Cycle routes in Italy: which way and when
Italy: 26 routes with wind, rain and heat by month. The best month is most often October (19/26); data: ERA5 2006–2025.
Routes
| Route | Length | Best months | Best way |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena | 3,258 km | September–October (peak October) | either |
| Appennino Bike Tour | 3,004 km | September–October (peak October) | either |
| Aida | 955 km | October | either |
| Ciclovia Pedemontana Alpina | 946 km | September–October (peak October) | either |
| Ciclovia Francigena Italia | 846 km | October | either |
| Via Claudia Augusta | 722 km | September | either |
| EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 2 | 682 km | October | either |
| EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Italy 1 | 462 km | September–October (peak October) | either |
| EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 4a | 447 km | October | Casalmaggiore → Moncalieri |
| EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 4b | 446 km | October | either |
| Ciclovia del Po | 326 km | October | Gorino → Piacenza |
| Munich-Venice - part Italy 1 | 306 km | September | either |
| EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 7 | 235 km | April, October (peak October) | Bibione → Porto Viro |
| Ciclovia Svizzera-Mare | 186 km | October | Grinzane Cavour → Ventimiglia |
| EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 8 | 166 km | April, September–October (peak September) | either |
| Ciclovia Svizzera mare (Locarno – Novara) | 157 km | September–October (peak September) | either |
| EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 3 | 140 km | September | either |
| Strade Bianche | 136 km | October | either |
| EuroVelo 7 - Sun Route - part Mediterranean Sea | 129 km | April–May, December (peak May) | either |
| Ciclovia dell'Acquedotto Pugliese | 126 km | April–May, October–November (peak May) | either |
| ABT Tappa 20: Rivisondoli - Guardiaregia | 123 km | October | either |
| Ciclovia Destra Po | 119 km | October | Gorino → Ficarolo |
| Ciclovia Svizzera mare (Casalino – Alba) | 117 km | October | Casalino → Alba |
| Percorso ciclopedonale Treviso-Ostiglia | 113 km | October | Treviso → Ostiglia |
| Ciclovia Pedemontana Alpina - Laghi di Lombardia | 105 km | September–October (peak October) | either |
| EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Italy 5 | 102 km | October | either |
Other routes through Italy
| Route | Length | Best months | Best way |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpe Adria Bicycle Route | 412 km | September | either |
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.