HUB
GT6
Grand Tour Val d’Orcia - Amiata: from the valley, heritage of humanity, to the sacred mountain, heritage of the spirit
127Km
Difficult
OpenRunner ID:
10827682
Start
Abbadia San Salvatore
Finish
Abbadia San Salvatore
Gradient
2855meters
Slope max
16.00%
Surfaces:
Asphalt
Gravel
Bicycle type
All
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The 127 kilometers of an extraordinary journey between Val d'Orcia and Amiata are not many and can be carried out in two days, but the difference in altitude of 2855 km is prohibitive and it is advisable, also due to the presence of dirt roads, to be very careful and be equipped with a suitable bike with wide wheels.
You will soon be immersed in the Val d'Orcia Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site, with its characteristic gullies and cypress trees, and then you go up to discover Mount Amiata, its centuries-old woods and its widespread sacredness, being a place where every religion finds a way to be cultivated with love.
For those who love to transgress and have good time, the summit of the Amiata, with its 1738 meters, can be reached from at least five sides on well-maintained roads with little traffic: make a thought.
Itinerario e Tappe
GPX track
Stage
1
Abbadia San Salvatore - Radicofani
Medium
Distance
18.00Km
Height difference
375m+
First stage from Abbadia San Salvatore to Radicofani among wonderful gullies. As soon as we start we reach the highest altitude of the route with 917 meters. Radicofani, an important post station on Via Francigena, home of Ghino di Tacco and well equipped with facilities for pilgrims, can be seen from afar for its spectacular Rocca.
Stage
2
Radicofani - Castiglion d'Orcia
Demanding
Distance
48.60Km
(66.60Km/tot.)
Height difference
958m+
(1333.00m+/tot.)
The stage, with a lot of dirt road, is challenging and crosses the spectacular landscape of Val d'Orcia making the cyclist work hard until Castiglioncello del Trinoro, a solitary village-terrace once called Castiglione dei Ladri. As far as Gallina, an agricultural village located at the 43rd parallel, you'll flow fast and then go up to Rocca d'Orcia and Castiglion d'Orcia with the imposing Rocca a Tentennano and where every year the Maggiaioli sing for the collection on May 1st.
Stage
3
Castiglion d'Orcia - Seggiano
Medium
Distance
13.40Km
(80.00Km/tot.)
Height difference
310m+
(1643.00m+/tot.)
We leave Val d'Orcia and a beautiful road leads to Seggiano, surrounded by olive trees. We are on the slopes of the Amiata.
Stage
4
Seggiano - Castel del Piano
Easy
Distance
6.80Km
(86.80Km/tot.)
Height difference
253m+
(1896.00m+/tot.)
Short but challenging stage on the road that surrounds the mountain to Castel del Piano, once Village Pope Pius II.
Stage
5
Castel del Piano - Arcidosso
Easy
Distance
3.20Km
(90.00Km/tot.)
Height difference
93m+
(1989.00m+/tot.)
Short transfer to Arcidosso with its suggestive Rocca Aldobrandesca and place where, at the end of the nineteenth century on Monte Labbro, Davide Lazzaretti founded the Giusdavidic religion. Not far away, today stands the temple of Merigar West of the Tibetan community to mark the spirituality of places that deserve a visit.
Stage
6
Arcidosso - Santa Fiora
Easy
Distance
7.70Km
(97.70Km/tot.)
Height difference
187m+
(2176.00m+/tot.)
Even Santa Fiora, the village of the Mining Museum, can be easily reached, apart from a few difficult parts. A must visit is the Peschiera, a picturesque lake that contains the waters of the Fiora River.
Stage
7
Santa Fiora - Piancastagnaio
Medium
Distance
25.20Km
(122.90Km/tot.)
Height difference
553m+
(2729.00m+/tot.)
We continue halfway up the mountain and, after Saragiolo, we reach Piancastagnaio with its Rocca Aldobrandesca.
Stage
8
Piancastagnaio - Abbadia San Salvatore
Easy
Distance
4.10Km
(127.00Km/tot.)
Height difference
126m+
(2855.00m+/tot.)
It's done, even if before reaching the GATE of Abbadia there will be a short stretch of dirt road. The rest: a nice meal with pici, mushrooms and chestnuts and a curious journey into the bowels of the earth at the Mining Museum.
Abbadia San Salvatore
Radicofani
Castiglioncello del Trinoro
Gallina
Rocca d'Orcia
Castiglion d'Orcia
Seggiano
Castel del Piano
Arcidosso
Santa Fiora
Saragiolo
Piancastagnaio
Abbadia San Salvatore