Rujal de San Tome

Another in the series "Rides right under my nose that I've never explored."  This one starts west of the CRO hospital on Via Pedemontane Occidentale.  Turn right onto gravel road marked Deltaplano, a hang glider landing spot.  Continue through the woods to the rocky banks of Torrente Artugna (dry this time of year).  A nice gravel road for cars ends here with some signs explaining the place.  Bike or hike up the hill to the old mill house and water wheel.  You can continue for several km along the the little stone-lined canal which powers the mill.  Eventually it switches to a large boulder scramble in the direction of Chiesa San Tome.  Instead I turned around and rode back down.

On the way back I took a different route through the forest on some excellent gravel roads.  It ended right by the CRO, so I'll try that route in the opposite direction next time.  Great ride!

Old mill house

New mill wheel

Sluice

Stone-lined  canal 

Boulders of Torrente Artugna

Beginning of Crode di San Tome cliffs;
later they are hundred meters high