Why this ride
A 252 km round trip from Frassinello Monferrato - roughly 4 h 56 in the saddle. On the way it passes Nizza Monferrato and Barbera, Hills of Barbaresco, Castello di Racconigi and back through Hills of Barbaresco.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Monferrato of the Inferot and Castello di Racconigi
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 252 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 56
- 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. Monferrato of the Inferot
The low hills of the Monferrato, in Piedmont, roll between the Po to the north and the Tanaro to the south, and the Inferot label points at the part of them near Cella Monte, Rosignano and Frassinello, ten kilometres from Casale Monferrato. This is soft country, sandstone ridges clothed in vines, with brick villages on the crests and fog in the valleys on autumn mornings.
Read the complete Monferrato of the Inferot write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Monferrato of the Inferot is where the day begins. Next is Nizza Monferrato and Barbera.
2. Nizza Monferrato and Barbera
Barbera is the everyday red of Piedmont, the wine on every trattoria table, and around Nizza Monferrato it has been raised to something more serious. The hills between Nizza, Vinchio, Castelnuovo Calcea and Mombercelli are covered in vines, planted in rows that follow the contours of the slopes, and the best wines from this area carry their own designation, Nizza DOCG, made from barbera alone. The vineyard landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato were listed by UNESCO in 2014, and this corner of the Asti hills is a fine example of what that means: a working landscape shaped by centuries of farming, with hilltop villages, brick churches, and small family wineries at the end of gravel tracks.
Read the complete Nizza Monferrato and Barbera write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Nizza Monferrato and Barbera comes up about 42 km into the recorded legs. Next is Hills of Barbaresco.
3. Hills of Barbaresco
Barbaresco is a hill, a village, a tower and a wine, and in the Langhe those things are hard to separate. The village sits on a ridge above the Tanaro river a few kilometres northeast of Alba, its medieval brick tower standing over rows of vines that roll off in every direction like a green sea frozen mid-swell. Together with the neighbouring Barolo country and the Roero and Monferrato, these hills form the vineyard landscape of Piedmont listed by UNESCO in 2014.
Read the complete Hills of Barbaresco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 70 km into the recorded legs you reach Hills of Barbaresco. Next is Castello di Racconigi.
4. Castello di Racconigi
Racconigi is a small town on the plain south of Turin, in Piedmont, surrounded by fields of maize and rice and lines of poplars. It is dominated by its castle, a grand residence of the House of Savoy, which ruled Piedmont and later Italy. Originally a medieval fortress, it was transformed over the centuries into a palace, with Baroque and neoclassical façades, and surrounded by a vast park with lakes, woods and a farm. The castle is part of the UNESCO-listed Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, inscribed in 1997.
Read the complete Castello di Racconigi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Castello di Racconigi, about halfway. Next is back through Hills of Barbaresco.
5. back through Hills of Barbaresco
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hills of Barbaresco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hills of Barbaresco sits at 146 km, about halfway. Next is back through Nizza Monferrato and Barbera.
6. back through Nizza Monferrato and Barbera
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Nizza Monferrato and Barbera write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Nizza Monferrato and Barbera comes up about 209 km into the recorded legs. Next is Monferrato of the Inferot.
7. Monferrato of the Inferot
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Monferrato of the Inferot write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Monferrato of the Inferot closes the day.
Leg by leg
Monferrato of the Inferot to Nizza Monferrato and Barbera
Monferrato of the Inferot → Nizza Monferrato and Barbera is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Nizza Monferrato and Barbera to Hills of Barbaresco
Nizza Monferrato and Barbera → Hills of Barbaresco is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hills of Barbaresco to Castello di Racconigi
Hills of Barbaresco → Castello di Racconigi is 56 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Castello di Racconigi to back through Hills of Barbaresco
Castello di Racconigi → back through Hills of Barbaresco is 55 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hills of Barbaresco to back through Nizza Monferrato and Barbera
back through Hills of Barbaresco → back through Nizza Monferrato and Barbera is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Nizza Monferrato and Barbera to Monferrato of the Inferot
back through Nizza Monferrato and Barbera → Monferrato of the Inferot is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.