Parco Fluviale Gesso e Stura
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Gesso and Stura Ring-route
- Departure: Cuneo - Parco della Gioventù (501m)
- Arrival: Cuneo - Parco della Gioventù (501m)
- Difficulty Level: intermediate
- Length: 27.5 km
- Difference in height: 230m
Itineraries 3, 2, and 1 crossing Borgo San Dalmazzo.
Connecting the itineraries 1, 2, and 3, it is possible to carry out a ring-route around Cuneo plateau, on the two slopes of Gesso and Stura River Park, touching the nearby Municipalities of Cervasca, Vignolo, and Borgo San Dalmazzo and with the possibility to access Vermenagna, Gesso, and Stura Valleys. Leaving from Cuneo, from the cycle facilities adjacent the town sports facilities of Parco della Gioventù, follow itinerary 3 towards the confluence between torrent Gesso and river Stura. Along the route, you will meet some ancient channels, imposing bridges, and several flood plain areas. Once you reach the cycle-pedestrian bridge "G. Vassallo", itinerary 2 Vignolo Ancient Trail follows river Stura with several ups and downs and crosses an area of great naturalistic value, characterized by a luxuriant riparian vegetation.
