Why this ride
116 km one way from Selcetta - plan on about 2 h 54 of riding. near Lariano is the high point. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abruzzo Gran Sasso Weekend · part 3
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 116 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 54
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
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. Near Selcetta
You are in the southern suburbs of Rome, beyond the modernist boulevards of EUR and inside the sprawl around Via Laurentina, close to the little settlement of Selcetta and not far from Trigoria, where AS Roma has its training ground. It is not a destination in itself, but it is a sensible base for rides into the Castelli Romani and further east to the Sabine hills and Abruzzo, because it puts you on the right side of the city and close to the Grande Raccordo Anulare, Rome's orbital motorway.
Read the complete Near Selcetta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abruzzo Gran Sasso Weekend checkpoint 8 is where the day begins. Next is High point near Lariano.
2. High point near Lariano
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Palestrina.
3. Scenic stretch near Palestrina
Planning note
about 79 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Palestrina. Next is Back to Abruzzo.
4. Back to Abruzzo
The Sabine hills start here, a landscape of olive groves, oak woods and small limestone ridges, with Monte Gennaro, at 1,271 metres, the highest peak of the range, rising above the villages. The Romans knew this area as Sabina, and it was the home of the Sabine people.
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 to Abruzzo closes the day.
Leg by leg
High point near Lariano to Scenic stretch near Palestrina
High point near Lariano → Scenic stretch near Palestrina is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Palestrina to Back to Abruzzo
Scenic stretch near Palestrina → Back to Abruzzo is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.