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• ITINERARY
  
• WATER
  
• SHELTER
  
• ACCOMMODATION
  
• RESTAURANTS
  
• SERVICES
  

ITINERARY

  Itinerary

LOCATION		Km	Height	Lat.  N	Long.  E
Ventimiglia, railway station VARIANT: to avoid the steep ascent from the junction at 56 m, La Colla can be reached from Ventimiglia using the cycle path that, from the end of the east side promenade, reaches Dolceacqua along the left bank of the Nervia river, when you reach Dolceacqua cross the bridge and take Via Monsignore B. Tornatore uphill, then reaching La Colla where the GPX track is resumed. For a better view see digital map on www.liguriatrail.itand ask for a new GPX track to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.		00,00	7	43,79221	7,60971
Junction, turn right and follow Agriturismo Cà de Farò and Agriturismo Lo Scoiattolo signs			56	43,84155	7,59028
Junction, go straight			73	43,84140	7,59318
Agriturismo Cà de Farò		09,00	325	43,84042	7,60590
Junction, go straight on asphalt			390	43,83702	7,61001
Junction, go left on asphalt			366	43,83775	7,61304
Junction, go left direction Gouta			419	43,85086	7,60571
La Colla (accommodation at B&B Rifugio Alta Via & Agriturismo Piccola Sparta: click above on "accommodation" button for details and contacts)		14,60	507	43,86735	7,59893
Former Casermette Viale			617	43,87198	7,58711
Go straight on white road (from here, taking the not rideable path on the left, you may reach Airole village)			881	43,89340	7,57333
Shelter				43,89868	7,56893
Former Rifugio Paù (closed), shelter available			1064	43,91348	7,56479
Junction, go straight			1153	43,93536	7,58182
Junction, go straight downhill			1125	43,94434	7,60004
Sella di Gouta, end of white road, go right on asphalt			1095	43,94762	7,60502
Rifugio Gola di Gouta (click above on "accommodation" button for details and contacts) , go slightly uphill and turn right direction Colle Scarassan		32,00	1202	43,93933	7,60856
Colle Scarassan			1213	43,95325	7,61158
Passo Muratone, turn sharply to the right and take the first white road downhill			1147	43,95927	7,61819
B&B La Casa di Giacomo (click above on "accommodation" button for details and contacts)		44,70	464	43,92830	7,63744
Junction, go left downhill			433	43,92680	7,63720
Junction, go left direction Pigna			209	43,92408	7,64751
Pigna
Junction, go left direction Colle Langan / Melosa			280	43,93339	7,67799
Junction, go right direction Colle Langan / Melosa			301	43,93667	7,68159
Spring			1023	43,96687	7,72071
Agriturismo Il Rifugio				43,96802	7,72204
Colle Langan Variant between Colle Langan and Bassa di Sanson (section 02 of the guide): having reached Colle Langan, leave the GPX track and turn left uphill towards Colla Melosa. From here continue on the former unpaved military road to Bassa di Sanson Sansson where you will resume the track. This variant shortens the entire route and avoids the long descent to the valley (Molini di Triora 448 m) to go back uphill to Triora, Realdo, Bassa di Sanson at 1697 m		62,30	1127	43,96787	7,73149
Junction, go left downhill			1098	43,96960	7,73856
Molini di Triora, junction, go left and enter the village			459	43,98740	7,77700
Triora, junction, go straight downhill direction Realdo Variant between Triora and Passo della Guardia (section 02 of the guide): from Triora, after the Town Hall, go left following Passo della Guardia / Colle del Garezzo direction, reach Passo della Guardia and then, from here, resume the GPS track		77,80	779	43,99339	7,76041
Ponte di Loreto, junction, go right direction Realdo			591	43,99326	7,73962
Spring			808	44,01892	7,71367
Junction, go left direction Realdo			962	44,03943	7,71801
Realdo (Rifugio di Realdo/Realdo Hut)		89,00	1016	44,03170	7,71656

 

WATER

  Water

LOCATION	Lat.  N	Long.  E
From Ventimiglia to La Colla, no drinking water problem (fountains)
Former Rifugio Paù, climb the stone stairs and go left, spring is behind the building	43,91336	7,56473
Rifugio Gola di Gouta	43,93933	7,60856
B&B La Casa di Giacomo	43,92830	7,63744
Pigna, shops
Towards Colle Langan, spring on the left hand side of the road	43,96687	7,72071
Molini di Triora and Triora, shops
Towards Realdo, spring on the right hand side of the road	44,01892	7,71367

 

SHELTER

  Shelter

LOCATION	Height	Lat.  N	Long.  E
Former Casermette Viale	617	43,87198	7,58711

 

ACCOMMODATION

A large number of the accommodation facilities on this guide are members of our association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri": a private, competent and frendly network, devoted to bikers need.

