Vernio – View of Mercatale di Vernio loop from Sesto Fiorentino

Vernio – View of Mercatale di Vernio loop from Sesto Fiorentino

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Vernio – View of Mercatale di Vernio loop from Sesto Fiorentino

05:29

107km

1,750m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 27 m for 10 m

After 77.3 km for 9 m

After 107 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.5 km

Ponte Datini

Highlight • Bridge

One of the most important bridges in Prato which connects the two banks of the Bisenzio (tributary of the Arno).
Various cycle routes start from here: north towards Santa Lucia and Vaiano, south towards Mezzana and Campi Bisenzio.

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20.1 km

Montemurlo Town Hall and Historic Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

The Municipality of Montemurlo is located in Piazza della Repubblica 1, in the city center of the plain in the province of Prato. The Historic Tower, commonly identified with the ancient keep of the Rocca (or Castle of Montemurlo), stands instead at about 200 meters altitude on the hill above. It visually dominates the entire plain between Prato, Florence and Pistoia.

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44.6 km

Scenic Climb of Riola from Pistoia

Highlight • Climb

Regular 12km climb with 8/10% gradients level in the last 2km

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45.6 km

Cascina di Spedaletto and Oratory of Sant’Anna

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Cascina di Spedaletto is also the visitor center of the Acquerino-Cantagallo nature reserve. Beautiful structure surrounded by lawn and centuries-old beech trees with sweeping views over the Pistoia-Prato plain. It is located along the road that comes from Lake Suviana and leads to Tobbiana through the Acquiputoli pass. The building, whose origins can be traced back to medieval times, must have been, in the past, a "hospital" for pilgrims, the structure is in fact located on an important crossroads between the Agna, Bisenzio and Limentra valleys. In the past, on the day of Sant'Anna, July 26, the inhabitants of the three valleys met in the meadows adjacent to the farmhouse to sell their goods and for a party that lasted until late, with music, food and lots of wine which in some cases led to fights between men, so much so that it was called "the party of punches".
The structure was part of the patrimony of the Bardi di Vernio counts. In fact, next to the Cascina, a plaque in the small oratory dedicated to Sant'Anna commemorates the first owners, the Bardi Counts, who restructured the chapel in the mid-1700s.
To find out more: acquerinocantagallo.it/giro-dei-5-rifugi

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49.8 km

Church of San Stefano at Monachino and Drinking Water Fountain

Highlight • Religious Site

Isolated church with a cemetery. There is a source of drinking water and a picnic table.

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53.8 km

Church of San Donato

Highlight • Religious Site

Small village on the provincial road of Acquerino. In front of the church of San Donato there is a drinking water fountain.

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60.9 km

Passo del Tabernacolo

Mountain Pass

76.2 km

Vernio

Highlight • Settlement

Last village in the valley before climbing the mountains towards Montepiano and Castiglione dei Pepoli.

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76.7 km

View of Mercatale di Vernio

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of the hamlet of Mercatale di Vernio from the climb to S. Ippolito. Note the entrance into the tunnel of the "very direct" Prato-Bologna railway.

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107 km

End point

Train Station

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