26/08/2026
Some mornings the road does the talking. Cypress-lined gravel drops through Val d'Orcia toward Pienza, the light still low, the fields cut gold and green. This is the Tuscany people picture before they've ever ridden it — and it is real, it is rideable, and it is on our route sheet.
Val d'Orcia cycling means quiet gravel and white roads, not traffic. We link the classic viewpoints — this chapel below Pienza is one of them — into a self-guided route with GPX, so you are not chasing a photo from a car window. You are riding straight through it.
Best time to ride Val d'Orcia: spring for the green, early autumn for the gold. Either way, bring a camera. You will stop more than you plan to.
Route details: tuscanybikeroute.com/strada-serena-tuscany-by-gpx/