Old Mine – Director's Palace loop from Gùspini/Guspini

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Old Mine – Director's Palace loop from Gùspini/Guspini

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Old Mine – Director's Palace loop from Gùspini/Guspini

04:09

46.8km

950m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 8.58 km for 347 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.25 km

Montevecchio Mines

Highlight • Historical Site

The Montevecchio mine is an impressive example of how a place devoted to the consumption of natural resources can be abandoned and used for other purposes. Zinc, lead and silver …

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13.6 km

Pozzo Amsicora

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1915 and nearly 300 meters deep, the Amsicora Shaft was part of the Telle mine, between Montevecchio and Ingurtosu. Active for nearly a century, it is now an …

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15.4 km

Director's Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

Sardinia always hides some surprises, like this palace/castle with a very particular architecture. The history of the building is well summarized by a municipal sign placed right on the curve, …

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20.3 km

Posada di Pitzinurri

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Posada di Pitzinurri is one of the official accommodations of the Santa Barbara Mining Trail, created from the renovation of an abandoned building in the former mining village of …

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20.9 km

Scenic gravel road with views of the Piscinas dunes

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This stretch connects the Portixeddu hinterland to the Pitzinurri area and winds through granite hills, Mediterranean scrub, and ancient mining routes, offering a bird's-eye view of the Piscinas dune system, the largest in Europe.

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26.6 km