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Rionero In Vulture

Monticchio Lakes – Lago Piccolo di Monticchio loop from Monticchio Sgarroni

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Italy
Basilicata
Potenza
Rionero In Vulture

Monticchio Lakes – Lago Piccolo di Monticchio loop from Monticchio Sgarroni

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Monticchio Lakes – Lago Piccolo di Monticchio loop from Monticchio Sgarroni

05:24

102km

1,700m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 818 m for 146 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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499 m

Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo of Monticchio

Highlight • Religious Site

Spectacular architecture that stands out on the small lake of Monticchio. Initially carved into the rock by the Benedictine friars (inside beyond the church with an altar carved into the …

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763 m

It is a small ride that makes you discover the various inlets that lead to the shore of the large lake. The descent from the Abbey to the small lake via the long staircase is challenging for the brakes

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818 m

Monticchio Lakes

Highlight • Lake

These beautiful lakes are located at the foot of the now extinct Vulture volcano. The beauty of this place has earned it the nickname of "Switzerland of Basilicata". The lakes are located within the Vulture Regional Nature Reserve.

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890 m

Lago Piccolo di Monticchio

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The Piccolo lake, together with the Grande lake, constitutes a nature reserve of great value, together they offer breathtaking views.

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33.5 km

Fontana Possidente

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63.9 km

Barile

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The particularity of this municipality is that it is an ancient Albanian colony founded at the end of the 1400s by Albanians fleeing persecution by the Turks. For a long …

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99.8 km

Lago Grande di Monticchio

Highlight • Lake

The larger of the two Monticchio lakes, a wonderful body of water.

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100 km

Lago Grande di Monticchio

Highlight • Lake

The Great Lake has a perimeter of 2200 meters and a funnel-shaped cavity with extensive slums. Only in the northern part does it reach a depth of 36 meters.

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102 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

95.3 km

5.05 km

1.06 km

292 m

Surfaces

87.3 km

14.0 km

246 m

226 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (410 m)

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Monday 13 July

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