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Deep woods and dense vegetation, with chestnuts trees in Nature Riserve Poggio dell'Olmo [1]
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Trekking in southern Tuscany | Itinerary exploring the Poggio all'Olmo Nature Reserve, between Castiglioncello Bandini and Monticello Amiata
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This itinerary starts at the gate of the castle in Castiglioncello Bandini. It explores the deep woods and dense vegetation in the Riserva Naturale Poggio dell'Olmo. The roads and the paths going through this wild area are lined with century-old chestnut trees that bloom in June and give the visitor the opportunity to see sceneries of unexpected beauty.
The tour is not difficult except for some overgrown parts.
Lenghth: 9.31 km, 2 hours
Lunghezza sentiero km - ↑ Total climb m ↓ Total descent m
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Map and gpx
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The property of Podere Santa Pia lies on a hill overlooking the Valle d’Ombrone, a beautiful and miraculously intact valley. This part of southern Tuscany, known as the Maremma, is a wonderfully peaceful and very beautiful unspoiled area, ideal for a quiet holiday. Castiglioncello Bandini is a small borgo on the edge of the Poggio all'Olmo Nature Reserve. Several itineraries in the area make this former cloister a good starting point to explore hills and valleys between Monte Amiata and the Valle d'Ombrone. The horizons are open and the look is lost in rural Tuscany, through beautiful vineyards, olive groves, and the wild and untamed macchia mediterranea, completely natural vegetation, wonderful for walking and exploring.
This itinerary is not difficult except for some overgrown parts.
La Rosa dei Venti is a small bar and osteria to have lunch.
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Starting point Castle of Castiglioncello Bandini
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Castiglioncello Bandini, the castle Castiglion del Torto [1]
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The Reserve is located in the upper course of the Ribusieri stream, a tributary of the Orcia river, and extends around the peaks of Poggio all'Olmo (1,018 m), Poggio Materaio (939 m) and Poggio la Torretta (854 m), c. The area is characterized by the presence of fruit chestnut groves in an excellent state of conservation, within which there are numerous secular trees. The state of conservation of the local forest heritage is also testified by the presence of a specimen of pear tree of monumental importance, which is even linked to an ancient legend and an Amiata nursery rhyme. The territory of the Reserve also includes pastures, cultivated fields and numerous ditches. The herbaceous flora has important endemisms such as Viola etrusca, Echinops siculus, Crocus etruscus, Santolina etrusca, and two important floristic stations of Marrubium incanum, which here reaches its western distribution limit, and of Samaritan Tragopogon; the area also hosts a rich flowering of orchids. The small fauna includes interesting amphibians such as the howling Bombina pachypus and the spectacled salamander Salamandrina terdigitata. There are numerous and interesting species of reptiles, including cervone Elaphe quatuorlineata, saettone or Aesculapius elphe longissima and smooth còlubro Coronella austriaca. In the Reserve there is also the important presence of the wild cat Felis silvestris.
Among the birds, the diurnal raptors are worth mentioning, among which the lesser harrier, the biancone, the honey buzzard, the peregrine falcon and the sparrow hawk. Other presence in the area are the black buntings and the shrike, which tend to nest near the shrubs and bushes scattered in the meadows.
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The cypresses of Podere Santa Pia
You can also start the hiking in Podere Santa Pia. The walk through the woods to the village is beautiful and varied.
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The gate and cypress trees at Podere Santa Pia (3,8 km) [1]
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Through the woods to Castiglioncello Bandini | gpx
Starting Point, the cypresses of Podere Santa Pia
Lenghth: 6 km, 1 hour 55 minutes
Easy | 227 m upwards
From Podere Santa Pia through the woods to Castiglioncello Bandini |
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Itinerary exploring the Poggio all'Olmo Nature Reserve, between Castiglioncello Bandini and Monticello Amiata
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Mappa Castiglioncello Bandini - Poggio all'Olmo Nature Reserve - Monticello Amiata. Extended map here
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Kaart Castiglioncello Bandini - Poggio all'Olmo Nature Reserve - Monticello Amiata
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Castiglioncello Bandini album
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Castiglioncello Bandini, Castiglion del Torto
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Casa Vacanze Podere Santa Pia
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Cinigiano, view from Castiglioncello Bandini
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Castiglioncello Bandini album
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Castiglioncello Bandini, Calanchi in the valleybeween Podere Santa Pia, Federano and the torrent Rancida
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Calanchi
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Tuscany | Calanchi e biancane | Un tesoro della natura
Walking in southern Tuscany | Itineraries exploring Castiglioncello Bandini and the Mediterranean macchia in the valleys around the village
Brief itinerary exploring the Mediterranean macchia and calanchi in the valley between Podere Santa Pia and Cinigiano
Circular Trail | Starting Point, the cypresses of Podere Santa Pia
Lenghth: 3,85 km, 1 hour 20 minutes
Easy, except for the track halfway
Through the woods to Castiglioncello Bandini
Starting Point, the cypresses of Podere Santa Pia or the Castle of Castiglioncello Bandini
Lenghth: 6 km, 1 hour 55 minutes
Easy | 227 m upwards, 227 m downwards
From Podere Santa Pia (Castiglioncello Bandini) to Cinigiano
Lenghth: 8,34 km
Easy
Hiking along the Rancioa riverbed, in the hidden valleys below Castiglioncello Bandini
Circular Trail | Starting Point, the cypresses of Podere Santa Pia
Lenghth: 4,42 km, 1 hour 31 minutes
Easy, except for the essential part of the track beyond Podere Federano, where you reach and follow the Rancioa riverbed
[1] Photo by Rein Ergo
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