Why this ride
A 94 km round trip from Scanno - roughly 2 h 37 in the saddle. On the way it passes Abruzzo and back through Abruzzo. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,350 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abruzzo and Abruzzo
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 94 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 37
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Abruzzo
The high Apennines of Abruzzo are the least tamed part of central Italy. Most of it lies within the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, created in 1922, one of the oldest in Italy, where the Marsican brown bear, a distinct population found nowhere else, still survives in small numbers. Apennine wolves, chamois, red deer and golden eagles live here too, and in autumn the roaring of stags carries through the beech woods.
Read the complete Abruzzo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abruzzo is where the day begins. Next is Abruzzo.
2. Abruzzo
Bears are the thing everyone asks about in Abruzzo, and the honest answer is that you probably will not see one. The Marsican brown bear, a small, isolated population, survives in the mountains of the Apennines, and the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, created in 1923, is its stronghold. The park also protects wolves, chamois and deer, and a lot of ancient beech forest, some of which is part of a group of European beech forests listed by UNESCO. Seeing a bear is rare, but a roadside sign and a bear-shaped warning tell you where you are.
Read the complete Abruzzo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abruzzo comes up about 30 km into the recorded legs.
3. Abruzzo
Abruzzo is the part of Italy that most Italians forget to brag about, which is probably why it is still so wild. It protects one of the last populations of the Marsican brown bear, a distinct subspecies that survives in the low hundreds at best, as well as wolves, chamois and red deer. You are unlikely to see a bear from the saddle, but the signs on the road warning of animal crossings are not decoration.
Read the complete Abruzzo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 47 km into the recorded legs you reach Abruzzo. Next is back through Abruzzo.
4. back through Abruzzo
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abruzzo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Abruzzo, late in the day.
5. Abruzzo
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abruzzo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Abruzzo. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abruzzo to Abruzzo
Abruzzo → Abruzzo is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Abruzzo to back through Abruzzo
Abruzzo → back through Abruzzo is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abruzzo to Abruzzo
back through Abruzzo → Abruzzo is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.