State Road 77 of the Val di Chienti has always been an important road connecting Foligno (Umbria) to Civitanova Marche (Marche Adriatic coast), bypassing the Apennine ridge at the Colfiorito Pass (821 m).
With the opening of the modern Val di Chienti freeway, the old state highway route, now almost entirely traffic-free, quickly became a busy cycle route connecting Umbria and the Adriatic Sea.
The entire route of the Val di Chienti Ciclovia is 128 km long, which can be divided into three daily stages: Foligno-Colfiorito, Colfiorito-Tolentino, Tolentino-Civitanova Marche