Difficulty level

T

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Ansichten von Pomarance

You have stopped there with your camper, you have little time but you want to take a pleasant walk, one that is within everyone’s reach. Well, we have the right route for you! The amazing views you will admire will introduce you to the beauty and diversity of the landscape of the Alta Val di Cecina and the Geothermal Phenomena Area. Starting from the municipal tourist office, you will walk through woods, meadows and even urban areas and everywhere you will go you will be treated to amazing views. Along the way you will meet the municipal horse-riding centre of Santa Barbara that offers many activities, including riding in the company of the famous Monterufoli horses. The historic centre of Pomarance is just a stone’s throw away with its 12th-century parish church, the Piazza della Pretura and the beautiful 19th-century buildings in Via Roncalli, including the Palazzo Bicocchi house museum, a 19th-century bourgeois residence, Palazzo Ricci with its permanent exhibition Guerrieri ed Artigiani (dalla Preistoria al Rinascimento” (Warriors and Craftsmen, from Prehistory to the Renaissance) as well as the two sophisticated theatres, De Larderel and Dei Coraggiosi. This warm town is ready to welcome you with open arms.

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You have stopped there with your camper, you have little time but you want to take a pleasant walk, one that is within everyone’s reach. Well, we have the right route for you! The amazing views you will admire will introduce you to the beauty and diversity of the landscape of the Alta Val di Cecina and the Geothermal Phenomena Area. Starting from the municipal tourist office, you will walk through woods, meadows and even urban areas and everywhere you will go you will be treated to amazing views. Along the way you will meet the municipal horse-riding centre of Santa Barbara that offers many activities, including riding in the company of the famous Monterufoli horses. The historic centre of Pomarance is just a stone’s throw away with its 12th-century parish church, the Piazza della Pretura and the beautiful 19th-century buildings in Via Roncalli, including the Palazzo Bicocchi house museum, a 19th-century bourgeois residence, Palazzo Ricci with its permanent exhibition Guerrieri ed Artigiani (dalla Preistoria al Rinascimento” (Warriors and Craftsmen, from Prehistory to the Renaissance) as well as the two sophisticated theatres, De Larderel and Dei Coraggiosi. This warm town is ready to welcome you with open arms.

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Hiking difficulty scale

T - Tourist

Itineraries on small roads, mule tracks or easy paths, with clearly evident routes that do not pose uncertainties or problems of orientation. They generally take place below 2000 m and usually constitute access to mountain pastures or refuges. They require some knowledge of the mountain environment and physical preparation for walking.

E - Hiking

Routes that almost always turn on paths, or on traces of passage in various terrain (pastures, debris, stony ground), usually with signs. They require a certain sense of orientation, as well as a certain experience and knowledge of the mountainous territory, walking training, as well as appropriate footwear and equipment. Normally the difference in altitude is between 500 and 1000m.

EE - Expert hikers

Routes not always marked and which require a good ability to move on various mountain terrains. They can be paths or even faint traces that wind over rough or steep terrain, with steep and slippery slopes, scree and short snowfields that can be overcome without the use of climbing equipment. They need a good mountain experience, firm footing and good physical preparation. It is also necessary to have adequate equipment and equipment, as well as a good sense of direction. Normally the difference in height is greater than 1000m.

EEA - Expert hikers with mountaineering equipment

Routes that require the use of via ferrata equipment (lanyards, harness, heat sink, helmet, etc.). They can be equipped paths or real via ferratas. It is necessary to know how to use the technical equipment safely and have a certain habit of exposure and mountaineering terrain.

MTB difficulty scale

TC - Tourist

Route on dirt roads with a compact and smooth surface, suitable for vehicles.

BC - For cyclists with good technical skills

Route on very bumpy dirt roads or on mule tracks and paths with a rather bumpy but fairly smooth surface or compact but irregular, with some natural obstacles (eg rock steps or roots).

OC - For cyclists with excellent technical skills

As above but on very bumpy and / or very irregular paths, with significant presence of obstacles.

EC - Maximum level for the cycle excursionist

Path on very irregular paths, characterized by steps and obstacles in continuous succession, which require trial-type techniques.

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