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The holm oak is 5.2m in circumference and 15m high, and is at least 200 years old. From here, wide-ranging views can be enjoyed over Valdarno and the River Arno.

Continue following waymarks past a World War I cenotaph and out to a minor road. Go L but be prepared to leave the asphalt at the next bend for a lane lined with cypresses, which continues in the same direction NE entering woodland. Further along is a spring, Fonte del Sassone (518m), at the head of the Fosso delle Quercete valley (which you crossed after Santa Lucia).

A short distance due east from here is Il Cupolino (640m), the highest point on the Montalbano ridge.

The lane moves essentially W through chestnut and conifers, reaching a strategic 480m junction (50min). Here, n.14A heads NE to join other routes on the main ridge, but it is not recommended as the area is heavily wooded so views are limited. Go L (SW) on the clear lane in steady descent past properties and lovely views. Further down, the way is surfaced to Santa Lucia. Here, you pick up the road back to Anchiano then the Strada Verde to Vinci (1hr).