I went out relatively early this morning - if you call 10 relatively early - and storm clouds were brewing. I planned on going to Cercina, then up the back way to Montemorello, but the clouds suggested otherwise, so I descended a route I have only taken once from Cercina, and had some rain. As I got to the bottom of the descent, around the Carregi complex, the sun came out, and I climbed back up to the church above Cercina, then descended by another route down to a turn that takes you into Florence in a slightly different way. I took the back turn toward Via Bolognese, staying off the main roads and adding a little climbing, coming out above Piazza Georgini. I went down Via Vittorio Emannuele and took the sotto passagio under the tracks, and was back to the apartment with a new route. I had checked this out last Sunday while walking on a rainy day.
I am so lucky to have all this wonderful riding just out my door. It keeps me smiling. Check out the link for all the specifics, but the summary is: 20 miles in 1 hour 47 minutes of rolling time with 2400 vertical feet climbed at an average speed overall of 11.2 mph. Ciao.
Many routes to Cercina by ridingwithcosimo at Garmin Connect - Details
The fall colors are just starting to make themselves apparent in the trees in the countryside.
This is between Cercina and the church at the top of the climb.
I attempted to catch the leaves changing while riding but missed it.
The super tiny spur road is interesting though.
I love the view of the church at the top of the hill on the second climb.
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