 

  Accommodation

Location	at Ventimiglia various accommodations
Latit. N – Long. E
Distance from GPS track
Phone
Mail
Web site
Contact person
Spoken languages
Notes

Available services: please check with owner

      

 

  Accommodation

Various accommodation facilities
Location	Ventimiglia
Latit. N – Long. E
Distance from GPS track
Phone
Mail
Web site
Contact person
Spoken languages
Notes

Available services: please check with owner

 

  Accommodation

Agriturismo Cà de Farò   code:
Location	Brunetti (Dolceacqua)
Latit. N – Long. E	43,84042 - 7,60590
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.328.034.80.55
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site
Contact person	Roberto
Spoken languages
Notes
	NOT member of the association

Available services: please check with owner

        

 

  Accommodation

B&B Rifugio Alta Via   code: col1
Location	La Colla (Dolceacqua)
Latit. N – Long. E	43,86735 - 7,59893
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.0184.20.67.54; +39.348.29.73.505 Silvano; +39.329.73.62.889 Maria
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site
Contact person	Silvano e Maria
Spoken languages
Notes	shuttle service is available on advanced request; for dinner arrangements please call owner
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner

      

  Accommodation

Piccola Sparta   code: poz1
Location	La Colla (Dolceacqua)
Latit. N – Long. E	43,86839  7,60181
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.329.08.64.838
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site
Contact person	Leon
Spoken languages
Notes	shuttle service is available on advanced request; for dinner arrangements please call owner SUMMER 2020: CLOSED
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner

      

Available services: please check with owner

 

  Accommodation

Rifugio Gola di Gouta   code: sca1
Location	Sella di Gouta
Latit. N – Long. E	43,93928 - 7,60858
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.0184.24.10.68; +39.329.49.39.978
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site	not available
Contact person	Savina
Spoken languages	Italian only (for English please contact Alta Via Info H24: +39.338.16.29.347)
Notes	shuttle service from/to Colle Scarassan available on advanced request
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner

      

 

  Accommodation

B&B La Casa di Giacomo   code: pig2
Location	near Pigna
Latit. N – Long. E	43,93332 - 7,66189
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.339.61.32.542
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site	www.lacasadigiacomo.it
Contact person	Dario Colomba
Spoken languages	French, English
Notes	shuttle service, bike transport included, available on advanced request; swimming pool; private car park
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner

       

 

  Accommodation

B&B Sul Ponte   code: pig2
Location	Pigna
Latit. N – Long. E	43,93178  -  7,66409
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.0184.19.28.439
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site
Contact person	Fiorella
Spoken languages
Notes
	NOT member of the association

Available services: please check with owner

        

 

  Accommodation

Agriturismo Il Rifugio   code: lan1
Location	Colle Langan (Pigna)
Latit. N – Long. E	43,96802 - 7,72204
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.0184.24.16.61 +39.329.02.36.494
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site	www.agriturismoilrifugio.it
Contact person	Daniele
Spoken languages
Notes	also available camping area
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner

        

  Accommodation

Locanda Melosa   code: mel2
Location	Colla Melosa
Latit. N – Long. E	43,98927 - 7,68387
Distance from GPS track	on track if you have taken the variant via Colla Melosa starting from Colle Langan
Phone	+39.0184.24.10.32; +39.335.82.35.678
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site	www.collemelosa.it
Contact person	Pierangelo
Spoken languages	English and french
Notes
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Servizi disponibili: da verificare con il proprietario

        

  Accommodation

Rifugio Allavena   code: mel3
Location	Colla Melosa
Latit. N – Long. E	43,98875  --  7,68375
Distance from GPX track	on track if you have choosen, after Colle Langan, the variant via Colle Melosa
Phone	+39.0184.24.11.55  +39.329.89.22.193 (WhatsApp messages only)
Mail
web site	www.nuovorifugioallavena.it
Contact person	Marco
Spoken languages	Inglese
Notes	on prior request available mtb guides, bike shuttle, bike rental. Dogs allowed but subject to prior request & approval by hut keeper
	not member of the Association

