TREKKINGCastiglione dei Pepoli > Lake BrasimoneTime: 2 hours of which 1h 20' climbing - Climb: 210 m - Difficulty: medium.Once in Castiglione dei Popoli (main square) take the paved road heading to Lago Brasimone and park the car in the big open space. Then take the little road on the left and go straight at the fork, passing in front of a building. After the houses, the road becomes a dirt path. Go straight at the second fork, and cross a bridge. Up the path walk in the woods until you reach the "Palazzaccio" spring. Take a left at the fork, leave the big stones covered with moss behind, and start rock climbing. Leave the path to Case Balducco on your left and you should find yet another fork, which is not very visible. Take the path on your left out the woods up to the house. You are now on Lake Brasimone and the dam is thirty meters away.
Passo della Raticosa > Parco La MartinaTime: 4 hours of which 1h climbing
Climb: 200 m
Difficulty: medium
Once at
Passo della Raticosa (SS 65 della Futa after Loiano and Monghidoro) start climbing the dirt road which passes by the restaurant. The path climbs Mount Canda through a wood of conifers and takes to a ridge first, then to the top (1,158 m). Go down the path until you reach the paved road that takes to Piancaldoli. After a short way, on the left, take a path that after a few kilometers leads to a rather bare yet beautiful area: Parco la Martina. On the way back you can take the dirt road to Piancaldoli. Once there, if you take the paved road to Passo della Raticosa, you can reach Sasso S. Zenobi (900 m).
Visano (Palazzolo sul Senio) > Monte FaggiolaTime: 3 hours - Climb: 511 m - Difficulty: medium
Get to Visano (520 m, camping ground and parking area) taking Strada Provinciale no. 306 after Palazzolo sul Senio. Take the path marked no. 609 heading to La Cą. Climb to Campiali and P.gio Pianaccia to reach the top of Monte Faggiola (1,031 m),your destination.
Baffadi (Casola Valsenio) > Monte Mandriola > BaffadiTime: 4 hours - Climb: 326 m - Difficulty: medium
Following SS 306 pass Casola Valsenio, then take to Baffadi. Park the car and take the CAI path to Monte Scappa. Once there, take to Monte Conazzano (621 m), then make a right to Monte Battaglia. Once in Canovazza take the path back to Baffadi.
Fornace (Riolo Terme) > Monte MauroTime: 3 hours - Climb: 450 m - Difficulty: medium
Start out at via Fornace (Riolo Terme, SS 306) taking the cart-track heading to Colle delle Casette. Once on top, at the fork, make a right on a path running along a field. From Monte Casazza get to the paved road and, after 1.5 km, to the top of Monte Mauro.
Fognano > Fieno > FognanoTime: 2 hours - Climb: 300 m - Difficulty: medium
From Fognano (Vicolo Casette) take a left and climb to Casa Ramona, Dorile di Sotto and Dorile di Sopra. Once in La Torretta start going downhill and after 300 m leave the paved road and take a footpath. Go by M. Bitella and Cannello up to Fognano (walking along Rio Bagno).
Tredozio > Maestą di Paiano > Case CanepaTime: 1 hour and 30' - Climb: 200 m - Difficulty: easy
From Tredozio (SP 20 at the fork with SP 34) take path no. 575. Climb toward Monte Vespignano, Cervignano. Once in Maestą di Piano start going downhill following the same track heading to Case Canepa, your destination.
Ponte della Maestą (Portico di Romagna) > Cą PreziamoraTime: 1 hour and 15' - Climb: 100 m - Difficulty: rather short and easy
Start at Ponte (Bridge) della Maestą in Portico taking the mule-track on the opposite bank. Go as far as Fonte del Muragliene and take a left going uphill. Leave a building and a spring (on the right) behind and take to the right at the fork to get to Cą Preziamora (419 m).
Bocconi > Pratafora > BocconiTime: 3 hours snd 20' - Difficulty: medium
From Bocconi (SP 67) take the CAI track no. 401 and go as far as Borgo La Bastia. Keep going up to Cą Fornello and almost reach the top of Monte Fumarole. From there climb to Monte Mandria (1,044 m) then start downhill to Pratafora. Take track no. 421 to Cą Raggio and back to Bocconi.
HORSE-RIDING THROUGH HILLS AND FIELDSRimini's inland is ideal for horse-riding as the landscape is diversified but not harsh: dirt roads running flat between fields, rivers and streams, paths in the countryside, gently sloping hills from which the view of the coast is breathtaking. The tracks in the Marecchia River Valley - our own "Monument Valley" - go by a lot of the Malatesta Fortresses and pass by erratic rocks and fascinating heights.
Information:
CIRCOLO IPPICO RIMINESE
Via Carpi, 8 47900 - Rimini - Tel. 0541/753127
- Rimini: Club Ippico Riminese La Fenice
Via Secchiano 34 - Tel. 0541/727792
- Mondaino: Il Puledro Agriantonia
Via Pieggia 58 - Tel. 0541/982147
- Montescudo: Cooperativa Cento Fiori - Circolo Ippico
Via Vallecchio 10 - Vallecchio - Tel. 0541/984293
- Verucchio: Nanni Renato
Via Cossure 1676 - Pievecorena - Tel. 0541/924066
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