Cycling in Southern Tuscany | 35 Cycleways and cycle routes |
The road network spreading over Maremma offers an amazing variety of routes. Tarred roads suited to the thin and sensitive tyres of “very special” roadsters, dirt byroads for more versatile bicycles and tracks for bikers looking for wild itineraries through the thick maquis. To the more exacting cyclists the extensive Grosseto province offers cues and occasions of great technical content.[1]
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Another directrix through this territory is the “Maremma” section of the Ciclopista del Sole, the bike way crossing the Peninsula from Brenner to Sicily in the Eurovelo road network. It is not a bike way in the strict sense of the word but rather a route signalled to the cycling tourists, who want to cross Italy from North to South, looking for a way out of the difficult (for those by bicycle) national road network.
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Gran Tour della Maremma
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The Grand Tour of Maremma is a wonderful cycling tour of about 366 kilometres exploring the heart of Maremma, its countryside, solitary roads, mediaeval towns and sea horizons. It is a directrix suited to each kind of travel: for self-sufficient cycling tourists, for those tourists preferring to take the car for longer travels with the bike in tow to enjoy pedalling lightly along the different area of Maremma, for those cyclists using all-terrain bikes (a few stretches are on dirt roads) or roadsters (variants are planned excluding all dirt roads).
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Pineta di Feniglia, in the Tour of the eastern lagoon (Orbetello), N° 31
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The main route, that is the Grand Tour of Maremma, is a real journey to discover all the features of this land, starting from the Metalliferous Hills to the Tuff Area by way of Amiata, from the hills surrounding Manciano to the Costa d’Argento and the Grosseto countryside riding then back by way of the coast to Castiglione della Pescaia and up to the Metalliferous Hills. |
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Il buttero,, an epic trade and Maremma’s ultimate symbol[3]
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30 daily round tours
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In addition to the long routes suited to the touring holiday in Maremma there are more than 30 daily round tours covering nearly the whole wide Grosseto province. These are itineraries of varying difficulty, from a level acceptable to families with children and obviously without altitude difficulties as well as with a reduced distance in kilometres, to more demanding routes that satisfy the requirements of cycling tourists and bike lovers looking for proposals that combine the beauty of the landscape with technical contents thus having the chance to tackle the ride with a sporting spirit as well. Some of these itineraries are on tarred roads, others on hybrid roadbeds with stretches of dirt tracks. Therefore the offer is exhaustive and stimulating for those who ride roadsters or all-terrain bikes. And for those bikers who love paths, single tracks and adventurous routes made of dust and mud? Maremma is a real paradise for those keen on MTB with double schock absorbers. The thick maquis, the coastal pine woods and the woods covering the inland hills and the Amiata slopes offer endless routes. Other than the road routes these tours imply a perfect knowledge of the territory, otherwise they can turn into mazes without a way out. On these grounds the best way to explore the “boar” tracks is that of engaging the services of authorized guides and qualified staff, singularly or in groups selected on the basis of their training level and technique.[1]
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Overview of 35 cycling routes
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Other Itineraries Cicloturismo in Maremma | From Magliano in Toscana to Pereta, Scansano, Strada dell'Aion and again Magliano in Toscana
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 [1] Source: Cicloturismo Toscana AGENZIA PER IL TURISMO DELLA MAREMMA MAREMMA TOURISM BOARD Viale Monterosa, 206 - 58100 Grosseto - Italy [2] Source: Italy Cycling Guide [3] Fonte: Uomini e animal | www.alberese.com |
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 The Tuscan coast | Cycling map |
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Podere Santa Pia has been beautifully restored and overlooks a valley characterised by all the elements of the Tuscan landscape: vineyards, pastures, small forests, wheat fields, olive groves and downey oaks. On a clear day you can see as far as Corsica to the south.
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