Pomonte - Masso Ala Quata

Long hike in the western part of Elba. Start from Colle d'Orano and by the SP go up to Marciana and from there first by the forestry road and then by the hard mule track of the Via Crucis to Madonna del Monte. A nice traverse on trail to Serraventosa and then descend (technical but flowing section) to Bollero and then go up again to Troppolo (technical climb on trail with rock and firm stone).At Troppolo you keep left and begin the challenging Pomonte trail: first technical section with passages on rock and boulders but flowing, then begins the more trialistic section with technical passages on rock, steps, narrow hairpin bends with steps (some feasible only with nosepress).The final section improves as cyclability, still remaining a very technical mule track with steeps and steps, but compared to a few years ago it is definitely more cyclable (thanks to more bikers).

Once in Pomonte asphalt road to Cavoli (short detour on dirt road) and then take a dirt road to the left that goes up to Quatiere. The steep dirt road becomes a singletrack but the climb is always gradual and the rideability 98% (on e-bike). You get to the dirt road to S.Piero and shortly to the asphalt road to S.Ilario and then at the junction to Monte Perone take a left. Past the Torre di San Giovanni take a forestry road to the left and climb to take the pistini that descend to San Piero. Today I followed Tozzi Carletto, a track with jumps and technical passages but well flowing.In the second section, the technical descent to San Piero with steeps and nice tough rock passages; the final section again very technical on firm rock. Passage to San Piero and ascent to Monte Perone by the nice forestry road from San Ilario. At Monte Perone descend for a stretch on asphalt to take the trail to the high forestry road and from there the single track that goes up to Masso Ala Quata.Always spectacular this trail both for the views and for the track, very technical and varied: steeps on rock, steps, jumps, trialist passages and flow sections. The full track reaches Cavoli and from here a trail leads to Seccheto and then asphalt to return to Colle d'Orano.