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Lanzo - VIU - Lake Malciaussia - July 25, 2008

I know that many Viu, a town of Lanzo and which gives its name to one of the 3 valleys (Val di Viu), but perhaps few know what a wonderful place there is a few kilometers and a bit of trouble .

Once in Lanzo (from SP1 which is the road from Venaria and borders the Herd or by combining Caselle Lanzo SP2), take the road to the valley (there is a point that combines all three) and then you turn left on SP32. The road leading from VIU is very beautiful, it combines slow and fast stretches, where for much of the asphalt has just been rebuilt.

It 's a pleasure to drive on this road. especially in weeks when there is virtually none, whereas during the weekend, as happens on many other streets, is mistaken for a circuit where riders go to let off steam.

The road is dangerous if you do not know (There are some steps on narrow bridges and many blind spots), and is carefully monitored by the Police (attention to the piece in between the start of the Lanzo valleys, velox there is always at home). If you accept a piece of advice, enjoy the road and the landscape, without overdoing it too ... it tells one that was stopped for a trifle, but they wanted to tear up the license on the spot. Then it is solved with a "pull" of the ears, but they do not know how to face the barbarian hordes that invade the valleys and villages.

Viu Once in there is not much to see and do, take a coffee, you are chatting with other bikers, but much more there is not and then goes on to a place of great beauty but has some danger in driving.

Viu After you go almost straight on the main road (also SP32). We pass the junction to the Col del Lys and go on and on. Road less exciting but also more "quiet" for other points of view. Going forward there are towns and villages, to be honest I have never stopped and I do not seem to be very interesting. It is up to Usseglio, the country's largest Viu after we meet on the road. I always do a stop here, there's not much here either but I relax before "climb" to the destination.

Attention there was once a gas station after Usseglio, but for a while no longer exists, and the last is just before Viu, if you empty the tank that sounds, remember to fill it, because then you have to make about 50 / 60 km round trip.

Let Usseglio, at some point there is a sign indicating Malciaussia 6km, here begins the most delicate. There are pieces of almost alternating one-way street (there are two machines together), but instead when we are we bikers is not as if we had space and the cars sometimes do not even slow down a bit to get us through.

Shortly after the climb begins, very particular, full of tight hairpin bends, but especially with a significant slope to climb (a bit like the "staircase" to ascend the Mont Cenis, but that comparison is a highway in !!!). What is challenging, you can not see who is behind the curves and above the road is not a joke. Fortunately (or unfortunate, because now I enjoy it) lasts only 2 / 3 km with some pieces of straight. At the end of the climb, opens before us one of the best views of which I can see in the valleys of Lanzo from a road open to traffic, moves me every time I go back and do it several times a year when The road is open (passable only in summer).

The road ends at Lake Malciaussia, articiale a lake created by a dam. Not very extensive, but has the great advantage of not being a place so busy also view the road (more than a car does not come at the end) and is always pretty quiet. If you're lucky you get to see the Rocciamelone, and anyway the place is very nice to spend a quiet day in the sun maybe in the mountains. There is a bar / restaurant with some rooms even for mountain lovers thought starts some trails but since I am very pelandrone I never suspected ... ;)

After relaxing it's time to go home, the road is one of the progress, but time is winding down, and you see very well you climb, because of bends if I see 3 or 4 all together! Do not want to scare anyone, but a bit of squeezing is normal, especially if it is not very practical for mountain roads. Let's just say that it is not the most recommended place to learn ... ;)

As you can see from the photos I found a pretty gray day, but still worth the ride even though I would never find the rain.

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Hill Nivolet

are on vacation, I very nearly made me a ride ... but not too far away for now and later. Sissi, who do I go to Nivolet, the sun and there should not be surprised as other times that I tried (cold polar wind, road closed ...).

To be honest the way I'm not mad, indeed, but the places are beautiful. For those who do not has never been any info and map:

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I put Rivarolo as a starting point for those arriving Turin think it is a necessary step, from Pont onwards there are no more doubts, there is only one road and there is no danger of being lost ... ;)

As you can see the map for a long ride along the Gran Paradiso National Park, then to go in reaching Ceresole Reale. Ceresole deserves a quite ride, many times is the goal, especially in summer days. The main feature is the lake, artificial reality as is the reservoir of a dam (such as the Mont Cenis). Peaceful, formerly part of the park, there is never too much confusion (I've never found at least) and it is truly a blessing to spend half a day out of the city. Just after

Ceresole is the road that goes to the park and leads to Nivolet. Be careful, the road is closed for summer holidays, during which we are obliged to come up with a shuttle. Weekdays but the road is open (it is closed in the winter from October to May, but the weather can I give up, even in summer!)

The first stage is the dam Serrù at an altitude of about 2200 meters, this view of the road (actually well before the dam, but was stopped because had closed the road for 10 min):

Then you start to get really, and you meet another dam, and some natural lakes:

A very special step is highlighted by the arrow, on the one side of the street there is water ... but on the other there is nothing to prove!

The photos were taken from the highest point of the road (of nearly 2700 meters above sea level), but you can go ahead some more, where there is a refuge and another lake:

The peak is seen at the end is spectacular, as is was colored, I do not comment about him (I think the Gran Paradiso), here's a detail:

The road ends here, if you want you can continue on foot. Continue the way we might arrive in Val d'Aosta (in reality we are just on the border). Heard today that some foreigners were also convinced that we can get this far in Courmayeur, their maps were not detailed enough and probably do not realize that a missing piece of road.

If you want to do a lot of curves (forget the guards at the roadside) and see spectacular scenery, the Nivolet for you, if you come in the area is definitely a place to visit.

And then there are animals that are always happy to greet:

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