View of Santa Maria a Monte – Bocca d'Usciana Sluice Gates loop from San Miniato-Fucecchio

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View of Santa Maria a Monte – Bocca d'Usciana Sluice Gates loop from San Miniato-Fucecchio

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View of Santa Maria a Monte – Bocca d'Usciana Sluice Gates loop from San Miniato-Fucecchio

03:16

54.6km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 44.8 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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437 m

San Miniato

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San Miniato, city of good cuisine and the white truffle, looks out from a hill onto the plain through which the Arno flows. Its monumental palaces prove its nobility, but …

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1.80 km

Sunflower Field

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16.7 km

View of Santa Maria a Monte

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Nice view of the medieval town Santa Maria a Monte. Santa Maria a Monte is a village characterized by the typical Medieval features.

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20.7 km

Bocca d'Usciana Sluice Gates

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Usciana canal flows into the Arno river, by this sluice-gate

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35.8 km

Ancient Via Francigena in Galleno

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In the initial part of the stage from Altopascio to San Miniato, at the end of the hamlet of Galleno, you come across a beautiful stretch of the ancient Via …

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45.1 km

Medici Bridge at Ponte a Cappiano

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Located on the Via Francigena, it houses a hospice for pilgrims.
The Medici Bridge of Cappiano on the Usciana canal, emissary of the Fucecchio Marshes, had in the past an …

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50.0 km

Poggio Salamartano Viewpoint

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The Poggio Salamartano viewpoint in Fucecchio is a historical and panoramic point of interest. It is located on a hill where the castle of Salamarzana once stood, which belonged to …

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50.2 km

Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Fucecchio

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Piazza Vittorio Veneto is the main square of Fucecchio. Located on the Poggio Salamartano, the square is surrounded by symbols of the power of the ancient Tuscan families that ruled …

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52.1 km

Arno

Lake

54.6 km

End point

Train Station

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