Barolo & Langhe Loop

A loop through the Barolo hills from Alba, over the ridges the wine is named after. The Langhe vineyard landscape has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 2014, and the route strings together the villages at the centre of it — each one on its own hilltop, with a castle. [Route details] Start and finish: Alba 43.99 km loop · 164 m to 488 m · climb 973 m [Along the way] - Grinzane Cavour, Serralunga d'Alba, Castiglione Falletto, Barolo, La Morra - La Morra sits highest, looking back over the whole valley [Good to know] - 973 m of climb in 44 km: short and constant rather than long and steep, which is why this is the country e-bikes are recommended for. - No cycle route relation covers this ride, so it is routed through the road network with motorways and the roads that ban bicycles left out, and quiet roads preferred over main ones. - Elevation is sampled from a terrain model, not recorded on the ground.