
This wide ring route of over 90 km and 1,853 meters of elevation gain, suspended between the provinces of Pisa and Siena, links the Valdelsa Valdicecina area through the valleys of the rivers Cecina, Elsa and Cornia. The VC1 is the tour of medium difficulty of the cycle-touristic "competition" GreenFondo, dedicated to the World Champion and Olympian Paolo Bettini and to geothermal energy. The route reaches an altitude of 680m after passing through Castelnuovo Val di Cecina and embraces the vast and varied territory of the Metallifere Hills, almost mountainous in some areas, sparsely populated with a low motor vehicle traffic. An agricultural and pastoral landscape, alternated between large chestnut and oak wooded areas that coexist admirably with the typical scenery of the geothermal area of Larderello.
Itinerario e Tappe
L’ultima parte della tappa segue in senso inverso il percorso del Grand Tour Valdelsa Valdicecina salendo fino ai 680 metri in prossimità di Poggio alle Travi con pendenze a tratti abbastanza impegnative.