Panoramic Road – The Balze of the Valdarno loop from Pian di Scò

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Panoramic Road – The Balze of the Valdarno loop from Pian di Scò

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Panoramic Road – The Balze of the Valdarno loop from Pian di Scò

01:17

10.6km

290m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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323 m

Parish Church of Santa Maria in Pian di Scò

Highlight • Religious Site

The Church of S. Maria in Pian di Scò is located on top of the town. Those who walk the road of the Seven Bridges are in front of the Sacred Building with the three apses and the slender bell tower. The imposing Pieve di Scò turns its back on the main road. A quick glance makes us understand that it has recently been restored and after the restoration the various interventions of man and the events undergone by the monument are well read.
This ancient parish church has a great history. Although the precise year of its foundation is ignored, however from the whole of its architecture we can assume that it arose around the year one thousand. The first document in which it is mentioned dates back to 12 March 1008. In that year it was named in a donation made by the noble family Ubertini in favor of the Abbey of Santa Trinita in Alpe.
Another document mentions some land located in the plover of Pian di Scò donated to the church of Gastra. Some historians believed that this Píeve belonged and depended on the Apostolic See, but the documents issued by the Pontiffs Pasquale II (1103), Innocenzo II (1134) and Anastasio IV (1153) confirmed the jurisdiction over this church to the bishops of Fiesole.

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1.82 km

View of Pian di Scò

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2.49 km

View of the Tuscan Hills

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Up to here it is quite uphill. After that it's more relaxed again.

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3.45 km

Panoramic Road

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4.26 km

View of the Arno Valley from Publiciano Church

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To the right of the little church, there is a small terrace. From there you have a wonderful view over the Arno valley.

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7.09 km

The Balze of the Valdarno

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They remember, with due proportions, the most famous American canyons, but if you come from these parts, these too have their particular charm. The Balze del Valdarno, also known as Smotte, are a characteristic geotope, consisting of sands, clays and stratified gravels, up to a hundred meters high, of diversified shapes, interspersed with deep gorges. These are the result of the erosion of the lake's Pliocene sediments of the Upper Valdarno by atmospheric agents and rivers because the Valdarno was a lake.
In addition to my photo, in order to give an idea of what I am, I am attaching one of Marco Faccioli.

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10.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.82 km

688 m

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces