Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Running trails & routes

Montecarlo (Tuscany) – The Witches' Oak loop from Tassignano-Capannori

Routes

Running trails & routes

Montecarlo (Tuscany) – The Witches' Oak loop from Tassignano-Capannori

Hard

5.0

(1)

runners

Montecarlo (Tuscany) – The Witches' Oak loop from Tassignano-Capannori

03:18

30.8km

310m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

13.8 km

Montecarlo

Highlight • Historical Site

This place is worth a break!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

13.9 km

Montecarlo was founded in 1333 by the later Emperor Charles IV and named after him. It is located on a hill just 17 km from Lucca. There are no casinos or fast cars, but nice restaurants and a nice view of the plain

Translated by Google •

Tip by

13.9 km

Rocca del Cerruglio, Montecarlo

Highlight • Castle

The fortress that dominates the medieval town of Montecarlo is also known as Rocca del Cerruglio from the name of the oldest fortifications that stand on the site. The first military complex, with a triangular plan, was probably born between the 12th and 14th centuries, when the fortified village did not yet exist, founded in 1333 at the behest of the powerful and nearby Lucca and of Giovanni and Carlo di Boemia (hence the name of Montecarlo), who came to the aid of the Lucchesi against the Florentines. Until that moment in another area of the hill stood the Castle of Vivinaia, the residence of Countess Matilde di Canossa, destroyed by the Florentines in 1332-33 during the flight due to the arrival of Giovanni and Carlo, whose remains are today under the current cemetery, just outside the village and the city walls. From a definition taken from some documents of the time we learn that the Cerruglio was a soqquadrato Gothic building surrounded by a strong wall of squared stones and equipped with a stronghold of forts.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

14.2 km

Historic Water Fountain

Highlight • Monument

17.3 km

Pink Tree

Highlight • Natural

18.1 km

The Witches' Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is said that the horizontal expansion of the crown is due to the fact that a group of witches used to hold their sabbaths on the branches of the Oak, hence the name Oak of the Witches, and that this caused such an unusual development of the branches.

Showing Translation

Tip by

22.8 km