Cycling in the Tuscan Maremma
- Category Itineraries
Agriturismo - Where to stay overnight
- Maremma: 5 cycle routes
- Watch the video:
- 1. Cala Violina
- 2. Parco della Maremma
- 3. Alta valle del Fiora
- 4. Maremma di Pietra
- 5. Bassa valle dell’Albegna
Maremma: 5 cycle routes
The bicycle is an ideal way to get in tune with the character of the Maremma. You ride on roads that follow the curves of an ever-varied territory, unwinding for hundreds of kilometers: they sneak into the dense Mediterranean scrub, follow the course of tree-lined avenues or navigate in sight towards isolated cypresses, draw unpredictable trajectories between olive groves and vineyards, they play hide and seek with the hills, chasing Etruscan mysteries.
Many roads for many journeys. Even a day trip has the charm of a journey and a few kilometers are enough to go very far to discover the Maremma.
Watch the video:
1. Cala Violina
Cala Violina - 15.6 km
FOLLONICA (LOC. PUNTONE) KM 0 - PIAN D'ALMA KM 3,6 -TORRE CIVETTE - PUNTA LE CANNE KM 8,5 - CALA VIOLINA KM 9,5 - PUNTA MARTINA KM 11,4 - CALA FRANCESE - FOLLONICA (LOC. PUNTONE) KM 15,6
Length: 15.6 km
Difference in altitude: 60 m
Type of road: dirt and asphalt
Bicycle: MTB or all-terrain
Difficulty: easy
2. Parco della Maremma
Parco della Maremma - 34.2 km
RISPESCIA - KM 0 PONTI NERI - KM 1.4 BARBICATO - KM 2.6 MOLINACCIO - KM 4.9 ALBERESE - KM 7.9 CENTRO VISITE PARCO DELLA MAREMMA - KM 8.4 LOCALITÀ SPERGOLAIA - KM 10.5 MARINA DI ALBERESE - KM 17 FOCE DELL’OMBRONE - KM 19.2 LOCALITÀ SPERGOLAIA - KM 27 CANALE ESSICCATORE - KM 28 ANTICA DOGANA - KM 30.6 GIUNCOLA - KM 32 RISPESCIA - KM 34.2
Length: 34.2 km
Difference in altitude: irrelevant
Type of road: asphalt (easy dirt road in some places)
Bicycle: all terrain and road
Difficulty: easy
3. Alta valle del Fiora
Alta valle del Fiora - 34.3 km
SANTA FIORA - KM 0 - TORRENTE SCABBIA - KM 4.8 - TORRENTE RIGO SECCO - KM 7.8 - SELVA - KM 12.4 - SANTA FIORA - KM 34.3
Length: 34.3 km
Difference in altitude: 750 m
Type of road: 19.6 km asphalt + 14.7 km dirt
Bicycle: MTB and all-terrain
Difficulty: medium - demanding
4. Maremma di Pietra
Maremma di Pietra - 35.5 km
MASSA MARITTIMA - KM - O GHIRLANDA - KM - 3 PEROLLA - KM - 10 CASTEL DI PIETRA - KM 17 LAGO DELL’ACCESA - - KM 24 MASSA MARITTIMA - KM 35.5
Length: 35.5 km
Difference in altitude: 360 m
Type of road: asphalt (dirt road in some places)
Bicycle: road and all terrain
Difficulty: medium
5. La bassa valle dell’ Albegna
La bassa valle dell’ Albegna - 89 km
ORBETELLO - KM 0 - STRADA DI CAMERETTE - KM 4 - ANSEDONIA (COSA) - KM 10.9 - OASI LAGO DI BURANO - KM 19.2 - CHIARONE SCALO - KM 26.2 - GARAVICCHIO - KM 31.4 (GIARDINO DEI TAROCCHI) - BORGO CARIGE - KM 36 - CAPALBIO - KM 41 - MARSILIANA - KM 55 -MAGLIANO IN TOSCANA - KM 65.6 - QUATTROSTRADE - KM 82.4 - ORBETELLO SCALO - KM 85 - ORBETELLO - KM 89
Length: 89 Km
Difference in altitude: 550 m
Type of road: asphalt
Bicycle: all terrain and road
Difficulty: medium