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Route 12 - Il giro della Diga Montedoglio (tarred and beaten road))
   

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total Km. 38
Duration approx hrs 1.5/2.5
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Map 4 tracts ACDFG
The Montedoglio dam
total 38 Km .
Duration approx 1.5 - 2.5 hrs
Route that is simple and varied, perfect for those who like the overage difficulty with changing landscape. This route is on tarred road and is almost completely around the lake of the Montedoglo dam, and is suitable even for beginners

Legenda
  Country paths
   
  Asphalt
   
  Rampichino
   
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A (5 Km)
from Sansepolcro along the state road towards Pieve Santo Stefano, after a roundabout, which is a crossroads for those going to Rimini, the road climbs gradually and after a curve on the left goes down under the highway E45 and climbs again to continue towards the lake which you will see in the distance. The road continues up and down under the E45 until you reach, in the middle of the climb, a deviation well visible on the right going decisively uphill and a beaten path.
C (1 Km)
Taking the road on the right, therefore, with an agile gear change, we climb the brief beaten track. In truth it is quite demanding for at least 400 mts. and the terrain is quite rough. After this we find a downhill tract on a well beaten path until we reach a fork on a tarred road. Continue on the right to reach the top of the poggio alle Buiane (495 mt. s.l.m.) after 100 mts.
D (21 Km)
Uphill and downhill, flats and curves the road runs for several kilometres along the lake until you reach the deviation for Sigliano clearly indicated on the left. It then passes under the highway after which it crosses a bridge on the river Tiber. Along here you will see a breeding farm for horses (Formole). The road is flat and passes a small, graceful church barely visible above the road. From here you have three uphill slopes after which you descend to reach a bridge on the mouth of the river Singerna which enters in to the lake. After this bridge the road climbs until you reach a terrace over the lake. Continuing on the right we will reach the road leading to Caprese Michelangelo. Here we should take the road on the left downhill over a bridge to pass after which you will see a deviation on the left. Continue on the tarred road.
F (8 Km)

Taking the road on the left, the road is a beaten path. About 50 m on you will see another deviation on the right, which goes down the escarpment to join a dirt road well beaten, which deviates again left. Continue along this path which brings you to your destination in quite a natural way. The road is muddy, very rough with holes that fill with water if raining. You will find many small lakes on the left of the road, on the after side of which runs the river Tiber. It is possible to see here storks and other long legged lake birds. Continuing the road becomes a tarred road until you reach a fork where you take the left on to the country path again. After 3 Km you will cross again the tarred road which joins Sansepolcro (left) and Anghiari (right). Here you take the left.

G (21 Km)
Continuing you will reach a stop sign, turn left, under an underpassage of the highway and therefore we are at Sansepolcro