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Croce della Retaia – Mount Cantagrilli loop from Vaiano

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Croce della Retaia – Mount Cantagrilli loop from Vaiano

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Croce della Retaia – Mount Cantagrilli loop from Vaiano

04:17

29.6km

1,190m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Area naturale protetta di interesse locale Monti della Calvana

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.66 km

Stone Staircase and Olive Grove in Valibona

Highlight • Trail

Be careful, after the rains, the consistency of one of the steps has weakened a lot, you can see a small landslide so I forded the stream on foot with …

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10.7 km

Casa Bastone

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Private house, former CAI refuge, managed by the Acquerino Cantagallo Association. (facebook.com/casabastone/?rf=131199600291394) Very panoramic balcony overlooking the city of Prato and the plain below, crowned by the peaks of the …

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11.2 km

Retaia Downhill Enduro Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Challenging singletrack not suitable for beginners, ground made up of rocks / stones

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12.3 km

View from La Retaia over Prato

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Panoramic point on Prato and on the plain of Sesto, you can easily see Florence and the Apuan Alps with a bit of nesting.

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12.4 km

Croce della Retaia

Highlight • Summit

Top of the mountains of Calvana much loved by Prato. From up here the view sweeps over the Florentine plain and the city of Prato below. Extensive panorama, on very …

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15.1 km

Mount Cantagrilli

Highlight • Summit

Meadow peak belonging to the Calvana Mountains, very panoramic, where it is possible to meet horses and cows in the wild. Beautiful blooms in spring.

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17.9 km

Foce ai Cerri

Mountain Pass

21.4 km

Monte Maggiore Summit (917 m)

Highlight • Summit

Calvana is a mountain ridge between the Pistoiese-Pratese Apennines and the Mugello in the area between Prato and Calenzano. Partly quite barren place with shrubby vegetation in the hilly part …

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23.6 km

Monte Maggiore Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

beautiful and less touched wood trail with a versatile flora

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29.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

8.67 km

6.04 km

2.85 km

753 m

226 m

Surfaces

8.24 km

6.41 km

5.85 km

4.93 km

4.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

28°C

18°C

22 %

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Croce della Retaia – Mount Cantagrilli loop from Vaiano

Stone Staircase and Olive Grove in Valibona

Casa Bastone

Retaia Downhill Enduro Trail

View from La Retaia over Prato

Croce della Retaia

Mount Cantagrilli

Monte Maggiore Summit (917 m)

Monte Maggiore Forest Trail

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