In the Tevere Farfa nature reserve by mountain bike

Distance from Rome: 50 km
Total ascent: 290 m
Maximum altitude: 210 mslm
Dirt road: 65%

Enchanting route in the Tiber Valley north of Rome; river environment of the Tevere Farfa nature reserve, with its beauty and wild charm. Physical effort limited to the steep climb that leads to the village of Nazzano. In case of rain the route can still be cycled, the only drawback is the mud.

How to get there
Take the A1 motorway north and exit at Ponzano – Soratte. Immediately after the toll booth, turn right for 200 m until you reach a square near the provincial road to Ponzano where you can park.
For those who want, halfway through the route you pass near the Monte Libretti station served by urban trains on which bicycles are allowed.

Km 0.0 – 35 mslm
From the square at the exit of the toll booth, take the provincial road to Ponzano / Nazzano / Torrita Tiberina

Km 1.1 – 35 mslm
At a petrol and methane station, leave the provincial road and turn left

Km 1.8 – 35 mslm
At the crossroads, continue on asphalt to the right. After 400 m, at a crossroads, continue straight. At km 3.1 the road becomes a dirt road and at km 3.6 you find yourself on the edge of the river that you follow along its course

Km 4.7 30 – mslm
The main dirt road turns right towards Filacciano. We continue straight through the cultivated fields in a bend of the river

Km 6.2 – 30 mslm
Once we reach the river we turn right

Km 7.1 – 32 mslm
At the crossroads we turn left. At km 8.8 we turn right onto the main track

Km 9.6 – 30 mslm
At a ruined house, before reaching the large pipes of the Peschiera aqueduct, we turn right uphill on asphalt

Km 9.9 – 55 mslm
Take the provincial road downhill for 700 m

Km 10.6 – 30 mslm
We take the small road downhill, turning right immediately after along the river. The provincial road instead continues with a bridge over the river and reaches the Poggio Mirteto scalo station after about 1 km, where those using the train can begin the route

Km 11.2 – 30 mslm
We continue straight on the wide dirt road along the river. The numerous signs remind us that we are inside the Tevere Farfa natural park. After 5 km, at an old ferry dock, the road turns right, becomes asphalted and begins to climb

Km 16.9 – 30 mslm
At a large parking lot we take the climb on the right very calmly; 1 km at 15% awaits us

Km 18.0 – 163 mslm
After the most challenging stretch of the day, turn left following the signs for Rome / Autostrada A1, passing the intersections for Torrita Tiberina (km 19.0) and for Ponzano (km 19.1)

Km 19.9 – 197 mslm
You leave the provincial road 15/a at km 32.400, turning right for Civitella and after 100 m, right again following the signs for S.Francesco. You stay on via S.Francesco for 2 km, ignoring the side streets you come across

Km 21.9 – 205 mslm
At a right bend, be careful: the main dirt road continues towards S. Francesco, we take the small road on the left that immediately begins to descend, becoming, after a house, asphalt

Km 23.3 – 83 mslm
Turn right and then continue along the embankment of the motorway, ignoring the lateral deviations on a partly asphalted surface. After about 3 km, a large waste container and the motorway underpass bring us back to civilisation

Km 26.4 – 35 mslm
On the provincial road, turn left to return, in 1.3 km, to the starting point.
For those who want, by travelling 300 m towards Ponzano, it is possible to visit the beautiful Romanesque church of S. Andrea in Flumine