Road · Italy
Cycling in Pisa
Flat coastal riding from a Tuscan city, with a traffic-free cycleway running from Pisa to the sea and on down the coast to Livorno.
The ride in Pisa
Cycling guide to Pisa
Pisa sits at the flat western edge of Tuscany, and riding from the city is defined by that flatness. The one route recorded here, the 80.9 km Pisa to Livorno coastal return, is a loop that gathers only 30 m of elevation gain across its full length, making it a distance ride rather than a climbing ride. Leaving the city through Porta a Mare, the loop passes CEP, La Vettola and San Piero a Grado before reaching the coast at La Bigattiera and Marina di Pisa. It continues south to Livorno, then turns back inland via Stagno and returns north through Calambrone and Tirrenia. The final kilometres run through Fattoria Arno Vecchio, Cascine Nuove and Barbaricina before re-entering Pisa, with San Martino, San Francesco, San Giusto, La Cella, Porta a Piagge and San Marco closing out the ride.
- Spring and autumn. July and August are hot and the coast road is busy with beach traffic.
- Pancake flat. The whole Pisa–Livorno corridor sits under 20 m above sea level, so distance rather than climbing is what makes a ride here hard.
- The Trammino cycleway from Pisa to Marina di Pisa is dedicated and mostly traffic-free. South of Marina di Pisa the route mixes coastal road with urban streets.
- Quiet on the cycleway; genuinely industrial approaching Livorno, which is a working port — expect lorries on the final kilometres.
