Foligno to Perugia, Umbria, Italy: Round Trip the Gravel Way

Foligno, Italy:
"Foligno (Italian pronunciation: [foˈliɲɲo]; Southern Umbrian: Fuligno) is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located 40 kilometres (25 miles) south-east of Perugia, 10 km (6 mi) north-north-west of Trevi and 6 km (4 mi) south of Spello." - https://wikipedia.org

Perugia, Italy:
Perugia (Italian: [peˈruːdʒa] ⓘ; Latin: Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about 164 km (102 mi) north of Rome and 148 km (92 mi) southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 124,400 inhabitants as of 2025.

In the Region of Umbria, Province of Perugia lay many beautiful towns. Foligno, Perugia, Assisi, and Spello, to name a few. There isn't a bad view to be seen inside these towns, or the countryside that surrounds them. The area also features a considerable amount of quiet gravel roads that meander about the countryside, through many of the towns mentioned above, and many smaller towns and communes.

In this video, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist rides a course his own design that traverses beautiful gravel roads, farm tracks, quiet paved roads, super steep climbs, and more. An amazing day on the bike!

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to Foligno & City Hotels
1:00 The Ride Begins
1:58 First Gravel Road
2:58 Quiet & Flat Farm Roads
3:22 Redirect & Bush Bashing
4:39 Spello IT from the Air
7:20 The First of Two Climbs
8:10 Abandoned Villa
9:05 Dodgy Farm Track
9:23 Welcome to Brufa, IT
10:09 Welcome to Collestrada, IT
10:31 Another Dodgy Farm Track
11:17 Nearing Perugia, IT
11:50 The Ascent to Perugia, IT
12:35 Welcome to Perugia, IT
14:45 Steep Paved Descent out of Perugia
15:26 Conad Grocery Store Stop
16:37 Another Dodgy Road
17:16 Touring Some Bloke's Back Yard
18:52 Welcome to Bastia Umbra
19:38 Assisi from the Air
20:39 Wrap Up & Closing
21:10 General Madness

Links of Interest:
City Hotel & Suites, Foligno Italy - https://www.cityhotelfoligno.com/en/

Grinduro Italy - https://grinduro.com

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Officina Battaglin (website for JOM's review bike) - https://officinabattaglin.com

How to Create Amazing & Fun Gravel Routes! -    • How to Create Amazing & Fun Gravel Routes!  

Pizzeria la Quercia, Ciconia TR, Italy - https://maps.app.goo.gl/JTnYtTGiVPYTD...

North Florida Freeride Gravel Series -   / norflafreeridegravelseries  

Gravel Cyclist's Route Library - https://www.gravelcyclist.com/gravel-...

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