La Ruzzola - Carpineti

Place:

Colombaia di Secchia - 42033 Carpineti

How to get there:

The structure is located in the location Colombaia di Secchia, and can be reached following the road for the castle of the Carpinete.
For those coming from the plains: you follow the SS 486 up to the intersection of Cerredolo, where you take the SP 19 and you follow it along the Secchia up to the location in question. It's 8 km from the administrative capital.

Holiday hours:

Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00

Weekly Closure:

The races are held only on Sunday

Opening times:

All year round

Timetable:

Programme
The society has just one contest, individual and team, called "The launch of the Ruzzolone". It takes place on a 500 m track. The game consists in throwing a wooden disc of a diameter of 26 cm and weighing 2 kg. The disc is wrapped in a cord and made to roll with a kind of whipping movement. The contestant who rolls the disc the farthest, and reaches the finish line first, wins.

Typology:

Track 500 m along the shore of the Fiume Secchia

Municipality:

CARPINETI
Piazza Matilde di Canossa, 1, 42033 Carpineti (RE)
0522 615019 0522 615020 , 0522 718014
territorio@comune.carpineti.re.it
www.comune.carpineti.re.it

Last update: April 26, 2025