Sestri Levante to Levanto

On the road of the Ex-Railway Framura-Bonassola-Levanto
From the center of Sestri Levante follow the signs for the ancient Roman road SS1 Aurelia towards La Spezia.

Passing near the hamlet of Riva Trigoso, the characteristic seaside village of the City of the Two Seas, the climb begins that in about 16 km leads to the highest point of the route: the 615 mslm of the Bracco Pass. Except for a few short sections in the town of Sestri Levante, the route is never on a protected road, but traffic is light because most motorized vehicles pass over the highway. For a good stretch the road does not face the sea and remains shaded by typical Ligurian vegetation.

Finished the pass begins a long descent ( about 13 km ) that leads to Framura, a beautiful and peculiar Ligurian town composed of 5 small medieval villages, here you can use the elevator to take you to the beginning of the bicycle and pedestrian path on the site of the Ex Ferrovia Framura – Bonassola – Levanto. From here for about 6 km flat, you arrive in Levanto where you re-enter traffic only to reach the train station on the way back.

The route is suitable for everyone, for a section it coincides with the route indicated “B13 var. Moncenisio” by FIAB and accepted as the main backbone in the Ligurian Cycle Network ( RCLI ).