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Porta Franca Mountain Hut – Montanaro Mountain Hut loop from Le Piastre

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Italy

Tuscany

Pistoia

Porta Franca Mountain Hut – Montanaro Mountain Hut loop from Le Piastre

Hard

4.5

(8)

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Porta Franca Mountain Hut – Montanaro Mountain Hut loop from Le Piastre

05:17

50.7km

1,510m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 21.5 km for 55 m

After 25.8 km for 1.07 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

5.71 km

Forest Road

Highlight • Trail

well maintained path, be careful when it rains, there are puddles to avoid

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6.25 km

Garden of Renewable Energy, Ecomuseum of the Pistoia Mountains

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

The trail from Pian di Giuliano to Pontepetri is fairly easy. Watch out for motocross bikes on the weekend!
Update 12/2025: This section is slightly rougher than in recent years, but still doable.

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21.4 km

Pian della Trave (1317 m)

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful crossroads, beautiful paths, they look like paintings.

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23.5 km

Passo della Pedata del Diavolo

Mountain Pass

25.5 km

Pian Grande

Forest

26.1 km

Trail to Porta Franca

Highlight • Trail

very suggestive trail inside the vegetation

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26.5 km

Porta Franca Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Mountain refuge at 1,580 meters above sea level at the top of the small Orsigna Valley, located on the pass of the same name once used by smugglers to avoid …

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27.5 km

Nevaia Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

From the Passo dello Strofinatoio a difficult descent, partly to push, high anyway. Rocks, steps and loose boulders. The view from the pass is great.

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28.5 km

Montanaro Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Refuge with a really nice terrace, where you can stop to eat.
I went there in August during the week, but it was closed unfortunately. Maybe it opens for the …

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44.5 km

Scenic viewpoint over the mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a nice place to stop and admire the view. The mountains are pleasant when they are green in the summer, but also covered in snow in the winter.

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50.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.2 km

5.19 km

2.83 km

310 m

125 m

Surfaces

21.8 km

12.3 km

8.71 km

4.12 km

2.12 km

1.56 km

125 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,620 m)

Lowest point (650 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

27°C

14°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Porta Franca Mountain Hut – Montanaro Mountain Hut loop from Le Piastre

Forest Road

Garden of Renewable Energy, Ecomuseum of the Pistoia Mountains

Pian della Trave (1317 m)

Trail to Porta Franca

Porta Franca Mountain Hut

Nevaia Pass

Montanaro Mountain Hut

Scenic viewpoint over the mountains

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