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Multi-day route
Long distance cycling
The cycle route crosses the region from Sacile to Gorizia-Nova Gorica (Slovenia), European Capitals of Culture in 2025, via Maniago, Gemona del Friuli and Cividale del Friuli.
The Pedemontana FVG3 Cycle Route crosses the region following the imaginary line that delimits the regional Alpine arc and covers a total distance of about 180 km. The cycle route starts in Sacile, crossed by the Livenza River, and ends in Gorizia-Nova Gorica (Slovenia) . Along the way it crosses the villages of Maniago, world-renowned for the production of cutlery, Toppo included in Italy's Most Beautiful Villages, Gemona del Friuli medieval village contaminated by Street Art and contemporary architecture, and Cividale del Friuli UNESCO site for Longobard art. In this area the renowned wines of the Grave, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Isonzo and Collio DOC areas are produced and can be tasted in the many wineries. A short distance from the cycle route are the villages of Polcenigo, Poffabro, Venzone and Gradisca d'Isonzo (Borghi più Belli d'Italia), which can be reached by using other cycle routes that branch off from the cycle route itself.
Until May 20, 2026, a short section of the Via Napoleonica in the municipality of Cornino is interdicted. Detour signs can be found on site that provide for reaching the center of Cornino.
Gemona is the crossing point of 3 cyclo-routes. Want to change routes? In DIRECTIONS TO FOLLOW you will find the information.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Some routes are suitable for families with children.
Trail type: trail with slight inclines and few cycling difficulties. Much of it on bike path or paved secondary roads with no traffic; some sections on good dirt roads.
From Sacile, Maniago, Gemona del Friuli, Cividale del Friuli, Cormons and Gorizia-Nova Gorica (Slovenia) or vice versa.
Along the way you may decide to change your route using other cycle routes or variants.
In Gemona del Friuli:
Cividale del Friuli:
Public-transport-friendly
Intermodal transportation with bicycle in tow:
The piedmont bikeway is served by intermodal transportation, both train and bus.
Regional trains (Trenitalia) can transport bicycles along the Gorizia to Sacile route (Trieste - Udine - Venice line) and from Sacile to Maniago.
The MICOTRA train is a special international and intermodal convoy between Udine and Villach (A) with a stop in Gemona del Friuli and can carry more than 70 bicycles in special cars. It makes two daily round trips and in summer extends its run to Trieste.
In summer there is a BiciBus service, buses with a bicycle cart in tow:
- from Cormons to Grado with stops in Gorizia, Gradisca d'Isonzo, Redipuglia and Monfalcone
- from Maniago to Gemona del Friuli with stops in Meduno, Travesio, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Osoppo and San Daniele del Friuli
For Sacile: take the A4 freeway, continue A27 towards Belluno and at Conegliano A28 Portogruaro-Conegliano
For Gorizia: take the A4 and A34 Villesse-Gorizia freeways
In Sacile, Maniago, Gemona del Friuli, Tarcento, Cividale del Friuli, Cormons, and Gorizia near the train station.
Map "Ciclovia Pedemontana" FVG3 published by PromoTurismoFVG in collaboration with Tabacco Publishing House. The map is on sale at PromoTurismoFVG Infopoints for €2.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
From Sacile the "Garden of the Serenissima", up to Maniago the city of knives.A bike route between the plains and the foothills of Pordenone.
A ride through ancient crafts and traditions, a journey through time among rural villages accompanying the cyclist to Gemona del Friuli.
The bike route connecting Gemona del Friuli to Cividale del Friuli offers a fascinating journey through picturesque Friulian landscapes and ...
The wineries scattered among the hills, the vineyards, and the rural villages suspended in time are the main features of this route.
