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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. |
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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) |
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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 | |
Web site | |
Contact person | |
Spoken languages | |
Notes |
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Available services: please check with owner
Accommodation
Various accommodation facilities | |
Location | Ventimiglia |
Latit. N – Long. E | |
Distance from GPS track | |
Phone | |
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 |
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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 |
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Web site | |
Contact person | Silvano e Maria |
Spoken languages | |
Notes | shuttle service is available on advanced request; for dinner arrangements please call owner |
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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 |
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Web site | |
Contact person | Leon |
Spoken languages | |
Notes |
shuttle service is available on advanced request; for dinner arrangements please call owner SUMMER 2020: CLOSED |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Web site | www.agriturismoilrifugio.it |
Contact person | Daniele |
Spoken languages | |
Notes | also available camping area |
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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 |
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Web site | www.collemelosa.it |
Contact person | Pierangelo |
Spoken languages | English and french |
Notes | |
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member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri" |
Servizi disponibili: da verificare con il proprietario
Accommodation
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 |
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Web site | www.ristorantesantospirito.com |
Contact person | Mariachiara |
Spoken languages | Francese, Inglese, Ucraino e Rumeno |
Notes | shuttle service for hikers, bikers and bikes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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member of the association "Ospitalità Alta Via dei Monti Liguri" |
Available services: please check with owner
Services index
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Cartography |
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Free internet |
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Sale of food for your next day stage |
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Breakfast |
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Self catering kitchen |
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Restaurant |
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Private shuttle |
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Shelter and basic repair workshop for bicycles |
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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.
22 May 2020: we advise hikers and bikers who intend to travel on the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri to check, directly with them, the opening and availability of the numerous accommodation facilities along the
"on foot" and "mountain bike" routes. In case of doubts call Alta Via InfoH24 +39.338.16.29.347
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
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