Abruzzo Bike, Train and Hike Tour

Day 1: Assergi – Campo Imperatore (hike, about 9 km)
Please note: Day 1 is already an active day (a mountain hike, not a bike stage). There is no arrival night before it, so plan to reach Fonte Cerreto (Assergi) in the morning.
You will arrive at Fonte Cerreto in the morning and take the Gran Sasso cable car up to Campo Imperatore, the "Piccolo Tibet". A high-altitude hike leads towards the Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi or the summit of Corno Grande (about 9 km return, +900 m). Your bikes stay safely stored in the valley. Overnight at altitude in Campo Imperatore, under one of the clearest night skies in Italy.

Day 2: Campo Imperatore – Santo Stefano di Sessanio – Popoli (48 km; +250 m)
A long panoramic descent from the plateau across the pastures of the Baronia, past Santo Stefano di Sessanio and the fortress of Rocca Calascio, down to the Tirino valley and the village of Popoli (-1,800 m). Overnight in the Popoli area.

Day 3: Popoli – Gole di San Venanzio – Sulmona (32 km; +150 m)
In the morning you will hike in the Gole di San Venanzio Reserve, among limestone canyons and rock hermitages (about 12 km). In the afternoon a short ride to the station and a regional train with your bike take you to Sulmona, capital of confetti. A tasting of Sulmona confetti with a glass of Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo is included.

Day 4: Sulmona – Palena – Lanciano (35–55 km; +350 m)
From Sulmona station you will board the historic Parks Railway, the "Transiberiana d'Italia", climbing more than 1,000 m to Palena station. From there a flowing descent along the Val di Sangro and the hills of Chieti brings you to Lanciano.

Day 5: Lanciano – Punta Aderci – Vasto (48 km; +180 m)
A short morning train with your bike to Casalbordino/Porto di Vasto, then the Via Verde cycle path of the Trabocchi Coast and a walk among the cliffs and coves of the Punta Aderci Reserve (about 10 km). A sunset aperitivo on a Trabocco with fresh Adriatic fish and a glass of Passerina is included. Overnight in the Vasto / Trabocchi Coast area.

Day 6: Vasto – Torino di Sangro – Ortona (42 km; +120 m)
North along the Via Verde, built on the old railway line and closed to cars, alternating the ride with a walk in the Lecceta di Torino di Sangro Reserve or to the cliffs of Punta dell'Acquabella, until the harbour and Aragonese Castle of Ortona.

Day 7: Ortona – Francavilla al Mare – Pescara (30 km; +50 m)
A last flat ride on the Adriatic Green Corridor cycle path, through Francavilla al Mare and over the Ponte del Mare into the centre of Pescara, ending at Pescara Centrale station.

Day 8: Departure
After breakfast, check-out and end of services.