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Guided trekkings in Tuscany Italy
Trekking tours in Maremma Toscana
During our guided trekkings you will discover an untouched and “wild“
region of Maremma Tuscany. The territory has always been criss-crossed
by a dense network of country lanes and pathways that in the past were
vital communication routes between the urban centres and places of work
and trade. The abandonment of agriculture and the closure of the mines
have led to an inexorable loss of pathways. For lots of years many tracks
have been covered by thick vegetation. It is only during recent years
that several of them have been cleaned and an extended network of trails
has been created for hikers.
Most of the treks follow easy to walk trails, some on gravel road, some
through thick vegetation and some over fields and through woods without
proper paths. We recommend waterproof trekking shoes for crossing small
rivers. On most tours you can also participate only half way. This flexibility
makes the treks suitable for all hikers, including those with minimum
fitness. You will be guided by an experienced and knowledgeable guide,
who holds a recognised qualification from the Tuscany Government.
Itinerary
- Monday: Trekking “Le Roste”:
10.00 start at the hotel, 7 km, height 400 meters downhill, Approximately
3 hours, highest point: 750 m, degree of difficulty: medium. You will
be provided with a picnic which can be carried in a rucksack, return
to the hotel with minibus around 14.00 (duration: 10 minutes);
On this unique tour we walk downhill along paths, which were used by
the miners in former centuries, travelling through meadows and chestnut
and oak trees woods where we will discover ancient. A unique and bizarre
landscape of “red mountains” is waiting for us at the end
of the tour. These mountains are the remainder of the copper mines of
the 19th century. Here the copper rich rocks from the nearby mines were
towered up. Using an electric-chemical process the copper was washed
out of the minerals. The rain changed the remaining material into rugged
bare red mountains.
 Tuesday:
Trekking “Le Cornate & Poggio Mutti”: 11.00 transfer
by minibus (10 minutes), start trekking in Gerfalco, distance 8 km,
height 500 meters, duration 3 hours, highest point: 1060 m, degree of
difficulty: medium, a hot picnic will be available , return from Gerfalco
by minibus around 15.30. (Alternative: return to hotel after picnic)
After visiting the picturesque medieval village of Gerfalco we walk
up a small path to the ridge of the „Cornate“. In former
centuries these mountain slopes were populated and cultivated. Over
time rare plants and animals have taken over producing a wild landscape
and a rare new ecological balance has been established. During most of
the tour we have a nice view to the coast and the island of Elba. We
pass by a former famous quarry of marble, which provided the marble
for the Cathedral of Siena. In the afternoon we climb the “Poggio
Mutti”, where we will find lots of entrances of former mines and
natural caves hidden in thick evergreen bushes. Previously, the Etruscans
mined minerals here and the numerous traces of the different mining
epochs have become mixed.
- Wednesday: Day off: Proposal for an excursion
by your car or by our minibus: Trekking in the Natural Park „Scarlino“,
relaxing at one of the most beautiful beaches of Tuscany, “Cala
Violina“, and a visit to Massa Marittima.
- Thursday: Trekking “Around the Poggio
di Montieri”: 10.00 Start at the hotel, distance 8 km, height:
200 meters, duration 3 hours, highest point: 900 m, degree of difficulty:
easy. A picnic will be provided which you will carry in your bag, return
around 14.00
The path leads uphill through a chestnut wood to the first view point,
where we will enjoy a fantastic view towards Siena and the coast around
Grosseto. We will watch the birds of prey fly around the slopes. Rough,
unspoilt and mountainous landscapes and breathtaking views are the highlights
of this trekking. On the way back we wander through former cultivated
chestnut woods. Roasted chestnuts and chestnut flower were one of the
main food supplies in former days. Now wild boars and other animals
enjoy the nutritious meal before the winter months.
- Friday: Day off: Proposal: Excursion to
Siena with public bus or participation on picnic excursion to the river
Merse with a visit to the monastery of San Galgano.
- Saturday: Trekking “Montemurlo”:
10.00 start at the hotel: distance 10 km, height 400 meters, duration
4 hours, highest point: 840 m , degree of difficulty: medium, picnic
will be provided which you can carry in your rucksack , return around
15.00; (Alternative: Return to the hotel after lunch)
We walk from Montieri downhill to the chapel “Madonna dei Castani”,
which played an important part in the social development of Montieri.
In the valley the landscape changes from woods to meadows, which are
used for extensive herding and we start our uphill climb to the “Monte
Murlo”. The peak offers a fantastic view to Montieri and the surrounding
valleys.
Would you like to receive further information or do
you want to book a room in our hotel? Please write (reception@hotel-toscana-tuscany.com)
or call us (0039 0566 997700) ! We will be glad to help you.
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