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Mercadante State Forest – View of Matera's Sassi loop from Mellitto

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Mercadante State Forest – View of Matera's Sassi loop from Mellitto

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Mercadante State Forest – View of Matera's Sassi loop from Mellitto

05:42

87.2km

730m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 43.7 km for 274 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.5 km

Foresta Mercadante

Forest

11.4 km

Mercadante State Forest

Highlight • Forest

Protected natural area located in the Alta Murgia National Park. It offers visitors an evocative landscape rich in vegetation, as well as trails and characteristic paths of the forest.
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12.8 km

Entrance to Mercadante Forest

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17.0 km

Murgian farmhouses in Alta Murgia National Park

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The spectacle of rural expanses yellowed by the summer sun, or very green in spring.

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42.9 km

View of Matera's Sassi

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From this famous panoramic view it is possible to admire the old city as well as the now famous Sassi of Matera.

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43.2 km

Sedile Square

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Beautiful little square dominated by the façade of the E. Duni Conservatory. The ideal place to have a breakfast or an aperitif in the center, a stone's throw from the Duomo.

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43.8 km

Historic Center of Matera

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One of the most impressive cities I've ever been to! Definitely take your time and explore the city. Gigantic!

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43.9 km

Vittorio Veneto Square

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Main square of Matera. It overlooks Palazzo Lanfranchi, has a spectacular panoramic point on the Sassi and is the access to the Palombaro Lungo ancient underground cistern for the accumulation …

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45.9 km

View of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Palomba and the Gravina of Matera

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Going along the absurd cycle path (a bit kamikaze and one-way) of via San Vito you reach an open space from which it is possible to admire the overhangs of …

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87.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.3 km

10.9 km

1.71 km

1.38 km

596 m

349 m

Surfaces

58.2 km

18.5 km

9.26 km

1.06 km

211 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

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Friday 22 May

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Mercadante State Forest – View of Matera's Sassi loop from Mellitto

Mercadante State Forest

Entrance to Mercadante Forest

Murgian farmhouses in Alta Murgia National Park

View of Matera's Sassi

Sedile Square

Historic Center of Matera

Vittorio Veneto Square

View of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Palomba and the Gravina of Matera

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