PO01 - THE PO BETWEEN THE LODI AND CREMONA AREAS Start node info End node info Total length Category Suggested type of bycicle Cycle time Uphill Downhill Max height Difficulty by cycle Coated Offroad Cyclability On cycle road How to arrive How to get back Piacenza, railway station Cremona, railway station 53.6 km Cycling Hybrid 02:50 (hh:min) 47 m 43 m 53 m Easy 81 % 19 % 100 % 15 % Railway Line Milan-Bologna, Piacenza station Railway Line Cremona-Milan by way of Codogno and by way of Treviglo Description This itinerary unfolds chiefly on bankside roads between the Basso Lodigiano, the Adda Sud park and Cremona.Water supply is not available outside cities and towns. Must-sees: Villa Stanga in Crotta d'adda, the Maccastorna castle and Cremona's old town centre. Elevation Ref. Km partial Km total Description 0.0 0.0 From the Railway station square in Piacenza take a right onto the bicycle path of viale S. Ambrogio 0.8 0.8 cross the bridge on the Po along the cycle path
Ref. Km partial Km total Description 1.6 2.3 continue along the cycle path towards Cremona 0.0 2.4 at the roundabout take via Ottobre 2000 for S. Sisto 0.5 2.9 keep on the asphalt road that stretches alongside the railway line 0.3 3.2 at the fork immediately after keep to the right on the bank 5.3 8.5 keep on the bank for a long stretch past the unpaved side roads and keep to the right at the first fork 1.0 9.6 follow the road signs to S.Stefano L. and Castelnuovo B.A. along the cycle route of Po 0.2 9.8 near the hydraulic work of Mortizza follow the cycle route of Po towards Cremona 2.1 11.9 take the bank on the left towards Passone 0.3 12.2 right after leave to Provincial Road 116 and keep to the right towards a mine 3.9 16.1 once at Ponte continue straight 3.3 19.4 ride past the road bump of a methane pipeline 2.8 22.2 continue on the dirt bank 2.9 25.1 at the end of the dirt stretch take the asphalt road on the left 0.5 25.7 at the stop sign keep to the left on Provincial road 27 1.1 26.8 when the Provincial road starts going downhill and Castelnuovo Bocca d'adda is visible on the horizon, keep to the right on the bank 1.8 28.5 take the dead end road towards the mouth of Adda 0.2 28.7 continue on the cycle route of Po and the mouth of Adda 2.3 31.1 once in Brevia continue along the bank that becomes unpaved towards Cremona, on the right you can see the mouth of Adda 0.9 31.9 at the Chiavicone continue straight ahead, passing a bar 1.5 33.5 always keep the left at the two consecutive Forks, remaining on the main bank 1.1 34.6 cross the bridge on the Adda towards Crotta d'adda 1.1 35.7 at the crossroads by the bridge over river Adda continue for Acquanegra 0.8 36.5 at the fork follow the sign for Caselle Basse 2
Ref. Km partial Km total Description 0.9 37.3 at the fork, when the bank terrain turns to dirt, take a left on the asphalt road 1.0 38.3 cross the built up area of Caselle and at the end of the village the road terrain turns to dirt 0.3 38.7 go straight at the first fork 0.6 39.2 at the T junction turn left and follow the main road 0.7 40.0 until you get back on the bank and turn left for Spinadesco 1.1 41.1 once you get to a no entry sign ride off the bank on the left 0.4 41.5 turn left and cross the little bridge 0.2 41.7 at the end of the dirt stretch keep to the left and cross the bridge 0.4 42.1 right after the bridge at the crossroads turn right towards the canal 0.1 42.2 follow the Milan-Cremona-Po canal towards Cremona 3.1 45.3 at the end of the the canal towpath turn left on the bridge and cross it 0.3 45.5 take the road on the right and cross the bridge 0.8 46.3 take the bicycle path on the other side of the road 0.9 47.2 at the crossroads go straight 0.3 47.5 cross the road on the right following the bicycle path 0.8 48.2 by the motocross track follow the signs to the left for the Canottieri bicycle path 0.5 48.7 ride past the navigation basins, keep to the right towards the bicycle path and get to Largo Marinai d'italia in Cremona 1.6 50.4 at largo Marinai d'italia take via del Porto 0.3 50.7 at the roundabout go straight on via Po towards the centre 1.2 51.9 go straight at the roundabout 0.6 52.4 at p.zza Stradivari turn left into via Verdi 0.9 53.3 at the traffic light go straight and get to the railway station 0.2 53.6 end 3
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