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Following the canopy – Incrocio delle Palazzine loop from Quercianella
01:48
22.0km
450m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 26, 2026
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Monti Livornesi
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.37 km
Great coastal trail
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Between the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century, Livorno's defense was entrusted to both the powerful system of fortifications built in the city (the Fosso Reale, the Fortezza Nuova and the Fortezza Vecchia) and a series of sight towers and military outposts along the coast south of the castle of Antignano: the towers of the Devil (current Boccale), Calafuria and San Salvatore (current castle Sonnino).
The presence of three towers was necessary, given the particularly jagged nature of the coast, in order to be able to see the adjacent tower and transmit,by means of torches and lighting fires, any alert signals of warning to the city, at a time when the attacks of barbaresque and Turkish pirates were very frequent.
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2.12 km
Following the canopy
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4.26 km
The Gorgo Trail
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8.82 km
Monti Livornesi
Nature Reserve
9.44 km
Incrocio delle Palazzine
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12.0 km
Gravel Road in the Livorno Hills
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13.1 km
White Road
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19.8 km
Behind Castel Sonnino
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20.3 km
View of the Castle of Romito (Livorno)
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The coastal road (the former SS.1) south of Livorno is mainly flat with an alternation of rocks and sand; the only elevation is a small promontory which in the locality of Romito falls sheer into the sea from an altitude of about ninety meters.
There, on the top, is the Castle that Sidney Sonnino (Premier and then Minister in the 19th century) wanted to be built at the end of the 19th century, to be his home and then his burial place.
The interior of the castle, apart from a large and bright lounge, is rather simple and austere, but the exterior is imposing, with high walls, tower, battlements and a chapel in the surrounding wooded park. The castle was built in neo-Gothic style on a sixteenth-century fortress, erected in turn by the Medici on the remains of a previous watchtower.
The view from the castle is spectacular and comes to show not only the islands of Gorgona, Capraia and Elba, but Corsica as well.
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22.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.99 km
7.47 km
5.13 km
1.40 km
Surfaces
13.0 km
6.53 km
1.34 km
837 m
241 m
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Elevation
Highest point (320 m)
Lowest point (10 m)
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