Castro Lagos Descent Trail – Montevergine Menhir loop from Corigliano d'Otranto

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Castro Lagos Descent Trail – Montevergine Menhir loop from Corigliano d'Otranto

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Castro Lagos Descent Trail – Montevergine Menhir loop from Corigliano d'Otranto

03:11

55.8km

270m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 23.9 km for 491 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.33 km

Castello De Gualtieriis

Castle

16.9 km

Santu Vasili Trail - Quattro Macine

Highlight • Trail

24.4 km

Castro Lagos Descent Trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful to do on MTB, but be very careful

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Porto Badisco Canyon and Inlet

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The famous canions of Porto Badisco, now even more suggestive to visit after a flood that "cleaned" the bed of an ancient stream, the river Aeneas ... 🥰

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33.2 km

Menhir della Madonna di Costantinopoli

Archaeological Site

33.6 km

Menhir of San Vincenzo

Highlight • Monument

Menhirs are monolithic stones placed in a vertical position. The term derives from Breton and combines the two words "stone and long". The menhirs in the Salento area are of …

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36.8 km

Stazione Farmhouse, Giurdignano

Highlight • Historical Site

Masseria now abandoned ... Mmha

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38.3 km

Montevergine Menhir

Highlight • Natural Monument

Monolith that has been restored several times, about 1.90 meters high, located right next to the sanctuary. 😉

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38.6 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montevergine

Highlight • Religious Site

The sanctuary of the Madonna di Montevergine is surrounded by lush vegetation, the first construction dates back to 1595. It is said that, during the year of its construction, a …

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43.5 km

Mother Church of the Most Holy Mary, Mother of God, Cannole

Highlight • Religious Site

This center seems to have been founded in the XII century by some inhabitants of neighboring farmhouses, that escaped the destructions carried out by Guglielmo 'il malo' ('the bad'), would …

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