Servizi disponibili: da verificare con il proprietario

       

 

  Accommodation

Hotel Santo Spirito   code: mol1
Location	Molini di Triora
Latit. N – Long. E	43,99061 N   7,77446  E
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.(0)184.94.019      +39.349.28.83.107
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site	www.ristorantesantospirito.com
Contact person	Mariachiara
Spoken languages	Francese, Inglese, Ucraino e Rumeno
Notes	shuttle service for hikers, bikers and bikes
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner 

        

 

  Accommodation

B&B La Tana delle Volpi   code: tri1
Location	Triora
Latit. N – Long. E	43,99229 - 7,76624
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.339.77.64.198
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site	www.latanadellevolpi.it
Contact person	Daniela
Spoken languages	English
Notes	shuttle service from/to Passo della Guardia available on advanced request; restaurant and public WiFi next door
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner

       

 

  Accommodation

B&B La Stregatta   code: tri2
Location	Triora
Latit. N – Long. E	43,99207  - 7,76684
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.340.55.92.494
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
web site	lastregatta.weebly.com
Contact	Barbara
Spoken languages	English & French
Notee	dinner at nearby restaurant, avaiable flat with self cooking kitchen
	not member of the association

Available services: please check with owner

       

 

  Accommodation

Rifugio Realdo   code: rea1
Location	Realdo (Triora)
Latit. N – Long. E	44,03087 - 7,71676
Distance from GPS track	on track
Phone	+39.339.11.83.146
Mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web site	www.realdovive.it
Contact person	Giampiero
Spoken languages	English
Notes	there is quite a height difference from Bassa di Sanson to Realdo: shuttle service from/to Bassa di Sanson is available on advanced request
	member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri"

Available services: please check with owner

     

 

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  Services index 

	Cartography
	Free internet
	Sale of food for your next day stage
	Breakfast
	Self catering kitchen
	Restaurant
	Private shuttle
	Shelter and basic repair workshop for bicycles
	Battery charging

 

RESTAURANTS

  Restaurants 

Location	Ventimiglia
Name	various
Phone
Notes

 

Location	Brunetti (Dolceacqua)
Name	Agriturismo Il Bausco
Phone	+39.0184.20.68.65; +39.393.40.32.98.366
Notes

 

Location	Sella di Gouta
Name	Rifugio Gola di Gouta
Phone	+39.0184.24.10.68; +39.329.49.39.978
Notes	further information in the "accommodation" chart

 

Location	Pigna, Molini di Triora and Triora
Name	various
Phone
Notes

 

Location	Ponte di Loreto (Triora)
Name	Ristorante Loreto
Phone	+39.0184.94090; +39.377.2457264 Egidia
Notes

 

SERVICES

   Food and drinks

Ventimiglia, various shops

La Colla, by B&B Rifugio Alta Via

Colle Scarassan / Sella di Gouta, by Rifugio Gola di Gouta

Pigna, various shops

Molini di Triora, various shops

Triora, various shops

Realdo (Triora), by Coffee Shop Giancarlo Pontillo, sandwiches and drinks available (phone +39.331.92.29.831 - ask if open before arrival)

 

   Other shuttle services (in addition to those provided by the accommodation facilities)

Ventimiglia, taxi service

4x4 shuttle service is available on request on all white roads of this section. For more details please contact Alta Via Info H24: +39.338.16.29.347 - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

   Public bus

Ventimiglia

Pigna

Molini di Triora

Triora

 

   Train

Free bike transport on Ligurian regional trains that travel the Ventimiglia-Genova-La Spezia line

 

   Luggage transport

Provided by various accommodation facilities. For information and agreements please contact Alta Via Info H24: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

   Bancomat

Ventimiglia

Pigna

Molini di Triora

 

   Other useful services

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Communications related to all Sections of this guide

Our Association does not benefit from any public public resource and is busy promoting our teritory  thanks to the self-financing derived from the annual fee paid by its associated accommodation facilities.

This is why we invite users to prefer and support these latter to those not associated that are still reported being anyway part of the entire reception network of Alta Via dei Monti Liguri. The litle cost of your

subscription will also help us to keep our guide alive and up to date. Kindly do not share our GPS tracks published here with others but ask them to suscribe. Thank you! 

