This route is the straighest line linking the sea to the highest point of the Versilia region, Pania della Croce, a peak of theApuan Alps. It starts at the Forte dei Marmi pier and it follows the provincial road (or parallel road) through the villages of Forte dei Marmi, Querceta, Ripa, Seravezza and Ruosina. At Ruosina the rout turns left and enters in the Giardino valley, continuing to Cansoli, where the trail section begins.