Ecomaratona Chianti Classico

Start and finish at the piazza di Castelnuovo Berardenga. KM 1–5 – New passages inside the most prestigious companies of Chianti Classico, Poggio Bonelli, Castelli in Villa, Castello di Bossi, San Felice, Castello di Brolio, Villa a Sesta, Tenuta di Arceno, where the iconic cypress avenue will be crossed, and Fèlsina. After the start, the athletes will face 4.5 km on an easy asphalt, with a passage inside the ancient monastery, now a farm, Pacina from which to 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, from which they face 2 km of climbing on a dirt road to reach an altitude of 350 m above sea level and the first refreshment point located near the Poggio Bonelli farmhouse. KM 5–11 – 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 from which begins a descent that leads to km 11 at 230 m above sea level and which will allow you to admire the suggestive Crete Senesi. KM 11–18 – The road changes and becomes first 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 and from which you can admire the profile of Siena on the horizon. 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 forest road to km 16.75 at 280 m above sea level. Here a slight climb begins on a country road that leads to admire the holm oak immortalized in the scenes of the film “Stealing Beauty” by Bernardo Bertolucci, where a refreshment point is set up and in the background an extraordinary panorama will be visible. KM 18–27 – From here the route enters the territories of the Castello di Brolio which will be encountered at km 21.5 (435 m above sea level) and where the Casale Podernovi is located, among hills painted by the vineyards with autumn 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 until km 25.6 (290 m above sea level) followed by a short but challenging climb at the top where there will be a refreshment point and the Villa di Pagliaia. KM 27–36 – It is the right time to catch your breath by tackling the descent on a vineyard road until 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 dirt in the direction of the Montecucco oil mill (km 29.7) where there is a refreshment point to smell the scents 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. The route runs along the vineyard with the typical waves of the Tenuta di Arceno at 350 m above sea level and then continues on a dirt road slightly uphill for about 3 km through centuries-old holm oaks until entering the avenue of cypresses, where at the end of the climb there is a refreshment point (km 35.8 km, 450 m above sea level). KM 36–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 to tackle a challenging climb of 660 meters at the top of which is the Casale di Rancia refreshment point. From here you can see Castelnuovo Berardenga, where the finish line is located and which you arrive at after a gentle descent along the cypress-lined avenue of the Fèlsina winery from which, after a short descent and climb, you arrive unexpectedly, along an unpaved road at the finish line arriving in Piazza Marconi with the joy of those who have experienced a special day.