Access
This magnificent tour is partly on an asphalt road and partly on a dirt track: the use of mountain bikes is certainly the best means of appreciating it. From the village of Desulo you start to climb the SP7 in the direction of Fonni. The tough climb is about 7 km long and many prefer to reach the mountain pass by car, starting the cycle ride directly from Tascusì. Just as you reach the pass from the climb, you turn right, downhill on a asphalt and scenic road, with an increasingly uneven surface. After 5.6 km you arrive at Arcu Guddetorgiu and here you go left, downhill, following only at this fork the signs for the Girgini agriturismo.
La sterrata -The dirt track
Immediately below the fork you meet another one where you go right, then left, leaving the agriturismo on the opposite side. Immediately a wide, well-maintained road begins, winding its way through woodland, heather groves and monumental downy oaks in a wide and majestic environment. The asphalt gives way to a dirt road immediately after a bridge, The asphalt gives way to dirt road immediately after a bridge, as the route continues on a slight incline or uphill. You pass a building belonging to Agenzia Forestas, which look after the forest, often encountering grazing cows.
Girgini
At a sudden turn in the road, one can distinguish the unmistakable pyramidal shape of Su Toni de Girgini. The term 'Toni' indicates an isolated limestone elevation, surrounded only by different rocks: in this area in addition to the main one, you encounter that of Genna Eragas, which you can reach by continuing to cycle to the right at the first crossroads. Girgini has been a popular area since ancient times, as revealed by a giants' tomb and the presence of the remains of numerous villages. You can climb to the limestone peak by following a footpath along the ridge, starting right from the clearing where you arrived. From the summit the vast panorama sweeps across the majesty of the Gennargentu mountain range, which encircles the visitor with its vast ridges. You return to Desulo by the road followed on the outward journey.
