Itinerary "La Mandria Breve" (9.7 km)
- Departure: Ingresso Ponte Verde, viale Carlo Emanuele II, 256 - Venaria Reale
- Arrival: Ingresso Ponte Verde, viale Carlo Emanuele II, 256 - Venaria Reale
- Length: 9.7 km
From the entrance of Ponte Verde (housing the Info Point), turn left and take the road running along the border of the Park. Take the first road on the right (300m) and go ahead until you reach Cascina Prato Pascolo (700m) – housing the Didactic Restaurant C.na Prato Pascolo – where you will find the bike rental service, the toilets, and a refreshment point.
Beyond the farmstead, go ahead on the left, until you will reach again the enclosure (1.1 km) and here turn right. Follow the whole path along the enclosure until you get, near the entrance of Druento, to Casetta Remondino (3.4 km) where you will find a fountain. Go straight ahead and turn right at the first junction (km 4), reaching the medieval church of San Giuliano (4.2 km). Turn right, go beyond Cascina Rubbianetta – housing the International Horse Center – take Strada Rubbianetta and go straight ahead.
You will reach Ponte Rosso after a downhill trail (6 km) and from there continue to follow the road on the right that, after a long straight stretch, leads to the entrance of Rampa Ciuché (8 km). Take the uphill trail and then the downhill trail, and follow it until you reach Borgo Castello. Here you will find some facilities, as well as the offices of the Park Authority.
Go ahead on the left and then, after about one hundred meters, turn right running along the offices.
You will reach Borgo Castello (8.8 km) and from here go downhill taking the 8-shaped road. Once you reach the fountain at the end of the 8-shaped road (9.2 km) continue for 500 meters along Viale dei Roveri and reach the departure point.
Neogothic section (Park Authority offices)
(photo by Archivio Parco Mandria)
Fox along the trail
(photo by Archivio Parco Mandria)
Hare
(photo by Archivio Parco Mandria)
