DH Uomini e DH donne, Finale Ligure

A route that includes two climbs and two descents in the Manie area, near Finale Ligure. Ideal for bad weather, since the trails are rocky and dry quickly. The route starts from Finalborgo or Finale Ligure and climbs to Le Manie along a paved road with little traffic. Once on the Le Manie plateau, continue along a slight incline until you reach the area of the 24h di Finale Ligure, where you’ll take a downhill trail that leads you above the sea. On the first lap, we continue straight toward the Men’s Downhill course, which begins at the classic “jump into the blue.” The start is easy, but at a certain point it becomes steep and full of rocky steps. A new line has been created with plenty of turns that allows you to avoid going straight down the steepest section, but at a certain point, there are still some mandatory S3 sections. It wouldn’t hurt to do a bit of recon beforehand, because there are many lines and they aren’t always visible on the first run. The final section is on a cobblestone trail that takes us to Varigotti. From here, we return to Finale via State Route 1. The trail leads to a bar/restaurant for a midday break.

We head back up as before, but this time we turn right onto the Women’s DH, which is less steep than the Men’s DH but still very rocky and features S2 sections, except for the final stretch, which is identical to the Men’s DH and includes a few S3 sections.

The views are spectacular and well worth a few photo stops. Once we reach Varigotti, we return to Finale via State Route 1.