It starts from Pietralunga, more exactly from Piazza VII May, go along via Guglielmo Marconi to the crossroads where you turn right and then immediately left following the direction for Città di Castello. You continue along the county road SP 106 up to the intersection where you follow the direction “Zona Turistica Candeleto”. After a short uphill stretch you are in via dei Platani, turn right into via delle Querce. You continue to go uphill and after you pass by the pine forest of Coldefiore, as soon as the road begins to descend, at the crossroads, take the opposite dirt road that steeply climbs for about 1 km, until you get to the top of Monte Croce (735 m). In alternative you can take the path CAI 115 with direction Monte Croce.
Here the road becomes flat and winds along a scenic ridge, the view is breathtaking and you can admire the Carpina Valley on the right and the Carpinella on the left. Continue along the gravel road which corresponds to the path leading to the CAI trail 115 ending at Tre Ponti. At the second fork on the left you turn towards the farmhouse “Le Valcelle”; here the road begins to descend and after a few metres you can see the farmhouse on the right. Then you continue straight on and downhill until you reach the intersection with the county road SP 201. Here you turn left in the direction of Pietralunga and continue along the county road SP 201 until you take a road on the right, before a second bridge, showing the sign Sant’Anna. It is a paved road but full of potholes and quite challenging with a slope ranging from 15 to 22 % for about 1, 5 Km. At the fork turn left, then left again at the intersection with the county road SP 204, towards Pietralunga.
You continue along the county road SP 204 for about 2.8 km, as far as the junction with the county road SP 205. Along this stretch of paved road you can admire a splendid panorama on the right, framed by two peaks, Monte Nerone to the North and Monte Catria further East. At the crossroads, divided by the central “ pinetina” (small pinewood) that hosts the statue of Saint Ubaldo, you follow the signs for the farmhouse “San Benedetto”. After about 900 m you take the deviation to the left, an uphill path, where there are also signs for “Francesco’s Way” . Now you start an uphill path, with a maximum slope of 18%, but well worth taking since from here you can admire the village of Pietralunga from above. You are at about 700 m. a.s.l. After your hard climbing, you arrive at the farmhouse San Benedetto, here you continue straight on the dirt road along the walls (the farmhouse is on the left). You go downhill along the dirt path, at times bumpy; after 250 m you meet a gravel road at the border between Perugia and Gubbio, you continue to the left to reach the highest point of the itinerary (832 m), locally called Passo del Cardinale. After 2,3 km you arrive at Casa Renzini” and on the left side of a U-shaped turn you can see signs of the CAI indicating the place and the trail “ Gli Anelli del Lupo ( The Wolf’s Rings); more specifically the trail 120 A-“ l’Anello dei Monti del Vento” ( The Ring of the Wind Mountains”.
From here follow the red/white arrow signs, both directions are possible, both lead to Collelungo, that is at the intersection with the trail 120, known as the “ Anello di Varrea”. If you turn left towards Collelungo you can see the ruins of casa Renzini, going up an down in the State-owned pastureland. Pay attention to the small gates that can be found along the way and to the various ditches characterizing the rich vegetation of humid brackens. If you continue, for other 900 m, along the main road, towards “Passo del Cardinale”, the paved road ends and a dirt track begins, you will then leave it after a few metres to take a path which turns left at the edge of the pine forest. Pay attention to the signs. You can enjoy another panoramic view after the ups and downs along the sandstone path: Monte Nerone and Monte Catria to the left close a sequence of smaller mountains.
You continue downhill among rolling stones, and then going up again, along a path surrounded by state-owned milestones, on your right you meet a sequence of vast grasslands wedging into the woods. After crossing a barrier for grazing animals, keeping left you reach the already known fork of the “ Anello dle Lupo”. Here you turn left if you come from Casa Renzini or continue straight on if you come from “Passo del Cardinale” , however, you have to follow the direction Molino Chicchioni, immediately after the intersection you see what remains of the Casale di Collelungo then you enter a dense pine forest and continue descending in the shade of an oak grove. You will come to a series of buildings, that are part of “Molino Chicchioni”, once seat of the Hunting and Wildlife Company and, still earlier, seat of an old water mill. With the buildings on your left take the dirt road and after a few metres you are on the municipal road of Salceto Lame, you then turn left in the direction of Pietralunga. At the fork continue to follow the signs for the town centre and going along via Roma throughout its length you are back at the departure point.

    

