Cycling the lands of San Giovanni Bosco

Once in Piazza Carmagnola we will continue to cross the town following the signs for Valenza and, as soon as we leave the town (km 9.3) we will turn right at the small chapel dedicated to San Giacomo. We will go down a small stretch of gravel road and immediately turn towards the first uphill road which we will find on our right and which will take us in front of the historic sanctuary of the Madonna del Pozzo.

After a brief stop in this oasis of peace, we will cover another short uphill stretch at the end of which, we will turn right returning to the center of the town in Piazza Carmagnola (km 11). Subsequently, we will follow the signs towards Lu and shortly after passing the sign indicating the hamlet of Valdolenga, we will turn left following the signs for Località Olimpia. We will go all the way down to the end (along this stretch of road we will also find the indications to get to the Big Bench of San Salvatore Monferrato) and when we reach the stop sign in the plain (km 14.8) we will turn right. After about 1 km we will turn left and go along an uphill gravel road which we will follow (accompanied by fantastic panoramic views) to the end, always keeping to the right of the route until we reach the beautiful little church of Santa Croce (km 18.6). At this point our pedaling continues to the left in the direction of Lu, along a short stretch of provincial road. Following the signs towards Conzano, we will cross the historic center of the town and after leaving the town, at km 22.9, we will turn right along a beautiful white road following the signs towards the Pieve di San Giovanni di Mediliano which we will cross at km 25.3. About one km beyond the parish church we will find ourselves in front of a crossroads and here our pedaling will continue along the central dirt road (on the right is the road that leads to the Madonna della Neve towards Mirabello) which will take us to our next stop, the town of Occimiano about 3 km away. Once in the village, we will quickly reach the center in Piazza Carlo Alberto for a short stop halfway through. From here we continue again in the direction of Conzano and, after taking a short stretch of Via Conzano, we will turn right into Strada Nuova (km 30 ,8) up to the first stop at km 33.8 where there will be a new right turn up to another stop at km 34.4.

At this point (being very careful) we will quickly cross the provincial road and continue straight along the Cacciolo road which will take us to the town of Terruggia. Arrived in the upper part of the village and after having passed the church of San Martino (located on our right) we will turn left along the Cappelletta road (km 37.7) which we will follow until the next crossroads at the bottom of the valley (km 38.7). point we will turn right in the direction of Frazione Colma di Rosignano Monferrato, along the famous "Morbellian" route of the famous pointillist painter Angelo Morbelli. Arrived at the top of the hill, we will follow the simple indications for Rosignano Monferrato, following the road that runs along the beautiful castle of Uviglie and, once we arrive in the village, we will reach the church of the Madonna delle Grazie located near another characteristic colored Big Bench. The route continues and, after enjoying the panorama sitting on the Big Bench, we will go back a few km until we reach the Castello di Uviglie again, on the other side of the hill. At km 46.20 (shortly after the castle) we will turn right in the direction of the Berroni hamlet along the Occimiano municipal road which we will travel until we cross the provincial road again at km 50.8. Here, very carefully, we will turn left along the provincial road then turn right again after 300 meters in the direction of San Maurizio di Conzano and once you reach the top of the town (km 52.8) turn left in the direction of the carabinieri barracks.

At km 54, we will turn left onto Via Occimiano and then turn right at km 56.9 (shortly after entering the town of Occimiano) onto the old municipal road of Lu. At km 59.4, we will turn left towards Mirabello passing in front of the church of the Madonna della Neve to then conclude our ride in Piazza della Libertà from where we started (km 61.9).

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