Elogio della Rocca di Pecetto (e del pontile di Mugarone)

Pecetto and its Rocca form a short hilly variant of what is planned to become the VENTO route (the Venice-Turin cycle path).

After starting within Bosco Musolino (a beautiful example of restored nature on the outskirts of Valenza), the route continues gently along the Po River until Bassignana, with a mandatory stop on the riverbank at the Mugarone pier (a hamlet of Bassignana).

Returning to Borgata Pellizzari, you climb up to the village and the Rocca. From there the journey continues descending to the southern plain and returning to Valenza by a different route.

Traffic: with the exception of a short stretch between Mugarone and Pellizzari, it is generally manageable. Road surface: asphalt on the hilly section, mostly gravel road on the plain along the Po.

Valenza, Bosco Musolino – Torrente Grana – Regione Oche – Mugarone, pier on the Po – Bassignana – Mugarone – Pellizzari – Pecetto, Rocca – SP 79 – Strada Citerna – Valenza.

Train station in Valenza.