You start from Pietralunga, more exactly from Piazza VII May, go along via Roma for its entire length as far as the crossroads, where you turn right and continue along via Falani, at the roundabout, take the third exit towards Umbertide. Soon after the Sanctuary of “ Madonna dei Rimedi” (Our Lady of the Remedies) on the right, you turn left in the direction of Gubbio. The road climbs with a hard slope for 2 km, you climb up until you come to a crossroads, there you turn right in the direction of Gubbio; after about 1,2 km you turn right again and take a dirt road, in the direction of “San Faustino Resort”; here you take the path along the ridge that divides the Gubbio and Pietralunga municipalities.
The road is flat and in good conditions, you continue straight on, shortly after you can admire the Gubbio Valley on the left and notice the first isolated building on the right. After 4 km you start climbing and at the first fork you turn right, always following the direction of San Faustino. Immediately after on the right you will notice a stone with the inscription Santa Certa (do not turn right) always continue straight on. After about 2 km the road becomes paved in some sections, on the left you can see a farm. Sooner or later, either before or after the building , you will see splendid Umbrian Chianina cows grazing. After about another 2 km (8 km from the junction with the unpaved road) you meet a crossroads, turn right. Along the way, on the left, you will notice a small building painted white; you then take the dirt road that descends, and after about 1.3 km from the crossroads, you will find yourself opposite the beautiful Resort of San Faustino. At the forefront of the resort on the right you can see the pool. If you are not tired and feel like continuing along a longer trail you can take the dirt road that climbs, and pass between the parking lot and the Resort. Alternatively, at the fork, before the Resort, you can follow the white-red arrow CAI signs indicating the path 116 on the right and you reach the locality Carpini. From there you can resume the county road SP 201 to return to Pietralunga.
(See part of the description of the trekking itinerary on foot Carpini –Tre Ponti-San Faustino in the last part “ After passing the Abbey…..”). If you, instead, follow the white-red arrow CAI signs heading left, after a few metres uphill, you will see the Casanuova building on the right; then you continue on the unpaved road until it ends. At this point you have two possibilities: the first is by going down the path CAI 116, but beware, there are a series of gates that must be carefully closed after passing since there are Chianina cows grazing. However, this is the right direction for those who like biking along dirt paths and gravelled roads (Please check the description of the trekking itinerary on foot: Carpini-Tre Ponti-San Faustino in the initial part. Remember that you will follow it in the opposite direction). As a second possibility, you can choose a longer trekking route, you turn left before the small gate and take a dirt road; then you continuing in that direction you reach the farmhouse “Ginestra”. Here the county road SP 203 begins, a beautiful ridge road from where you can admire, on the right, the charming village of Montone, and on the left the Valley towards the stream Assino. You continue straight on and turn right at the next fork, the road descends and after 1 km from the fork it becomes unpaved and a tough climb of about 300m begins until you reach the intersection with the paved road. Here you turn right again, while admiring Montone on the left, after about 1.8 Km, you turn left and continue along the paved road to the junction with the county road SP 201, from here you will follow the direction of Pietralunga. At this point if you are tired you continue along the main road; on the other hand, if you feel like continuing to enjoy the unspoilt nature of the Carpina Valley you turn left at the first intersection and follow the direction “Osservatorio Astronomico”. Soon after the bridge you continue on the right and from here you proceed straight on along the road bordering the stream Carpina, towards Pietralunga. The road is unpaved with slight ups and downs until you reach the fork at “Caigisti”, after passing the “Il Pioppo”, the countryhouse there, you turn right always in the direction of Pietralunga.

    

You start from Pietralunga, more exactly from Piazza VII May, go along via Roma for the whole length as far as the crossroads where you take the municipal road to Salceto Lame, with a good road surface in spite of being a bit narrow. After about 3 km from the crossroads, on the left side of the curve there is an intersection with a dirt uphill road, after turning you follow the sign in the direction of San Pietro. After 300 m you come to a fork where you turn right and go straight on, you follow the directions of the CAI path 120 and immediately after you take the path 119 b in the direction of Monte Castellaccio. You go through a thick pine forest until you come to a grassland that offers a great panoramic view on Monte Nerone to the right and of the Carpina Valley to the left.
At the intersection with the unpaved road you continue on the left towards “ Vocabolo Caimoni”, ruins of the imposing building, that give the name to the place. It can be seen from the next bend on the right. The route continues to climb until you reach the intersection with another unpaved road, here you continue to the right. From here the road becomes narrower, the view on the Umbria-Marche Apennines broadens and after about 800 you see the beautiful private countryhouse of Castelvecchio. You continue straight on, the building is on your right, you start going downhill and you find yourself opposite another farmhouse. You continue straight on after other 800 m from you come to a junction where you turn right starting to descend again. From here the road is at times damaged and uneven.
You continue along the main road that becomes paved, you meet the first group of buildings called Casaricca and, soon after, you meet another built up area called Loretuccio until you reach the hamlet of Caicivitella.
Soon after you proceed left in the direction of Morena, you start descending and then you climb up to the bridge
Here you enter the territory of the municipality of Gubbio, more precisely you cross the hamlet of Morena, where the paved road ends and becomes gravelled at the height of the last building. You continue straight to the fork, on the left you see the House “ Gran Noce” and continue keeping right. Beware, as in this section of road there may be unleashed dogs guarding the grasslands, the area is fenced off with warning signs prominently displayed. You continue straight on the main road climbing up to 800 m a.s.l, then you go downhill, from there, on the left, you will see many scattered buildings and small built up areas throughout the countryside, with Monte Catria in the background. You continue keeping right at the next two crossroads, then you come to an intersection, before a built up area of “Salia” on the left.
From here you take a narrower road that goes up, you continue straight even if immediately after you see two dirt roads on the right. In this section of about 2 km you cross a dense forest, this stretch is cool and shady. From 710 m a.s.l you get to 820 m and, shortly after passing the peak of this stretch of the route, the road overlaps with “ Franceco’s way”. You can notice the first yellow-blue route signs on the left side of the road, along the first u-bend you meet while going down. You proceed downhill in the opposite direction of the arrows, along the dirt road while you can Monte Nerone on the right and enjoy the beautiful view of the imposing Castle of San Benedetto Vecchio opposite you.
There is a small artificial lake on the left, soon after the road winds between two ruins, it continues to go down and at times is a bit uneven owing to the water crossings. Then you arrive at an intersection with county road SP 205, where you turn right towards San Benedetto Vecchio; you starts climbing up to the fork with the county road SP 204.
Once you arrive at the “pinetina” (small wood), that acts as a traffic island, turn right in direction of Pietralunga, the you descend along the hairpin bends of the Palazzetto to the junction, where you turn left and take via Roma to return to the departure point