Lucca Trail Valley
Description
The village of Badia di Cantignano, located slightly south of the city center, serves as the starting point for the trails around Lucca. From here, the tour begins with a short ride on paved roads to Sant'Andrea di Compito and continues from there to Colle di Besantola. Although it is possible to ascend directly from Badia via gravel roads, the route over the pass is the less strenuous option. Above all, it captivates with an attractive traverse over to Campo di Croce. The first few meters ride a single-track descent before you traverse the mountain along the ridge on a gravel road. Along this stretch, magnificent views of the region south of Pisa open up time and again. At Campo di Croce, the route then heads uphill again, all the way to Monte Faeta. The path to the summit follows a gravel road that becomes steeper and rougher toward the end.
Monte Faeta marks the starting point of a first, first-class single-track descent. First, the ride takes you along the Nonno Trail over the ridge. You then cross the gravel road and turn onto the continuation, which turns out to be a genuine, if somewhat short, super trail. The path ends at a gravel road, where you then pedal uphill for 180 meters of elevation gain to the spacious Santallago picnic area. If you like, you can start directly from here on the Villaintrail, which offers an additional option. This route includes an extra loop: the trail offers a highly varied ride past Monte Formicosa and then descends more steeply to Prato a Sigliori.
Now the spectacular final stretch awaits. To reach it, you traverse the north flank of the mountain on a smooth S1 trail until you reach the Villaintrail. This is easily recognizable by a very large jump. It is the only jump of this size on the entire route, which is otherwise consistently smooth to ride. The Villaintrail and, a little later, the “Crazy Donkey” trail are true highlights in terms of riding fun. This is how excellent trail building works, for which the local trail builders at Lucca Trail Valley deserve great praise! The trail continues in this manner all the way down to the valley floor, forming the crowning centerpiece of this first-class single-track tour.
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Details of the tour
38 km
1460 m
1460 m
14 above sea level
820 above sea level
1 day
Lucca
Lucca
3730
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