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Belén Castelló (belletoscan)

The Wolf's Lair: Bikepacking Abruzzo

The Wolf's Lair: Bikepacking Abruzzo

35:16
380 km
10,8 km/h
7.810 m
7.810 m
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Riepilogo Tour

Punto di partenza
2,75 km
First contact with gravel!
Most of the Wolf's Lair follows this signs.
3,60 km
Greeting the travelers from the scenic little train from Sulmona.
5,36 km
A field of purple thistles.
7,28 km
Slippery, loose rocks at the end of the trail that require you push your bike for some meters.
11,2 km
At the top of the pass, wondering if the rain would catch up. Spoiler alert: it did!
14,4 km
Bananas are cyclists best friends!
17,0 km
Escaping the rain! We can see the next town and shelter at the end of the road!
20,1 km
Letting the rain drip off my jacket as we sprint to the nearest shelter!
21,6 km
The town of Pescocostenzo, quaint little place.
Locals (in Covid days), just hanging around the village in their morning walk.
Pescocostenzo town: A very worth detour since it's beautiful!
23,7 km
Bike like between Pescocostenzo and Rivisondoli.
24,6 km
Entering the town of Rivisondoli
Stopping at the Piazza by Chiesa di San Nicola di Bari
25,2 km
Gotta love Italian villages
27,7 km
Farmer's double track path. Kinda stinky!
29,5 km
Farmlands of Abruzzo. No one to be seen.
31,3 km
The reality of slow travel: flies catch up!
33,8 km
We don't take many pictures together, so this one is a celebration!
36,0 km
Very lovely gravel stretch here.
37,7 km
Fountain in a ghost picnic area.
The last meters before saying goodbye to the asphalt
40,0 km
Climbing through a lovely and quiet forest. Ground quality it good so far.
41,8 km
As soon as you hit the top there's loose rocks on the track making descending very tricky.
Squeaking brakes.
43,6 km
Sketchy descend, gotta walk our bikes since our tires are too thin for this terrain (48mm)
44,2 km
Yupiiiiii
45,0 km
I see a lunch spot!
45,6 km
Up we go!
48,6 km
Beauty taking a break.
49,6 km
Few meters before entering the main road.
52,6 km
Climb to Passo Godi.
54,2 km
Made it to Passo Godi, that means jackets on before the descend!
56,6 km
Swoooooosh!
61,4 km
First views onto Lago de Barrea.
66,8 km
Entering the town of Villeta Barrea.
Around the parish of Santa Maria Assunta
Sugar break as we wait for the rain to stop.
85,0 km
Relatively boring stretch of asphalt. Time to get some distance covered.
87,2 km
No way! We found a bike lane!
95,5 km
The church of the tiny town of Gioia Vecchio.
97,7 km
Sweet descend before taking off the next exit to follow a gravel climb.
102 km
Crossing Camarda.
103 km
Tristan going for it!
Conquering those hairpin bends.
104 km
Torre di Sperone.
History and their feet.
106 km
Deceiving plateau since it goes up and down and up and down.
107 km
Pretty spectacular and quiet place up here.
109 km
Starting the descend but something tells me it'll required a lot of breaking!
113 km
Gravel here is tough to navigate through. Beware of all the loose rocks. Wide tires will make your life easier.
117 km
Can almost smell the fresh buns from Euro Spin.
119 km
Stacking up on some goodies.
122 km
Tough push up to the highway. Loose gravel.
128 km
You guessed right, tough head-wind against us!
132 km
133 km
Amazing paths on open fields.
134 km
Looking for a camp spot!
136 km
The return to asphalt.
142 km
Road alternative to the original path suggested by the creators. Easy to swoosh down into Gagliano Aterno.
149 km
Freshening up by the fountain.
151 km
Views onto Secinaro.
153 km
Nice alternative from the original track out of Secinaro. The road is very quiet.
155 km
Rough start on the path but it gets better ahead.
157 km
Little path section, fun to ride!
163 km
Cycling by Pagliane di Tione: another abandoned village
165 km
We decide to take the road down for some kilometres since the path would slow us down.
167 km
Small path road with some rough areas which may require a little bike pushing.
170 km
Little break to freshen up and wash my hair—be aware! Horseflies were flying around!
171 km
Town of Terranera—there is a little food shop with the basics that closes at siesta time!
172 km
Bike Lane or 'pista cicable' towards Rocca di Cambio.
177 km
Found some apples growing wildly by the side of the road!
Exit and climb towards the tunnel.
Short tunnel and well lit to get to the Campo Felice.
