This circular route exploits the high “fire-break path” that crosses from Cà Scarì above Caiolo to the road that leads up Val Cervia The ride up from Caiolo is tarmacked to San Bernardo and it then becomes a rough track with steep gradients over fairly compact terrain. The “fire-break path” has less steep gradients and heads towards Cedrasco, above Baite Fontane and reaching a crossroads with the road in Val Cervia, just above the Campelli mountain chalets at 1300 metres asl. This left-hand turn-off takes you back up on steep concrete ramps to Fienili di Arale. The downhill return route follows the tarmacked road that leads to the plain in Cedrasco. From Arale, the rough track continues for kilometres right along the valley (over 1900 metres), with a turn-off halfway that takes you to Casera Caprarezza.

(texts and technical data by Federico Pollini)

Departure / return place: Caiolo 320m

Arrival place / maximum quota: Fienili Arale 1620m

Total gradient slopes: 1300m

Total gradient descents: 1300 m

Slopes’ total length : 13 km

Descents’ total length : 11 km

Plain total length : 3 km

Total kilometers: 27 km

Slopes’ middle inclination: 10 %

Slopes’ maximum inclination: 16%

Time taken: 3-4 h

Difficulty: difficult