Crispiano – Trail to Monte Sant'Elia loop from Crispiano

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Crispiano – Trail to Monte Sant'Elia loop from Crispiano

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Crispiano – Trail to Monte Sant'Elia loop from Crispiano

03:41

52.1km

510m

Cycling

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

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parco Naturale Regionale Terra delle Gravine

Riserva Naturale Regionale Orientata "Bosco delle Pianelle"

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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586 m

Crispiano

Highlight • Settlement

Crispiano is a municipality in the province of Taranto rich in historical and archaeological evidence, such as the Vallone caves with the Old Church visible from the Giovanni Falcone pedestrian …

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752 m

Mother Church of Crispiano, Madonna della Neve

Highlight • Religious Site

In the square there is a functioning water fountain

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31.7 km

Bosco Sant'Antuono

Forest

35.3 km

Monte Sant'Elia Trail, Parco Naturale Regionale Terra delle Gravine

Highlight • Trail

36.3 km

WWF Oasis Monte Sant'Elia

Highlight • Natural Monument

After the Pianelle wood, Mount Sant'Elia is an excellent half for those who want to take a tour outside the neighborhood. Access to the forest from the north is very …

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37.2 km

View of the Ionian Sea and Calabrian Mountains

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Simple to reach, uphill route with a minimum of training, a road with gravel and hairpin bends that is easy to navigate

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37.9 km

Chiesa Vecchia di Santa Maria, Crispiano

Highlight • Religious Site

The church of Santa Maria, or church of Sant'Angelo, but for all the Crispianesi “Chiesa Vecchia”, dates back to the 16th century, but was presumably built on the ruins of …

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51.8 km

Crispiano rises around the karst furrow called Vallone Lezzitello (small holm oak), inhabited since prehistoric times, which in the Middle Ages was the seat of the Casale Crispiani and the Abbey of Santa Maria di Crispiano.

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52.1 km

End point

Train Station

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