179 km
The light out of the tunnel.
Fun is starting—off to the path!
184 km
Road to Refugio Alantino. This valley is surreal.
One of the many fountains to refill the bottles.
186 km
187 km
The views here are so impressive. Never thought Central Italy would look like this.
189 km
Climbing back to the road.
190 km
192 km
Gliding our way down the slippery gravel. Thick tires are extremely necessary here!
195 km
200 km
The start of the path into L'Aquila.
203 km
Bit of a dodgy path by the highway. If it was maintained, it'd have a good potential for a bike lane.
205 km
209 km
Trying our best to find a nice route into L'Aquila—not that easy!
Tricky spot to cross the railway but it's the only option. Be careful!
213 km
L'Aquila suffered a severe earthquake in 2009 so the city is being reconstructed slowly.
217 km
The climb out of L'Aquila: our alternative to the original track.
219 km
We found a bike lane!
224 km
Nice gravel path.
225 km
Cycling by the highway.
232 km
The climb up to Filetto.
234 km
238 km
241 km
The pastures of Abruzzo.
245 km
Good quality gravel road.
246 km
Yay! Found asphalt again!
248 km
Arriving to Santo Stefano de Sessanio.
253 km
The path climb up to Rocca Calascio.
Church Santa Maria della Pietà.
The amazing Rocca Calascio, a fortress in ruin with impressive panoramic views.
254 km
The tiny and cute town Calascio.
Descending on asphalt down the valley.
261 km
Starting on gravel again—pretty ridable.
264 km
The little hut: our promised snack stop!
266 km
268 km
Golden light on golden fields.
Close to the top the gravel is too thick and loose to climb on.
269 km
Very rough terrain especially towards the top. Thick tires are required or pushing your bike.
270 km
Loving the emptiness of the place. Never thought Italy would look like this.
Campo Imperatore Plateau
270 km
Waiting in cue for our turn to fill up our water bottles.
272 km
A little bin of sunshine is all I need. =)
274 km
Tristan: The chef of the team.
275 km
279 km
Looking for some shelter from the freezy wind.
282 km
285 km
Riding through the forest. Sometimes the terrain gets a bit technical, but it's generally ridable.
286 km
Fascinating forest.
287 km
Little openings in the forest.
289 km
Out of the forest, a big pasture opens up.
297 km
Down we go again!
302 km
303 km
Freshening up in every fountain!
310 km
311 km
The start of the path.
312 km
317 km
320 km
Bridge closed to traffic, but OK for cyclists.
Castiglione a Casauria.
325 km
327 km
Lovely fresh veggies and fruits in every big town.
331 km
333 km
336 km
It's fig season in Abruzzo around early September. Breakfast is served!
338 km
341 km
344 km
347 km
The cute town of Caramanico Terme - very worth stopping for a while.
353 km
Cute cats by cute porches.
358 km
362 km
363 km
Passo San Leonardo (1282m) - the last pass of the loop!
364 km
Little off-route from the asphalt track.
364 km
This area is a public, free camping ground. In there summer there are portable toilets and trash containers.
365 km
Saying goodbye to gravel!
371 km
373 km
374 km
Campo di Giove - nice little town prepared for tourists
380 km
The cute town of Cansano: Ready to start!
380 km
Destinazione

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9 settembre 2021

Commenti

  • 15 ottobre 2021

    Tristan ha parzialmente pedalato "The Wolf's Lair" nel novembre 2020 e da allora ha voluto tornare con me per pedalare insieme, e così abbiamo fatto! Questo è un percorso ben progettato da 'Montanus' (presente in bikepacking.com), che attraversa la variegata regione dell'Abruzzo, portandoti attraverso

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  • 1 novembre 2021

    Il nostro video preferito. Siamo grandi fan. Grazie

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  • 5 dicembre 2021

    Grazie Belén e Tristan per aver condiviso le tue esperienze in questi tour. È un piacere seguire le descrizioni del tuo tour e guardare i tuoi video davvero piacevoli su youtube. In attesa delle tue prossime avventure!

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  • 26 novembre 2022

    Lo farò. 👍

  • 10 aprile 2023

    ciao ragazzi,è facile in questo tour programmare le soste anche non in tenda??io e mia moglie siamo un pò "anziani"e preferiamo dormire in un lettuccio!!le strutture sono tutte agibili??ciao e grazie per le belle foto condivise!!

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