Apennine Mountain Traverse
The Apennine Mountain Traverse is a weekend-long bikepacking route that winds through the vast forests of the northern Apennines along the quiet trails of Italy’s mountain heritage. From barren, desolate ridges to ancient forest paths, this mountain bike route offers…
Cavarzano Pass
A quick round of hairpin bends moves through the Matilda chestnut groves, before unraveling and climbing inexorably to the 1,000-meter elevation. The first few kilometers are generous, but the closer we get to the Alpe, the more uncertain the terrain…
Silent Mountains
The mountains south of Bologna and north of Florence offer landscapes that seem to have very little of the Emilian or Tuscan style. Here we do not find the rolling hills or rows of cypress trees of the Sienese out-of-town,…