Fortresses and Castles in the Malatesta Seignory ( from Colle Giove)
Bellaria – Torriana – Montebello – San Marino – Montefiore – Bellaria
Difficulty: 5
Distance: 156 Km
Diff. level: 2700 mt.
Suggestions: gear ratios 39-27 or triple
ROUTE DETAILS
| KM |
Place |
Directions |
| 0 | Bellaria | Follow V.S.Mauro until S.Mauro Pascoli |
| 6 | San Mauro Pascoli | Follow directions for S.Vito and Santarcangelo |
| 12 | Santarcangelo | Pass the Ganganelli arch and continue in the directions of Torriana and Ponte Verucchio |
| 23 | Bivio Torriana | Turn right towards Torriana (4 Km climb with 15% gradient) |
| 28 | Torriana | Follow directions for Montebello |
| 30 | Montebello | Go back on the same road, at the crossroads follow directions for Ponte Verucchio (steep descent) |
| 36 | Ponte Verucchio | Cross the SS 258 road and climb up towards Verucchio (3 Km) |
| 44 | Verucchio | 500 m after the town, stay on the right and head towards S.Marino and Monte Ventoso |
| 48 | Monte Ventoso | At the junction take the road leading to Superstrada (main road) and turn right towards S.Marino |
| 55 | Borgo Maggiore | Turn left into V.Sottomontana and after 200 m turn left towards Faetano |
| 61 | Faetano | At the bottom of the descent, turn right towards Albereto and Montescudo (2 Km climb with 10% gradient) |
| 64 | Albereto | Go straight on for 2 Km and at the junction, turn left towards Montescudo |
| 69 | Montescudo | Steep descent down to Montecolombo before continuing in the direction of Coriano |
| 77 | Croce | 500 m after Croce, turn right towards Osteria Nuova and Morciano |
| 80 | Osteria Nuova | Turn left towards Morciano and then immediately right towards Gemmano and Montefiore (V.Pedrosa), 3 Km climb with 12% gradient |
| 85 | Montefiore | Go straight on ofr 1 Km and then turn left towards Morciano (6 Km descent) |
| 92 | Morciano | Turn right towards Saludecio (5 Km climb) |
| 98 | Saludecio | Continue in the direction of Mondiano |
| 101 | Mondaino | Follow signs for Montegrifoldo (steep 3 km descent).At the junction, turn left towards Meleto and S.Rocco.At the next junction, 4 km further on,turn right towards S.Maria del Monte,Cattolica and Morciano.Go straight on for 6 km until the Cattolica / Morciano road junction and turn left towards Morciano (a further 4 km) |
| 118 | Morciano | Head towards Mercantino until you meet the Osteria Nuova junction |
| 122 | Osteria Nuova | Turn right towards Coriano |
| 128 | Coriano | Head in the direction of Rimini |
| 141 | Rimini | Follow the SS 16 road until the V.Tolemaide traffic lights,then turn right towards Torriana and Bellaria |
| 156 | Bellaria | Finish |
