Easy hikes and walks in Zona Di Protezione Speciale Poggio Tre Cancelli

Route Details Length: Approximately 7.4 km (variable up to 11-13 km depending on the chosen starting point). Travel time: Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. Elevation gain: 180–300 meters. Difficulty: Moderate (sure-footedness required in the final section). Itinerary Features The start: You walk through Mediterranean scrub, holm oak woods, and dirt roads. Lago del Bicocchi: A picturesque artificial basin along the route. The final climb: You take dirt tracks and firebreaks; the last few hundred meters towards the summit (Poggio Chiecco) feature a steeper and more challenging climb. La Pievaccia: The remains of an imposing fortified ecclesiastical complex and a medieval tower, offering a 360-degree panoramic view of the Val di Cornia and the Gulf of Follonica.

The Baciocca Baths, located in the Montioni Natural Park between Follonica and Grosseto, are a small thermal complex built around 1809 at the behest of Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, Napoleon's sister. Today they appear as ruins immersed in vegetation, but at the time they were an elegant wellness center with marble tubs made by Antonio Canova.

Trai a lot of fun at times with uneven ground and loose stones in the middle of the woods.

Well marked trails and well maintained

It is a thermal structure built on a source of hot thermal water at 43° by Elisa Baciocchi, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, in 1809 which she used when she was visiting the alum quarries. It was restructured by Duke Leopold II in 1856 to open it for public use but the source disappeared after a few years. This is a thermal structure built on a hot thermal water source at 43° by Elisa Baciocchi, Napoleon Bonaparte's sister, in 1809. She used it when she visited the alum quarries. It was renovated by Duke Leopold II in 1856 to open it for public use but the source disappeared after a few years

"Montioni" is a small Tuscan village that was famous in the past for coal production and for being a thermal center. The current Montioni residential complex was built in 1809 by Elisa Baciocchi, Napoleon Bonaparte's sister, who was appointed Princess of the Principality of Piombino by him. The village was built near ancient alum quarries, an important mineral much sought after in antiquity for use in the tanning industry. For those arriving here, there is a large unguarded parking lot and a bar. Near the bar (hours to be verified) there is also a fountain. From here, different wide and well-marked paths can be taken on foot, by mountain bike or on horse back.

Small Tuscan village famous in the past for charcoal production and for being a spa town, The small inhabited area of Montioni constitutes the natural gateway to the homonymous Park. The current inhabited cluster of Montioni was born in 1809 at the behest of Elisa Baciocchi, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, by whom she was appointed Princess of the Principality of Piombino. The village was built near the ancient alum quarries, an important mineral highly sought after in antiquity for uses in the tanning industry. For those arriving here, there is a large, unguarded parking lot and a bar. Near the bar (check opening hours) there is also a fountain. From here originate different wide and well-marked trails that can be done on foot, by MTB or on horseback.

Ascent towards Lago del Bococchi with access to various Trails.