Stage 12 · Assisi → Spoleto
- Distance
- 48 km
- Elevation gain
- 480 m D+
- Difficulty
- Easy-Medium
- Surface
- 97% asphalt, 3% gravel · 34% on cycle routes
- Terrain
- Umbrian Valley
- Cycle path
- Spoleto-Assisi Cycle Path
- Hospitality
- Hotels
GPX 1.1 file with the track, elevation and the abbeys as waypoints. Tracks are calculated on real roads and cycle routes (OpenStreetMap): check them on the ground before you set off.
Stage map
Map of the stage Assisi → Spoleto: track, start, finish, places to stay and abbeys
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Tracks calculated on real roads and cycle paths (OpenStreetMap); elevations from SRTM data — to be checked on the ground
Main climb: 4.7 km at 4.1% (up to 409 m)
This stage on Komoot
The same track is on the project's Komoot profile: save it in the app and ride it with voice navigation.
Overview
A flat crossing of the Valle Umbra along the Assisi-Spoleto cycleway, a quiet ribbon among olive groves and art towns, with the Sibillini Mountains growing on the horizon.
Notes from the road
The Assisi-Spoleto cycleway runs flat along embankments and canals, protected from traffic for long stretches. Spello and Trevi follow one another perched above the olive groves, with the water of the Clitunno Springs at the midpoint. In summer the sun beats hard on shadeless asphalt, better to start early. Foligno offers every service at the midpoint, handy for a long stop. Spoleto closes the day with one last steep ramp inside the walls.
What to see
Assisi, Spello with Pinturicchio's frescoes, Springs of the Clitunno, Lombard Tempietto on the Clitunno (UNESCO), Trevi perched among the olives, Spoleto with the Ponte delle Torri and the cathedral frescoed by Filippo Lippi
Where to sleep
Spoleto: mid-range hotels (65-100€), B&Bs (55-95€), agriturismo (50-80€)
Where to eat
Strangozzi alla spoletina, black truffle, oil of the Assisi-Spoleto olive belt, porchetta, Montefalco wines (Sagrantino)
Tips
A gentle stage (400m gain), ideal for regaining rhythm after the intensity of Assisi. The cycleway is well signposted, but not always protected from traffic. Spoleto is built on steep hills: one last ramp in town.
Water & supplies
Continuous water and services along the cycleway: Spello, Foligno at mid-stage, then Trevi and the Clitunno springs. No isolated sections; the Valle Umbra is however sun-baked in summer, with little shade on the path.
Places to stay on this stage
- Ostello Villa Redentahostel
Spoleto (via di Villa Redenta 1)- Price:
- rooms from ~€60 (double), breakfast included
- Open:
- year-round
- Facilities:
- 16 en-suite rooms (doubles, triples, quads), breakfast, parking, historic park; pets allowed
- Source:
- booking.com/hotel/it/ostello-villa-redenta.html · tripadvisor.com
Hostel in an 18th-century villa with grounds, at the end of the Assisi–Spoleto cycle stage (the old Camping Monteluco appears to be closed).
Abbeys on this stage
- Start abbey: Basilica di San Francesco (Assisi)
An amateur, non-profit project. The tracks are indicative: everyone rides independently, at their own risk.