Cycling tourism in Cavallino
CICLOTURISMO: DISCOVERING NATURE AND THE SEA AND EXPLORING THE MOST SUGGESTIVE CORNERS OF CAVALLINO TREPORTI BY BIKE
In Cavallino Treporti, the cantilevered cycle path over the lagoon, the most spectacular in Italy
Five kilometers overhanging, suspended over the Pordelio canal between Ca’ Savio and Piazza Cavallino, and three kilometers along the two-lane municipal road called Via Pordelio.
Suspended between the Lagoon, the Adriatic Sea, and the mouth of the Sile River, the municipality of Cavallino Treporti is working on a new 8-kilometer cycle path, to be completed in 3 years, which will connect to the existing cycle path on Via degli Armeni and Lungomare San Felice, up to the Punta Sabbioni Lighthouse. In total, this amounts to 20 kilometers, from the Cavallino bridge to the Lighthouse, as part of the requalification of the lagoon waterfront.
If we mention Cavallino Treporti, what comes to mind? Surely sea, lagoon, beach vacations, sailing... but it doesn't end there. In addition to being a popular seaside resort in the Upper Adriatic, Cavallino is also a privileged destination for cycling enthusiasts: its beautiful and varied landscape, a true timeless natural oasis, is crossed by many convenient cycle paths. All this makes it possible to immerse oneself in evocative bike rides in contact with nature: the best way to explore the territory with its lagoon.
Cavallino Treporti offers incredible views that intertwine between the coast of the sea and the nature of the countryside, interspersed with hidden corners where flora and fauna become wild and unexplored... all to be discovered, for those with explorer eyes.
Where to start? The choice is wide and the routes to follow are many. Below we give you some suggested itineraries for cycling in Cavallino and its surroundings: each route will reveal a surprise, guarded by this colorful territory.
Route 'Delle Tre Acque': very easy
About 8.5 kilometers long, this route can be comfortably completed in about an hour: the cycle path is asphalted and winds from the shores of the northern lagoon to the mouth of the Sile River, on Contrada Faro Piave e Vecchia. Starting from Piazza Santa Maria Elisabetta, you follow the Casson canal to reach the ancient navigation road 'Litoranea Veneta', meeting along the way various characteristic natural beauties: the 'Conche di Cavallino', the typical 'scales' on the Sile - large houses on stilts - and the Cavallino Lighthouse. Sea, nature, and history are enclosed in a single route, to be experienced slowly on a sunny day, riding your own bike.
Route 'Delle Verdure': easy
This itinerary is 32 kilometers long and lasts about 4 hours, the cycle path is interspersed with sections of dirt road. Starting from Piazza S.M. Elisabetta di Cavallino towards Punta Sabbioni, you will come across typical attractions such as: small ancient villages, the Punta Sabbioni Lighthouse, the various agricultural companies located in the area and open to the public, the Pordelio Canal. An exciting route to discover the double soul of Cavallino: the blue marine ecosystem in symbiosis with the green hinterland, rich in gardens and fields.
Route 'Dei Forti': very easy
18 kilometers of asphalted path for 2 hours of immersion in the history of the territory and nature along the sea. Starting from the beach of Ca’ Savio, you will continue to discover the coastal fortification systems built along the coastline during the war period, to defend Venice from Austrian rule and during the world wars. An adventure to be experienced by bike to discover the Batteries Amalfi, Vettor Pisani and San Marco, Forte Treporti and the barracks Mandracio and Ca’ Pasquali... always accompanied by the unmistakable nature of the Adriatic coast.
Route 'Del Tramonto': very easy
As the name suggests, this is a 23.5 kilometer long asphalted bike path that will take you on a quest for... sunsets over the Venice lagoon. A spectacle after another awaits you at sunset, to be traveled in about 2 hours so as not to miss any of the sunsets that follow one another, like unique paintings created on the spot. A succession of emotions and charm starting from Punta Sabbioni through the villages of Treporti, Saccagnana, Mesole and Lio Piccolo, to discover the historical-lagoon testimonies of the territory with an exclusive setting... that only Cavallino Treporti can offer.
We've given you ideas: these are just a few suggestions, in reality there are many more routes to explore in Cavallino. If you feel like a nice bike ride, to be done during a spring weekend or to be planned within your beach vacation, study one of the many proposed itineraries and prepare your bike kit: it takes little to get on your bike and start the adventure
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