A route of 2 halves

Riden on a Royal Enfield Himalayan, AX41 tyres in good weather.

The first half of this route is up a single track dirt road which can be a bit overgrown in the summer months. The first kilometre or so is fairly easy but then the track has been scoured by rain run-off leaving only large rocks and boulders to navigate whilst climbing. This improves after only a short period leaving a nice run up the side of the hill with a few hairpin bends to navigate. After a good few kms of pleasent climbing the road enters some woods and you eventually come to what looks like a T-junction. Immediately prior to the T-junction, in your 5 o'clock, is a small track that is easily overlooked. Take this back towards Ruderi di San Vennitto and watch out for a fork in the path about 100m before you get there. Take the left fork and descend into a small valley with some small areas of pasture. Here you need to work your way up and across and you'll find a steep path at the highest point of the pastures exiting opposite from where you entered. At the top is a gate and beyond that you'll exist the woods into the open on top of a ridge for the second half.

Follow the path across the ridge taking care as there are a lot of loose large rocks in this area. The path circumnavigates the worst of these but there will be still be tricky patches where you'll probably want to waddle the bike through with your feet on either side rather than riding - at least on anything larger than an enduro bike. The Himalayan's clearance is 220mm and this was fine but only just. After a couple of further twists and small steps the path commences a steady descent down a stony well trodden path with a few water channels to watch out for. Slow and steady is the order of the day here - enjoy the view.

A great route in that it's got just about everything from washed away water channels, enjoyable forestry tracks, rocky open hillsides and some, but not too many, technical and challenging bits.