52km / moderate to challenging / 80% off – 20% on road. Start from Sasso Rosso or Casone, ride up to Passo le Forbici in the Tosco-Emiliano National Park, and descend. Then upto Lamalite via forest track andour lunch stop at Refuge Battisti 1711m. Cross over ridge via single tracks and then descent to Metello, passing also the Fortress of Verrucole before arriving at Braccicorti.