte del Diavolo Park in Lanzo, the route first develops on the mountain part with a series of climbs and descents that cross the mountain group until reaching the highest altitudes in Colle del Lys area. Once you reach the slopes overlooking Susa Valley, the route begins to lower in altitude to finally find the return stages that extend into the flat agricultural belt that surrounds La Mandria Park until you reach Stura di Lanzo and close the ring again at Ponte del Diavolo.

The route can be used entirely as a simple level excursion, even if some stages are challenging in terms of length and, in the height of summer, the high temperatures and southern exposure can significantly increase fatigue. Thanks to some variants that avoid the purely hiking sections, the route is entirely accessible by mountain bike.

Due to the proximity to the inhabited centers for all the stages, the stopping places are made up of small tourist and agritourism structures typical of the villages that meet and, to a minimum, of mountain refuges.

The routes take place on a path or on suitably signposted tracks and mostly on rural dirt roads and forest tracks. All these tracks can be traveled without the need for equipment all year round, only in case of heavy snow the sections above 1000 m require the use of snowshoes. The length of some stages, both hiking and cycling, require good training. Being a circular route, it is possible to access it from any point and proceed in both directions. The itinerary offers the possibility of varying the route by joining the starting point of Lanzo with the Trek Calcante which can become an alternative extension, towards the areas of the Middle and Upper Valley.

• Circular Ceronda (AC) (69,05 km)
• Ceronda loop: Stage 1 Balangero - Vallo Torinese (13,80 km)
• Ceronda loop: Stage 2 Vallo Torinese - Col del Lys (16,88 km)
• Ceronda loop: Stage 3 Col del Lys - Borgata Lucco (6,86 km)
• Ceronda loop: Stage 4 Borgata Lucco - Cascina San Giovanni (17,24 km)
• Ceronda loop: Stage 5 Cascina San Giovanni - Ponte del Diavolo (17,59 km)

Main attack: From the Municipality of Balangero take the cycle path that leads from near the station to Lanzo, alternatively directly from Lanzo Torinese from the entrance to Ponte del Diavolo Park. Both points are easily reachable both by public transport at the two railway stations, and by car from the SP 2. Intermediate connections: the route crosses or skims towns and villages of the Municipalities of Germagnano, Cafasse, Vallo Torinese, Varisella, Fiano, La Cassa, Givoletto, Val Della Torre, Viù, Rubiana. From all these points, at the hiker's discretion, by consulting the map, it is possible to find easy connections from which to undertake the itinerary from the intermediate stages.

Itinerary code: ANC
Recommended period: All the year.
Historical interest: Yup
Services for the disabled: No
Classification: Provincial of medium and low mountains
Provinces crossed: Turin

Departure

Points of interest

The ruins of the Castle, the "Sims", Lanzo - Borgaro cycle path, Ex Amiantifera quarry, Ecomuseum of the History of Alpinism of the Lanzo Valleys, Museum of Textile Art of Lanzese, Silmax Tool Museum, Ancient road to the Viù Valley , Gate and Civic Tower of Aymone di Challant, "N. Grosa" Contemporary History and Resistance Documentation Center, Wine Museum, Ethnographic Museum of Everyday Objects, Ancient road to the Viù Valley, Panoramic Point of Monte Momello (774 m ), Chapel of San Rocco, Hiking trails "The water path", Hiking trails "The righteous of the mountain", Antiquarium of the Castle of Baratonia, Chapel of the Madonna della Neve, Chapel of San Biagio, Borgata Moncolombone, Chapel of San Grato and San Giuseppe, The remains of the Visconti Castle of Baratonia, Integral Nature Reserve "Madonna della Neve on Monte Lera", Ecomuseum of the Resistance, Widespread Museum of Sacred Art, Path of the Partisans, Natural Park of the Co lle del Lys, Villa Franchetti, La Mandria Natural Park, Ecomuseum of Val Ceronda, Wetland of La Cassa, Pianoro del Belvedere, Sanctuary of Mary Help of Christians and path of the Via, Natural Reserve of the Madonna della Neve Crucis, Church of San Donato Vescovo and Martyr, Church of Santa Maria della Spina, Fairy Tales and Woods - Outdoor Artistic Itinerary, The Fiano Castle, The Chapel of Sant'Anna, The Church of San Desiderio, StouRing, Corona Verde Stura, Cà Bianca.