MOUNTAIN BIKE EXCURSIONS

Excursions are organized with and without a guide, the trails are well marked and well maintained and are also frequented daily by cyclists who are very numerous in the valley.

Professional bicycles are rented out, those who wish can bring their own and in this case, the villas have space for storage and any maintenance.

The service offered also includes transfers from the villas to the chosen excursion locations using either a mini-bus or a pick-up truck.

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ALONG THE MONTE DOGLIO LAKE

Lake Montedoglio is a natural basin among the largest in Europe, it has become at a landscape and environmental level, the dominant element of the Tuscan Valtiberina, a land rich in nature and history on the border between Romagna, Umbria, and Marche. Along the lake, there are dirt and asphalt paths. The paths along the right bank of the Tiber cross the "Golene" of the Tiber. The Tiber golenal area, downstream of the Montedoglio dam, has various types of habitats characterized by riparian vegetation formations, and valuable wetland areas derived from disused golenal quarries.

The banks and the riverbed are characterized by lush riparian vegetation and a prevalence of poplars and by scrubland of riverbed on shingles with a prevalence of willows. The wooded and shrubby strips also include alders, oaks, and common dogwoods. The abundance of waterways of the Tiber, regulated by the flow patterns, and the Montedoglio reservoir itself, as a result of constant releases of significant flows throughout the year, guarantee the maintenance of the humid habitat and contribute to the protection of the natural balance of the river environment.

The presence of numerous small lakes originated from extraction activity and the proximity of the reservoir create favorable conditions for the rest of the avifauna. The fauna is typical of wetland areas and river environments: noteworthy are the Marsh Harrier, the Kingfisher, the Cormorant, the Little Egret, the Mallard, and the flamingos in addition to the migratory birds that cross the valley in October.

RIDE DETAILS: Easy, rich in emotions, fresh, sheltered, the duration is chosen by the participants and can be from three to five hours. During the excursion, in various sighting locations, there are tables and benches to relax.

ON THE MOUNTAIN PATHS ALONG THE PARTISAN ROUTES

Highlights: The Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines offer tourists the trails that during the Second World War were followed by partisans, by General Clarke's armies, General Wladyslaw Anders, and by the Germans of the 114th Jaeger-Division. The trails became, in the 1940s, the routes used by smugglers to bring tobacco into nearby Romagna.

Along the route, you can see the remains of the outposts of the Gothic Line, whose fortifications were built, between Valsavignone and Verghereto, by Todt's construction sites, whose preparations are still visible. The path presents climbs and descents with deviations, which allow you to reach the highest and panoramic peaks, where anti-aircraft positions and observation posts were located.

You also encounter characteristic mountain villages, some of which have been abandoned for decades, rediscovering the traditional mountain roads of the Apennines that also connected the most remote communities. A path that reaches up to 1040 meters.

RIDE DETAILS: MEDIUM 40-45 km duration from 3 to 5 hours on a hilly track between asphalt and gravel roads.

ON THE ROADS OF INTREPIDA

Highlights: The ride follows the traces of the Intrepida, a vintage cycling event with a unique charm held in Anghiari every October. Passing through small villages and secondary streets, you will feel like you've stepped back in time!

Special Event: Faithful reproduction of the Intrepida route.

RIDE DETAILS: EASY - about 45 km on a hilly track between asphalt and gravel roads

Possibility of a longer route

NATURALISTIC ROUTE ALONG THE APENNINE DORSAL TO SEE THE ANIMALS OF THE GERMAGNANO NATURE RESERVE

Highlights: along the route, you encounter fallow deer, roe deer, wild boar families, cows in the alpine pasture.

From the observation points prepared by the State Forestry Corps, the eye ranges to the valley.

Special Event: dirt track path amidst beeches and chestnuts.

RIDE DETAILS: Easy - about 40 km on a hilly track with easy gravel roads.

Other routes can be seen, studied with the help of Luca who knows all the routes well so that you can choose carefully respecting the interests of the participants.