Circuito Vale Europeu de Cicloturismo

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Timbó

Timbó is the start and return point of the bicycle circuit. Casa Benz houses the Museu do Imigrante, and the Hammermeister hall holds the Museu da Música collection. Jardim Botânico Franz Damm adds a walk by the lake; these visits require their own time, separate from the riding stages.

→ Rio dos Cedros Departure from Timbó along the waymarked route, with urban crossing and rural roads to the seat of Rio dos Cedros. It is part of the first stage of 47,9 km, which covers three municipalities; the distance was not divided among the seats.

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Rio dos Cedros

In Rio dos Cedros, the Museu da Imigração displays utensils and tools of the settlers. Represa do Pinhal, in Alto Cedros, and Represa do Rio Bonito, in Palmeiras, are landmarks of the Região dos Lagos. The initial passage goes through the seat; later the circuit returns to the municipality via the high area, using rural access roads.

→ Pomerode Continuation of the first stage to Pomerode, alternating rural dirt roads and paved sections. The published distance belongs to the complete stage covering three municipalities, with no individually confirmed measurement for this connection.

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Pomerode

Pomerode features half-timbered houses in Testo Alto and the settlers' memory at the Museu Pomerano. These references help to understand the municipality beyond the ride. The Rota do Enxaimel is a local visit with its own route; one should not assume that all its buildings are part of the circuit stage.

→ Indaial The ride from Pomerode to Indaial follows the circuit's own itinerary, between inhabited areas and rural paths. The distance is shown with a formatting error on the current page; use the GPS file to navigate, and do not treat the highway section as a car stage.

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Indaial

The Ponte dos Arcos marks the crossing of the Itajaí-Açu in Indaial. The Museu Municipal Ferroviário Silvestre Ernesto da Silva occupies the former station and displays objects from railway operations. The chosen bicycle continuation in this route follows the Warnow alternative, between built heritage and rural paths.

→ Ascurra Warnow alternative, between Indaial's rural heritage and the arrival in Ascurra. The route includes dirt surfaces and paved sections; the distance of 22,10 km corresponds to the Warnow version, different from the Encano alternative.

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Ascurra

Igreja Matriz Santo Ambrósio and Colégio Salesiano São Paulo are reference points of Ascurra's cultural life. At this point in the ride, the choice between the main circuit and the optional branch must be made before departing. Visiting the matriz requires attention to religious use and the conditions for entering the temple.

→ Apiúna Optional branch Ascurra–Apiúna, 23.21 km, along a cycle-touring itinerary with rural roads. Plan the detour according to your readiness for the ride; choosing it does not make Apiúna an obligatory passage nor create a direct link to Rodeio.

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Apiúna

Apiúna participates as an optional branch of the bicycle circuit. The locality of Subida preserves the Maria Fumaça excursion, and Morro Dom Bosco has a chapel at its summit. Cachoeira das Andorinhas expands the nature outings; the cycling detour does not guarantee a visit or entry to any of these points.

→ Ascurra After the Apiúna branch, return to the main circuit at the Ascurra reference point, confirming the return route in your ride planning. There is no separate confirmed distance for this return; the detour does not go directly to Rodeio.

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Rodeio

Rodeio showcases Trentino culture at the Circolo Trentino museum and at Matriz São Francisco de Assis, with its fresco Et Incarnatus Est. In Ipiranga, the Caminho dos Anjos gathers sculptures on the slope. Cyclists may devote their arrival to the urban core, leaving Picol Paradis for a separately organized visit.

→ Benedito Novo The departure from Rodeio reaches the rural roads of Benedito Novo in the climbing stage. There are elevation changes and dirt sections; the published 42.9 km cover the stage up to Doutor Pedrinho, with no separate distance for this crossing.

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Benedito Novo

Igreja Evangélica de Ribeirão Liberdade preserves half-timbered structure in Benedito Novo. Cachoeira do Zinco is on private property with visits subject to authorization. The circuit crosses the area on the climb and on the return from the Região dos Lagos, without automatically including access to the waterfall.

→ Doutor Pedrinho From Benedito Novo, the circuit continues through the mountains and rural roads to Doutor Pedrinho. The official measurement combines this climb with the departure from Rodeio; no split between municipalities was calculated, and the effort depends on the terrain and the surface.

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Doutor Pedrinho

Doutor Pedrinho includes the Véu de Noiva waterfall and the Salto Donner on the Rio Benedito. Capivari preserves the Gruta Nossa Senhora de Fátima, with an altar in the rock shelter. The ride passes through the high part of the valley; visiting these sites requires assessing trails, authorized access and time beyond the cycling stage.

→ Rio dos Cedros Upper-section variant via Véu de Noiva, 32.70 km to Alto Cedros, locality of Rio dos Cedros. The link uses dirt roads and does not end in the urban center; visiting the base of the waterfall requires separate planning.