Ideas for 2024 gravel rides in Tuscany
Here, we write about gravel bike rides in Tuscany. A great way to enjoy Tuscany and Florence in a sustainable way and away from traffic.
Did you ever imagine how it looks like riding in paradise? 🙂
We can tell that Tuscany has so many great gravel white roads that will make you feel like riding in paradise.
Jokes aside, Gravel bike rides are increasing around the globe and it’s definitely the new way of cycling along white roads away from cars and traffic.
Florence is surrounded by mountains and it’s located at the feet of some big mountains roughly 1.000 mt peaks (3.000 ft more or less).
From Florence don’t expect easy roads but you will find fun.
Gravel ride around Florence
The first idea is this one for a nice 60km stroll around the south hills of Florence and soe scenic sections.
A trail that we tried last january during a gravel festival: https://www.bbpgravelfirenze.it
Totally recommended if you are an easy going rider and you like drinking beers at the end of the ride with some chilled people. Great Occasion to meet people as well.
Follow our profile on komoot “outoftheboxflorence” or check the links below.
a second version all the same except one uphill at the beginning, is here:
Gravel/Mtb around Florence
This guide for Gravel bike rides in Tuscany is for those who wants to explore the hidden parts.
If you decide that is time to move north of Florence, remember that roads are more for mountain bikes than gravel. We ride with gravel anyway but MTB are more adapt for these trails.
This is the first half of the Anello del Rinascimento.
We took the tain to Calenzano and started from there.
It’s a tough bike ride, without any sections flat.
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1396294437
The entire loop is here: https://anellodelrinascimento.blogspot.com/
From Florence you have to head north towards Monte Ceceri and than toward Monte Fanna along the Via degli Dei till Poggio Pratone: https://maps.app.goo.gl/svxZL2GEzdeTNUMr9
From Monte Fanna/San Clemente you can follow vitello trail track till Compiobbi:
https://polisportivaellerapodismo.weebly.com/
This is the area that we like to ride and train for the hard stuff
Here are some of our gravel/MTB/road tour we did around Florence:
A great uphill into the Monte Ceceri reserved area till the Piazzale Leonardo and than down to Compiobbi
This one is mostly along roads till Dicomano, but then it’s great riding in the fresh area of Vallombrosa. We took the short track back to Florence but once you reached the Vallombrosa road there are others gravel road till Monte secchieta. Wild and fresh air
Contact us for Gravel Adventures
While you are wondering which you should take here is the link to organise your adventure with us:
outoftheboxflorence@gmail.com or https://www.outoftheboxflorence.com/contact-us-page/
