Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Montalbano Jonico

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Montalbano Jonico

Hard

riders

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Montalbano Jonico

04:25

53.5km

910m

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: May 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

805 m

Craco today is considered a ghost town, today it is the destination of many curious tourists.
This country was devastated by a landslide in 1963, later all its citizens moved to the new municipality, Craco Peschiera.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

24.7 km

Craco, ghost town

Highlight • Historical Site

About 50 kilometers from Matera, in Basilicata, is Craco, a suggestive when ghostly Italian ghost town. In 1963 a landslide that forced its inhabitants to take refuge in the new …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

32.4 km

Craco Peschiera

Highlight • Settlement

46.0 km

Calanchi

Highlight • Natural Monument

The gullies are clayey rocks that were formed with the action of water over time, here because millennia ago there was the sea at this point.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

49.9 km

View of Montalbano Jonico and the Calanchi

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of Montalbano Jonico and its characteristic gullies, clayey rock formations that change after the passage of rainwater that digs their profiles.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

53.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

15.2 km

6.30 km

2.98 km

1.95 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.6 km

20.0 km

4.65 km

4.08 km

1.03 km

175 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 20 May

26°C

13°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

La città fantasma di Craco - giro ad anello

02:07h

27.2km

420m

Hard

5.0

Lago di Monte Cotugno - giro ad anello

03:45h

43.7km

1,020m

Moderate

3.0

Bosco Pantano di Policoro Loop Trail

02:30h

39.6km

330m

Hard

5.0

Nocara and Monte Soprano Loop

03:27h

42.6km

1,420m

Hard

Rocca Imperiale Castle – Nocara Historic Village loop from Rocca Imperiale

05:00h

52.7km

1,690m

Moderate

4.0

Castello Svevo – Rocca Imperiale Castle loop from Rocca Imperiale

02:50h

30.6km

850m

Moderate

5.0

View of Fosso della Fabia – Road of the Calanchi of Aliano loop from Aliano

01:54h

21.4km

590m

Moderate

4.0

Sanctuary of Madonna del Monte – Salandra loop from Ferrandina

02:53h

47.3km

560m

Hard

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Montalbano Jonico

04:25h

53.5km

910m

Moderate

5.0

Contrada Pantano, Montalbano loop from Montalbano Jonico

02:35h

31.4km

530m

Hard

4.0

Splitaria Trail – Ferrandina loop from Ferrandina

04:12h

59.1km

970m

Moderate

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Pisticci

02:39h

37.5km

500m

Craco Ghost Town – Craco, ghost town loop from Montalbano Jonico

Contrada Pantano, Montalbano

Timpa Petrolla

Craco Ghost Town

Craco, ghost town

Craco Peschiera

Calanchi

View of Montalbano Jonico and the Calanchi

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️