Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

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Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano

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6.17 km

Cave of the Horse

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The Grotta del Cavallo is famous for the archaeological finds of human and animal remains dating back to the Paleolithic. Some of the oldest Homo sapiens in Europe, who lived …

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10.8 km

Panoramic View of Porto Selvaggio

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A special mention is due; if Porto Selvaggio today is what it is it is due to Renata Fonte who gave her life to protect this area, we hope it holds up ... indescribable naturalistic beauty.

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11.2 km

View of the Coast at Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano

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11.9 km

Torre dell'Alto (Saint Mary of the Heights)

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The Torre dell'Alto, or more precisely of Santa Maria dell'Alto, is a lookout tower built in 1569, it communicated to the north with Torre Uluzzo and to the south with …

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15.2 km

Porto Selvaggio Regional Nature Park

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Suggestive stretch of road that crosses the Porto Selvaggio Natural Park, a protected natural area of Salento characterized by a rocky and jagged coast and rich typically Mediterranean vegetation. To …

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17.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.9 km

6.25 km

350 m

< 100 m

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10.1 km

4.86 km

1.57 km

858 m

< 100 m

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Cave of the Horse – View of Porto Selvaggio loop from Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano

Cave of the Horse

Panoramic View of Porto Selvaggio

View of Porto Selvaggio

View of the Coast at Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano

Torre dell'Alto (Saint Mary of the Heights)

Porto Selvaggio Regional Nature Park

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