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View of Elba Island – coastal track loop from Roccamare
02:12
30.8km
460m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 23, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.51 km
La Santa Trail between Castiglione and Puntala
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14.2 km
Punta Ala Beach
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19.9 km
Start of the Rocchette MTB Trail
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21.3 km
View of Punta Ala and Scarlino Coast
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The ancient Via della Dogana starts from Castiglione della Pescaia and reaches the promontory
of Punta Ala, following the conformation of the territory consisting of a rocky coast overlooking the sea. It is a stretch of coast part of a longer route, which starts from Livorno and reaches the Argentario promontory. It has been said that this is "a road created to protect the territory from the dangers that came from the sea".
At the end of the 16th century, the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I dei Medici also applied a real militarization of the Tuscan territory by creating a coastal defense network with watchtowers: the Cavalleggeri road.
The pre-existing towers were recovered, while new, more robust and functional ones were built, spaced at regular intervals. The towers, 10 to 15 meters high, were located at a distance of 3 miles (about 5 km) from each other.
The military was responsible for defense but also for the collection of taxes, duties or customs from those who passed through the territory to sell their goods or even simply to pass through with their flocks; they cracked down on smuggling and
they prevented the disembarkation of suspicious cargoes because they were carriers of diseases. For this reason the road that goes to Punta Ala took the name of Via della Dogana, as there was a tower which also functioned as a customs house.
But Via della Dogana is only part of the great coastal route of the Strada dei Cavalleggeri, which starts from Livorno and reaches the Argentario, touching the towns of Vada, Castiglioncello, Rosignano and others on the coast.
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22.6 km
View of the Gulf of Follonica and Tuscan Archipelago from Rio Palma Climb
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The fence at the campsite at the end is not. We were lucky that a maintenance worker was working there who unlocked it for a moment. Otherwise you just have to go all the way back. A bit crazy, because you drive on the outside of the campsite.
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22.6 km
View of Elba Island
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22.9 km
coastal track
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23.5 km
Via del Cavalleggeri Coastal Trail
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30.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.1 km
12.7 km
3.68 km
936 m
389 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
13.2 km
11.4 km
3.15 km
2.54 km
524 m
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Sunday 12 July
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