It is a wide area at the south/east of Siena, including some of the most beautiful Tuscan landscapes. The name "Creta" means Clay: these hills are really made of argil, so it is not advisable to walk on its trail after a rainy day. Our tour starts from the Asciano village. To find the starting points , walk on "Via Belvedere", a street that goes behind the soccer field and rise toward this viewpoint.
The first part of the trail descends towards a big lawn, where some nice pigs are grazing freely . Go on until you pass under a railway bridge , here you are officially inside the "Crete" . Soft hills are all around us, there are some houses/farms now and there . Every hill seems different from the others; here we walk between an orange and a yellow hill , the landscape is very nice . IT would be interesting to walk here in many season in order to see different colors.
After 4 km we bend sharply to start the return trip , now and then a lonely tree appears in the landscape, it really seems to be in a paint of a Tuscan artist, until we come back to Asciano . Overall, we walked for about 9 km with a low difference in height (150 meters). Find more info at http://www.cretesenesi.com/en/
Difficulty: low
Difference in height: 150 m
Maximum height: 330 m
Length: 9 km
Duration of journey: 2 - 3 hours
Suggested season: spring - autumn
Technical equipment : not required