The Po Delta is an extensive area and traveling through on bicycle one can crank away many more miles than what one logically might expect.

The route described on this page, starts from the train station at Adria, reaches the Po di Goro [a tributary to the main river - RB] at the village of Ariano and follows along the right bank of the Po di Goro [part of the Destra Po route], to the village of Goro that gives its name to this branch of the Po. Part of the route is on a dedicated bike path and part is on roads with low traffic. Only near Adria is vehicular traffic heavy.

Section from Adria to Ariano: leave the train station at Adria, head south on the main avenue, always going in the direction towards Bottrighe, to get across town to the drawbridge [at Via Chieppara]; shortly afterwards turn left onto a wide road [Strada Chieppara] that runs parallel to the Po and becomes regional highway SR495; you will veer right and cross the Po over the [half-mile] long bridge; once off the bridge continue under an overpass at the interchange [with Via Battare] and take the road to Ariano; at Crociarone take one of the lanes to the right and then left to take the less traveled road that goes to Ariano, running along the bank of the Po di Goro.

Section from Ariano to Goro: at Ariano there is a metal trestle-bridge that allows one to cross the Po di Goro; immediately after this bridge to the right is the bike route to Ferrara (Destra Po); but to the left is a relatively quiet local road to Mesola; take this road and continue east.

At Mesola there is a beautiful, well-preserved castle, which overlooks the Po and the countryside.

After Mesola you can get on directly to the bike route Destra Po [right bank of the Po] that follows all the bends of the river, or for a shorter route follow the Canal Bianco [White Channel] that leads more directly to Goro.

The two routes come back together by way of a crossroad a few kilometers north of the village of Goro, the last town before the mouth of the river.

Last visit to this route: 2009-09-20