Treviso is an enchanting city: the clear canals reflect ancient frescoed buildings and the colonnades that lead to Piazza dei Signori overlooked by the Palazzo dei Trecento. Ostiglia is an industrial city in the heart of the Po Valley, whose Roman origins identify it as an important river port. It is joined by a long military and commercial railway built in the early twentieth century and transformed a century later into the longest cycle path on former railways of Italy.
In Quinto di Treviso, the route runs alongside the Sile, a spring-fed river protected by a Regional Park, with a visitor centre set up in the ancient mill of Cervara. Once the cycle path is resumed, you arrive at Badoere di Morgano, where a short detour takes you to see the unique square with its two porticoed hemicycles that have been home to artisans' shops and houses for more than three centuries. The cycle path is shaded by locust trees, maples and oaks that make up a linear forest interrupted only by the original train stations.
The ride travels along the territory of Trebaseleghe and Piombino Dese; not to be missed is a visit to Villa Cornaro del Palladio. In this territory, the clear waters of the springs abound and the regular framework of the fields, the orthogonal intersections of the ditches and the roads make these lands a sort of archaeological agrarian landscape. We stop in Camposampiero to admire its two medieval towers, the Venetian porticoed palaces and the precious Antonian sanctuaries.
The time has come to continue in the direction of Terre del Brenta. In Pieve di Curtarolo the track rises from the countryside and links to the new cycle bridge to cross the Brenta river. A beautiful stretch follows in the municipality of Piazzola sul Brenta: near the former station, you leave the track to reach the monumental Villa Contarini; the view is surprising as your gaze is enraptured by the princely Venetian residence while, to the sides, the field of vision is framed by a double colonnade on the right and by a high hedge of hornbeams on the left. Once back on the road towards Vicenza, we cross Campodoro and take the trail to Grisignano di Zocco, famous for its ancient end-of-summer fair. From here you can reach the Bacchiglione river via rural streets where a comfortable waterside cycle path leads to Vicenza
Leaving the Euganean Hills behind, you cycle towards the Berici Hills, a picturesque, compact range of hills with no distinct peaks. The cycle path at Barbarano runs alongside the Riviera Berica route and continues along the southern edge of the Berici Hills. Easy detours allow you to reach the picturesque historic centres nestled at the foot of the hills: Mossano, Barbarano, Villaga, Toara, Sossano and Orgiano. Each centre boasts monumental Venetian villas, parish churches, ancient fountains, wine cellars and taverns.
The last stretch allows you to reach the towns of Cologna Veneta, famous for its almond trees, and Legnago on the banks of the Adige. The final 10 kilometres to Ostiglia are on ordinary roads, pending completion of the work scheduled for 2026.
Treviso–Ostiglia is the first cycle path in the world to have obtained the GSTC – Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification, the international body created by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which promotes the principles of economic, environmental, cultural and social sustainability in tourism.
Signage with code I5.