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Fontana dei Faggi – Prete della Scimmia loop from Melfi

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Fontana dei Faggi – Prete della Scimmia loop from Melfi

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Fontana dei Faggi – Prete della Scimmia loop from Melfi

03:13

35.2km

1,090m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 25, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 15.6 km for 68 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.3 km

Junction to Monticchio or Femmina Morta

Highlight • Trail

The viewpoint over the Monticchio lakes is the main destination for every hiker and/or MTB lover.
Easy to reach, but you need to have the right training (MTB) or equipment …

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13.5 km

Pylon of the Former Cable Car

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2 km from Monticchio along the path that starts near the abbey of San Michele and climbs towards Mount Vulture.

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13.5 km

Fontana dei Faggi

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One of the few still functioning fountains on Mount Vulture, the water is cool and freezing in winter.

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13.6 km

Prete della Scimmia

Highlight • Natural Monument

The melilitolite of Prete della Scimmia (1km north of Lago Piccolo of Monticchio) is characterized by phenocrysts of melilite (rich in Åkermanite) and titaniferous clinopyroxene immersed in a holocrystalline groundmass composed of melilite, clinopyroxene, magnetite, leucite, nepheline, apatite and garnet

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15.9 km

Monticchio Lakes and Abbey Loop

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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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16.7 km

Monticchio Laghi Picnic Forest

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Alongside the road that runs alongside the lakes, it is possible to access special free equipped areas with picnic tables.

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18.0 km

Lago Grande di Monticchio

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

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21.4 km

View of Wheat Fields Near Fonte Toka

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Going from Monticchio lakes towards the Toka source and/or towards Monticchio Bagni it is possible to admire expanses of cultivated fields with bright and floral colors in spring and golden in summer.

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35.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.2 km

6.57 km

2.12 km

1.24 km

Surfaces

21.6 km

6.80 km

4.80 km

1.77 km

182 m

Elevation

Highest point (1,160 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

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Fontana dei Faggi – Prete della Scimmia loop from Melfi

Junction to Monticchio or Femmina Morta

Pylon of the Former Cable Car

Fontana dei Faggi

Prete della Scimmia

Monticchio Lakes and Abbey Loop

Monticchio Laghi Picnic Forest

Lago Grande di Monticchio

View of Wheat Fields Near Fonte Toka

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