Montone to Promano (La focaccia)
Easy.65% dirt tracks. (9-00 to )30 Km (3-4 hours) easy to moderate cycling 2 short but steep rocky descents.
Skill 6 Stamina 3 (But can push over hard bits)
Start point Garage in Promano 9.00 then drive up to Montone ridge.
From Montone ridge half an hour's hard cycling (4km) with 2 Q. strenuous ascents (4-5 mins). Plenty of shade from pine forests, amazing views across to le Marche etc. till arrive at waterfall turn.(Gravel) Easier cycling but a few long though not steep ascents. Its 5Km (40mins) to the Pietralunga turn-off. Plenty of refreshing downs and shade however. (Gravel) Half an hour of easy cycling to the Candeggio turn off on dirt track apart from 10 mins tarmac (Deserted mountain road). Some shade. 5.5 km Candeggio to Vitiano fork: 2.5 km (20mins) beautiful off road with distant mountain views. Vitiano fork to standing stones. 2.5 km (20 mins) beautiful tolkienesque lanscape. Loads of shade. (Left turn just before standing stones is short cut across to Cass. Dei Soci) Sharply descent from standing stones navigating 2 steep rocky parts. Pine then oak woods- beautiful! After 3.5 Km (25 mins) arrive at tarmac (Star point) 6 km (30 mins)of beautiful tarmac descent arrive at Promano bar.