ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE PIAVE

Through Feltre territory

The Zumelle Castle

The Zumelle Castle stands on top of a hill allowing to dominate the entire Val Belluna. It can be reached with an interesting detour departing from the main route for about 9 km, among ancient rural villages, valleys and dense deciduous woods.

Probably already fortified in pre-Roman times, it was an important transit point between the Praderàdego pass, the road junction towards the Municipium of Feltre, and the Roman military road Via Claudia Augusta, which connected the Venetian lagoon with the Danube.

Destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is certainly the best preserved fortified medieval military structure in Val Belluna. Surrounded by a still intact natural area, the castle allows to immerse oneself in the history and atmosphere of the High Middle Ages.

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Features of the route

The entire route is on asphalt, apart from a short track of dirt road, suitable for all bikes.

It goes through low traffic roads characterized by regular slopes which become demanding (12%) for only a short track.

The Lake of Santa Croce

The itinerary is suitable also for families with children being entirely on cycle paths and goes from Belluno to the Lake of Santa Croce, with its beautiful grassy beach and the possibility of practicing various water sports, from kite surfing to sailing. There are many points of interest along the way, such as the “Roman Road” at Polpèt.

In Soverzene you cross the Piave to cycle on one of the most evocative stretches of the Monaco-Venice cycle path: a sinuous cantilevered footbridge over the Piave. The “cycle path of the resurgences” leads to the foot of the hill where the Castle of San Giorgio di Socchèr once stood, from there you can cycle along the Cellina canal (6 km) until Bastia, where you carefully cross the provincial road  to take the cycle path that stretches across the naturalistic oasis of Lake Santa Croce, a wetland on the north-eastern shore of the lake, very interesting from a wildlife point of view.

Here you will find remarkable works of “land art” created by the Gruppo Operativo Giovani of the Municipality of Alpago together with the artist Giorgio Vazza. The naturalistic oasis is part of a larger area, called Parco Santa Croce, equipped with play areas, pedestrian and cycle paths.

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Features of the route

The route, except for two short sections on very low-traffic roads, runs entirely on bicycle paths, ensuring a high level of safety. It is therefore also suitable for families with children.

It has no gradients and the surface is mostly paved with stretches of good dirt road. Rideable with any type of bicycle (no tubulars).

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