The environment and future generations will be grateful if, as far as possible, you will  avoid or reduce the consumption of foods packed in plastic containers and not use disposable table ware. Thank you!

I am the author of this on line guide that I try to keep always up to date also thanks to your reports: please do not hesitate to contact me if and when you have any remark to let me know at ospitalita.altaviagmail.com or phone +39.338.16.29.347. Thank you Claudio

The bike itinerary described here is fully  rideable on the bike and does not require any particular technical/physical skills. It includes some sections of asphalt, yet on low traffic roads. Some sections of the dirt roads/paths can be stony and uneven. Important are the positive and negative altitude differences: the very many accommodation facilities along the track (where you can also recharge the batteries of  your e-bikes),  do however, allow each biker  to plan the distance of the daily stages according to his skill. The guide also indicates, in the "water points" and all other necessary information..

I shall also be happy to meet and know you should you pass by at Pietralavezzara (end of section 4) north of Genova) where I run my B&B www.casatorre.info Enjoy Alta Via dei Monti Liguri by bike! Claudio

08 June 2020: an update of the GPX track is now available and will be sent by email after the subscription to this guide. If you do not receive it within a few days from the date of your subscription, please send me a reminder to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

15 November 2019: snow in progress in some areas of the Alta Via: please verify the situation in detail with the keepers of our accommodation facilities

01 November 2019: with the approach of the winter season some accommodation facilities could be closed: we invite you to check with owners

May 11th, 2019: ATTENTION The former military road from La Colla to Rifugio Gola di Gouta is presently closed due to a land slide. We are informed that some bikers have managed to pass through but it could be DANGEROUS. For more and up to date info please phone Claudio at Alta Via Info h24 +39.338.16.29.347 

April 2109: for groups and on request we can provide luggage trasport from one accommodation facility to the next.

March 2019: we are informed that the section of the cycle path the cycle path along the Tanaro River, in the range from Ponte Barchi to Ponte Isola Perosa, has been damaged by a landslide and the cycling of this section could be partly compromised or difficult. For more information, contact Ormea Local Police.

February 2019: we suggest trekkers and bikers busy on the Alta Via to add a GPS to their equipment or, alternatively, to download an application on your mobile that allows you to know and communicate your position (latitude and longitude) in case of need. One of these applcations, free, is "GPS coordinates"

December 2019: should you encounter problems with the subscription of the entire guide or subsequent login please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Thank you

October 2018: please note that only few accommodation facilities are able to accept electronic payements: bring enough cash with you!

July 2018: the route from the junction on the SS20 at an altitude of 56 mts above sea level to La Colla mt 507 is rather steep and tiring. Do not be discouraged! If preferable you

may reach La Colla passing from Dolceacqua: the route is longer but the climb is sweeter.

June 2018: voice calls ONLY to Alta Via Info H24 +39.338.16.29.347 - NO WhatsApp NO SMS

May 2018: soon on line also on this web site digital map of the entire bike path. At the moiment you may see it on www.abikeliguria.it menu + itinerary + digital map

May 2018: in view of the forthcoming high season we suggest to book in advance your overnight stays at the various accommodation sites 

May 2018: some new sections of dirt roads / paths that reduce the distance on asphalt have been recently identified on the current GPS tracks loaded in section 2) and 3). For details contact Claudio / Ospitalita Alta Via mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. phone +39.338.16.29.347

IMPORTANT: on the regional Ligurian trains (from Ventimiglia to La Spezia or v.v.) bicycle transport is FREE. additional information at the F.S ticket offices. Warning! during the summer peack season summer, due to tourist overcrowding in the Cinque Terre - between La Spezia and Levanto - bicycle transport may be subject to some restrictions.

For detailed info please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Alta Via Info H24 +39.338.16.29.347

February 2018 Accommodation facility ricettiva Cascina Miera (section 3 of this guide) is at the momento closed. 

OTHER SUGGESTED TRAVEL TIPS: www.italiacoast2coast.it   www.camminodibenedetto.it

Per ulteriori informazioni chiamate / If you need further information please contact / Für weitere informationen wenden Sie sich an / Pour plus d'information veuillez contacter Alta Via Info H24: +39.338.16.29.347 - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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