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Masso del Diavolo (Pietramarina)

Natural Monuments

Masso del Diavolo (Pietramarina)

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Masso del Diavolo (Pietramarina)

Recommended by 120 mountain bikers out of 121

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Area naturale protetta di interesse locale Pietramarina

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Location: Carmignano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Fonte Strusc – Tower of Sant'Alluccio loop from Tizzana

35.4km

03:00

780m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. Start of Etrusco Trail – La Fortezza Trail loop from Ponte a Elsa

45.1km

03:56

810m

Expert mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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3. Tower of Sant'Alluccio – Leonardo Da Vinci's birthplace loop from Cerbaia

46.4km

04:27

1,290m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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il Mazza

March 9, 2022

Near the top of Pietramarina, one of the most fascinating places in Montalbano, lies a strange rock formation, a single large sandstone monolith, which stands isolated in the holm oak forest. They call it the Devil's Boulder, because someone recognized the imprint of the Evil One's goat's paw in an ancient engraving at the foot of the rock. A series of steps dug directly into the stone help you climb to the top of the boulder and once upon a time, when the forest was less developed, from up there the view could extend to the sea and the distant island of Gorgona
There are those who recognize the boulder as an Etruscan altar, but most likely the staircase was dug in the recent past by the inhabitants of Bacchereto with the aim of helping the first tourists to go up and admire the landscape.
There can be no doubt, however, that that wonderfully isolated boulder did not remain indifferent to the Etruscans who inhabited the citadel for six hundred years, whose excavations are visible today just a few meters away.
Indeed, it is probable that the boulder was actually frequented in remote times: on its surface, among the engravings and writings left from the early twentieth century to today, some deeper and more rounded grooves seem to belong to peoples and uses lost in the mists of time.

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Tiziano

July 12, 2020

Quiet and suggestive place ... Cool in summer

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Cosimo

October 24, 2020

Upon reaching the summit, peace of mind is also achieved.

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Elevation 570 m

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Location: Carmignano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy

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Masso del Diavolo (Pietramarina)

1. Fonte Strusc – Tower of Sant'Alluccio loop from Tizzana

2. Start of Etrusco Trail – La Fortezza Trail loop from Ponte a Elsa

3. Tower of Sant'Alluccio – Leonardo Da Vinci's birthplace loop from Cerbaia

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