THE ROUTES
THE ROUTES
The route has been ideally divided into 8 stages. Every year, on the occasion of the Bike Trail Terre di Pisa event, a different location is chosen for the departure.
ROUTE 1
DEPARTURE:
Pisa
ARRIVAL:
Casciana Terme Lari
Km: 88km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +890m
Departure from the San Rossore Migliarino Massaciuccoli Park towards Cascina (nearby the Virgo Gravitational Centre), and continue towards Fauglia and Crespina along the Strada del Vino delle Colline Pisane (Wine Road of the Pisan Hills) until Casciana Terme, famous for its thermal baths and Lari.
ROUTE 2
DEPARTURE:
Casciana Terme Lari
ARRIVAL:
Lajatico
Km: 66km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +950m
The route crosses the Maritime Hills, until the lavender fields and the natural Oasis of Lago di Santa Luce and continues towards Lajatico hometown of Andrea Bocelli and famous for the Teatro del Silenzio.
ROUTE 3
DEPARTURE:
Lajatico
ARRIVAL:
Pomarance
Km: 58km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +1.750m
After leaving Lajatico on the way to Montecatini Val di Cecina you descend towards Ponteginori passing by Querceto Castle. You enter the Monterufoli-Caselli Nature Reserve, then arrive in Pomarance passing through the hamlet of Micciano, on the summit of a rocky spur dominating the Cecina Valley.
ROUTE 4
DEPARTURE:
Pomarance
ARRIVAL:
Anello di Pomarance
Km: 67km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +1.560m
This ring takes you to the southernmost point of the Trail (and of the province of Pisa), crossing the Valle del Diavolo (Devil’s Valley), to Larderello and Sasso Pisano and then returning to Pomarance, after entering the Parco delle Fumarole (Fumarole Park), where geothermal springs such as soffioni, putizze and lagoni and the Terme Romane del Bagnone (Roman Baths of Bagnone) are visible.
ROUTE 5
DEPARTURE:
Pomarance
ARRIVAL:
Volterra
Km: 62km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +1.600m
Leaving Pomarance, you first pass by the villages of San Dalmazio and Montecastelli Pisano until to reach the Rocca Sillana. Passing through the Berignone-Tatti Nature Reserve, you get to the Etruscan city of Volterra.
ROUTE 6
DEPARTURE:
Volterra
ARRIVAL:
Peccioli
Km: 58km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +1.000m
You leave Volterra near the Roman Theatre, towards Prato d’Era. Today the destination is Peccioli, passing through the hamlets of Villamagna and Ghizzano and close to the Fonte Mazzolla Amphitheatre.
ROUTE 7
DEPARTURE:
Peccioli
ARRIVAL:
San Miniato
Km: 62km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +1.200m
Passing through Toiano (ghost village) and Palaia, you head towards the Valdarno (Lower Arno Valley) dominated by San Miniato, the city of truffles. From its Fortress, one of the most evocative stops on the Via Francigena, you can admire the old town with the Duomo and the Piazza del Seminario.
ROUTE 8
DEPARTURE:
San Miniato
ARRIVAL:
Pisa
Km: 74km
DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT: +860m
After reaching first Pontedera (Piaggio Museum) and then the medieval village of Vicopisano, at the foot of the Pisan Mount, you get to the Monumental Charterhouse of Calci. The Lungomonte road leads to Pisa and to the finish in San Rossore Migliarino Massaciuccoli Natural Park.
