Virtual Tuscany Trail Challenge

Take on one of Europe's most celebrated bikepacking and gravel routes from your own roads and trails. The Tuscany Trail covers roughly 443 km (about 276 miles) through Tuscany's hills, forests, vineyard valleys and medieval hilltop towns, linking remote gravel roads and ancient tracks across one of Italy's most scenic regions. Route Rally turns every synced ride, run or walk into progress along this epic Italian circuit.

  • Route: Tuscany Trail
  • Distance: 443.5 km
  • Elevation gain: 8837 m
  • Epic gravel and mountain bike adventure
  • Best for: Longer rallies of your own for cyclists, runners and walkers, and multi-month endurance goals

Planning your challenge

A cyclist averaging 150 km/week finishes in about three weeks; a runner at 40 km/week takes around eleven weeks, and a walker at 30 km/week completes it in roughly fifteen weeks.

Long by Route Rally distance bands, and one of the longer international routes in the catalogue. Best for those who want a substantial multi-month goal with strong visual appeal.

Works well for cyclists, gravel riders and runners who want a long Italian route with real character as a sustained training target.

Create your own rally for your own Tuscany Trail target, solo or with a group sharing one leaderboard.

Why this route

  • The Tuscany Trail is one of Europe's best-known bikepacking routes, covering about 443 km (276 miles) through the hills and forests of central Tuscany on gravel roads, tracks and trail.
  • As a virtual challenge you cover the distance in your own time, with rides, runs and walks from wherever you train all counting towards the Italian circuit finish.
  • The route passes through some of Tuscany's most iconic landscapes: the Crete Senesi clay hills, the Maremma coast, the Apennine forest and the vineyards of the Chianti hills.
  • Its long distance makes it a substantial multi-month goal for cyclists and a serious endurance target for runners and walkers.
  • The strong visual appeal of Tuscany gives it broad attraction beyond the gravel cycling audience, and the distance means it works well as a flagship target for a longer rally.

Highlights

  • Follow ancient gravel roads and tracks through the rolling hills and cypress avenues of central Tuscany
  • Pass through medieval hilltop towns including Volterra, Massa Marittima and Montalcino
  • Descend to the Maremma coast and the Etruscan landscape of southern Tuscany
  • Climb through the Apennine forests and the Chianti wine country on the return leg

Common questions

How does my activity actually count?

Connect your activity tracker to Route Rally and every kilometre you log adds up automatically. Your marker moves along the route as new activities sync, with nothing to upload and nothing to enter by hand.

Do I have to live near the route?

Not at all. Ride, run or walk wherever you usually train. The route is a virtual target, so your local roads, trails and weekend rides all push you further through the Tuscan hills.

Is the Tuscany Trail a cycling-only route?

The real Tuscany Trail is a bikepacking and gravel cycling event, but Route Rally counts any discipline towards your virtual distance. Runners, walkers and road cyclists can all take on the same virtual route.

How long does it take to cycle?

At a steady 150 km a week you finish in about three weeks. Push to 250 km a week and you can complete the circuit in under two weeks. You set the end date when you create the rally, so the pace is yours.