This route, with a length of 9.7km, is quite challenging for some points with a strong elevation gain. The expected walking time is 3h and 15m. It starts from the historic center of Sogliano al Rubicone, which holds some unique architectural beauties such as Tonino Guerra’s “Fountain of Butterflies” in Matteotti Square and Ilario Fioravanti’s “Girl with Book” in Via xx Settembre. We recommend visiting some of the interesting permanent exhibitions set up at the Palace of Culture: the “Permanent Exhibition of the Record and Musical Recording,” the “Collection of Arte Povera,” the “Leonardo da Vinci and Romagna Museum,” the “Christa Line Museum,” Within the confines of the historic center, we also point out the MUSO – Museum of the Subsoil, the “Veggiani Collection,” the ancient icehouse, the Mining Museum and the Fosse di Fossa Cheese Pits of Sogliano DOP. Reservations are recommended for the above-mentioned places.

We leave Sogliano behind us and walk on path 115d in the direction of Curto/Strigara, where, inside a roundabout there is the sculpture of the Vitruvian Man, made on the design of Leonardo da Vinci: a famous representation of the ideal proportions of the human body, it demonstrates how it can be harmoniously inscribed in the two “perfect” figures of the circle and the square.

From here begins a gradual climb to Curto. After this location, on the right you will find, with respect to the main path, a detour (115c), which allows you to shorten the route considerably, but at the price of giving up the beautiful panoramic views of the Meloni Pass. Passing through the first detour, in particular, it is possible to see the entrance to the ancient Capannaccio coal mine, open from 1790 to 1942. Remaining on the longer route, however, you reach the Sources of the Rubicon, an excellent place for a break.
Taking Path 115 from here you reach the Meloni Pass, the view sweeps from the Apennines to the Romagna Riviera; travellers, following this well-known ridge, will meet the Urgone Spring, after which descending on path 115a towards Motta and taking the steep climb of the Vallino with the 115 will reach Sogliano al Rubicone.