The Sentiero dei Ducati can be travelled all seasons of the year, taking into account possible heavy snowfalls during winter and taking care of avoiding rainy periods and the ones immediately afterwards. In fact, especially in its first stages, the trail crosses vast clayey outcrops, where the path can become very muddy, making walking difficult and tiring and it can be sometimes completely impossible to cycle (“sticky” mud that blocks the wheels in the fork). Due to the limited altitude, in Summer high temperatures and humidity can become annoying especially in the initial and final stages, however they can still offer cool evenings and wonderful starry nights. Starting at dawn and resting in some shady shelter during the hottest hours, the trail is certainly enjoyable even in the hottest months, from June to August. The best times to travel the Sentiero dei Ducati are undoubtedly Spring and Fall in which nature’s colors, the days’ brightness and their length allow you to fully enjoy the landscapes beauty while the mild temperatures favor the journey. The whole route winds through wide stretches of broad-leaved trees which, therefore, become spectacularly colored in fall, attracting “foliage” lovers. Along the way are encountered also many fords, some of which, such as the one on the Liocca stream (immediately after Succiso) or the Mommio stream (between Sassalbo and Casola), can become difficult or impossible in the event of heavy rainfall or melting snow. Even Winter (nowadays sadly very dry and with unseasonable relatively mild temperatures) can offer pleasant walking experiences. Clear and bright days that allow the gaze to wander with a view on one side over the entire Alpine range and on the other up to the Tyrrhenian sea and its islands. The high Apennines in winter offers fascinating atmospheres, with thousands of silvery and bare trunks standing as columns of a nature’s immense cathedral. A winter trek must, however, be approached with the needed precautions and the proper equipment, especially in case of ice and snow (sometimes also very abundant), anyway and always paying close attention when traveling the muddy stretches.