Track 3

Montaione > Fiume Egola > San Vivaldo

It is particularly interesting because it presents different landscapes and some places of peculiar historical interest. The stretches in the woods are coverable on foot in every season. The stretch which runs along the river is more difficult and intended for expert walkers, because the vegetation often hides the indication of the track. Avoid it on rainy days. Pay attention to the distances between the asphalt road, which connects to other parts.

1. Montaione > Tre Ponti > San Vivaldo

From Montaione take the provincial road to San Vivaldo. In the small village Tre Ponti, on the left, the track begins. It goes up and continues in the wood. There are two crossroads, but following the indication one can arrive without any difficulties to a farmhouse (Casa di Emma), which is part of Villa di Pozzolo (property of the family Geddes da Filicaia).
From that position one can admire the beautiful landscape of the village of Montaione. Go on, on the left side of the. Villa, and reach the asphalt road of Pozzolo. After few kilometres, on the left, there is the Roman Cistern, 11° century B.C.
In front of the cistern, on the other side of the road, there are the "Quercia Gemella" (twin oaks), and .near it there was a public spring of water, probably used for the Cistern too.
The track goes up towards the public park of "Poggio all'Aglione". From the park one can see a beautiful landscape of the village of Montaione. Following the indications, go down into the wood towards the river. At the begin the path is open, but then become narrower as it approaches to the River.

Follow the. river, cross it and take the path towards San Vivaldo. The slope, which become steeper, is called "Viottolo Maremmano", because used by the shepherds of the area to go towards the winter pastures of Maremma country. But, at a certain point the path is closed by the blackberry bushes and it is difficult to go on. For this reason, after 135 metres, the path joints together with another path which goes to the little Cemetery and then to the houses of San Vivaldo.

2. Montaione > Fiume Egola > Le Tagliate

From Montaione, take Via XVIII Luglio (near the petrol station) Go down towards the river following the dirt road. Cross it and follow it in the opposite direction of the water. Then cross the ancient bridge to reach one of the many points of the river, where it is possible to bath. These places have very popular and peculiar names, such as "Pozzo sfondato" (bottomless place) and "Pozzo dei Giovanotti" (youth place). Then go on until you reach "Pozzo Diago", which has a stone wall that forms a waterfall more or less ten metres high Go on crossing the Provincial road. After few metres, there is the path which goes up towards San Vivaldo, and another path coming from Poggio allAghone. Go on until you reach Pozzo Latino, where torrent Egoletta flows into the River Egola.
Leave the river and start going up in the wood (difference in-level 200 m.) to "Bucatassi" hill until you reach the farmhouse of Orcia, a beautiful panoramic point from which one can see all the valleys and woods around Montaione Keep on going up towards "Le Tagliate" following the path which begins to become larger. It is one of the highest points of Montaione's territory. After few meters there is the asphalt road. Go on following the right to reach San Vivaldo.