Gola del Furlo, Acqualagna

With the Romans on the Via Flaminia

IL PERCORSO IN BREVE

Round trip from Fossombrone to Acqualagna. We travel along the old Flaminia road, crossing the Furlo Gorge (and its nature reserve)

KM 56.9

Altitude gain 200

Difficulty **

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Max. gradient -

Duration 2h00-2h30

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Round trip from Fossombrone to Acqualagna. We travel along the old Flaminia road, crossing the Furlo Gorge (and its nature reserve) where the road features a cycle path separated from the carriageway by a system of kerbs. The route is very evocative, including the Roman tunnel built around 80 AD.
Turnaround at Acqualagna where refreshments can also be found.
The return route can be either along the same road as the outward journey or via Pian de’ Conti, which leads back to Furlo and the Gorge cycle path.

NOTES:
Although much reduced thanks to the adjacent motorway, it is possible, especially during peak periods, for traffic to be quite heavy on these roads as well, a factor to be taken into account during our ride.

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The Furlo Pass is a gorge on the ancient Roman road Via Flaminia, located in the province of Pesaro-Urbino in the municipalities of Fermignano, Fossombrone, Cagli and Acqualagna (in the Marche region). It is a fascinating canyon, formed between the Pietralata and Paganuccio mountains by the erosive force of a tributary of the Metauro river.

The gorge, recognised as one of the places of the heart by the National Trust of Italy (FAI), is crossed by the original route of the Via Flaminia, modified (in Vespasian’s time) with the excavation of a tunnel to “facilitate” passage for equipment and people. This tunnel was built at the narrowest point of the gorge and was for this reason nicknamed ‘Petra pertusa’ or ‘Forulum’ (small hole), from which today’s term ‘Furlo’ derives. This tunnel is still active today and travelled by cars.