This trail was inaugurated in 2013 for the eight hundredth anniversary of the passing of Saint Francis through Valmarecchia. 
Saint Francis’s Walk from Rimini to La Verna includes 5 legs for a total of 112 kilometers that wind through Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, crossing through the valley of the river Marecchia in the lands of 10 municipalities in the provinces of Rimini, Forlì-Cesena and Arezzo. It is the northeastern gateway to Saint Francis’s Way which, passing through Umbria and Lazio, goes to Rome.

For this area excursions are organized by L'Umana Dimora, a volunteer association, recognized as an "Association for Environmental Protection" by the Minister of the Environment, that joins the Consortium Francesco'ways for this part of the territory, that is the Franciscan historic sites in Valmarecchia.