Ecomaratona Chianti Classico

THE ROUTES, KM 1–5 – New passages inside the most prestigious companies of the Chianti Classico, Poggio Bonelli, Castelli in Villa, Castello di Bossi, San Felice, Castello di Brolio, Villa a Sesta, Abbadia Monastero, Tenuta di Arceno, where you will cross the iconic cypress avenue , and Fèlsina. After the start, you face 4.0 km on an easy asphalt, along which you can admire the panorama that on one side opens onto the characteristic hills of Chianti and on the other side onto the gentle Crete Senesi . This is the lowest point, 220 m above sea level where the first refreshment point is located near the Poggio Bonelli farmhouse from which you then face 2 km of climbing on a dirt road to reach an altitude of 350 m above sea level.
KM 6–11 – The route continues with a mix of dirt road alternating with country road and an easy altimetry until the fork at km 7.7 at 341 m above sea level where the athletes of the EcoMaratonina del Chianti Classico 21Km and Tra il bosco e le vigne del Chianti 13Km will break away. Just a few hundred meters before meeting the refreshment point at km 8.5 at the Montecucco oil mill, from which a descent begins that leads to km 11 at 230 m above sea level and which will allow you to admire the suggestive Crete Senesi.
KM 12–18 – The road changes and first becomes a field and then a single track in the middle of the woods before meeting the Castello di Bossi winery located at km 13 at an altitude of 324 m above sea level. A short stretch of asphalt leads to the San Felice vineyards and the Vitarium , the pergola near km 15.5 from which a slight descent begins on a woodland road up to km 16.75 at 280 m above sea level. Here a climb on a dirt road begins that leads to admiring the holm oak immortalised in the scenes of the film “ Stealing Beauty ” by Bernardo Bertolucci , where a refreshment point has been set up and an extraordinary panorama will be visible in the background.
KM 19 –27 – From here the route enters the territories of the Brolio Castle which you will encounter at km 21.5 (435 m above sea level) and where the Casale Podernovi is located , among hills painted by the vineyards with the autumnal colors that will lead to km 24 (390 m above sea level) to the San Felice company where a refreshment point will be located. The descent on a dirt road begins up to km 25.6 (290 m above sea level) which is followed by a short but challenging climb at the top of which there will be a refreshment point and the Villa di Pagliaia .
KM 28 –36 – It’s the right time to catch your breath by tackling the descent on the vineyard road up to km 27.4 which joins the cypress-lined avenue that leads to the Castelli in Villa company after having faced a short but challenging climb. The road flattens out and becomes white in the direction of the Montecucco oil mill (km 29.7) where there is a refreshment point to smell the aromas of the new oil just pressed and taste some excellent bruschetta. The plain and descent lead to the valley floor at 320 m above sea level, followed by a very short climb of about 400 meters at 15% that will lead in the direction of Arceno at km 31.8, here there will be another crossroads to separate the athletes of Tra il bosco e le vigne del Chianti 13Km and the EcoPasseggiata. We skirt the vineyard with the typical waves of the Tenuta di Arceno at 350 m above sea level and then continue on a dirt road with a slight uphill slope for about 3 km through centuries-old holm oaks until we enter the cypress avenue, where at the end of the climb there is a refreshment point (km 35.8 km, 450 m above sea level).
KM 37 – FINISH LINE – From Villa Arceno, continue on a dirt road downhill for 2 km to 290 m above sea level to reach km 39 from which you tackle a challenging climb at the top of which is the Casale di Rancia refreshment point . From here you can see Castelnuovo Berardenga, continue on a flat and downhill stretch until you reach the cypress-lined avenue of the Felsina company and unexpectedly reach the finish line in Piazza Marconi with the joy of those who have experienced a special day.