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Prete della Scimmia – Fontana dei Piloni loop from Brunelleschi

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Prete della Scimmia – Fontana dei Piloni loop from Brunelleschi

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Prete della Scimmia – Fontana dei Piloni loop from Brunelleschi

03:36

33.1km

1,170m

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 right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.3 km for 68 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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13.0 km

Madonna della Pietà of Monte Vulture

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the most evocative places on Mount Vulture.
Reachable only with the right trekking and/or MTB equipment, but absolutely worth a visit.

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18.9 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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19.2 km

Abbey of San Ippolito

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Located between the two lakes, the structure is dated between the 11th and 12th centuries, by the Basilians. With the arrival of the Normans, the Basilians abandoned the Vulture and …

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21.4 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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21.5 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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22.4 km

Fontana dei Piloni

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Finally the fountain has been cleaned and is working 🥳💪🏻

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23.4 km

Fontana dei Giumentari

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Location Fontana dei Giumentari 1069 mt

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24.2 km

Femmina Morta Panoramic Viewpoint (1040 m)

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Panoramic point 1040 mt

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33.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

9.43 km

2.74 km

2.15 km

Surfaces

15.2 km

7.90 km

5.67 km

3.98 km

361 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,130 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

30°C

18°C

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Prete della Scimmia – Fontana dei Piloni loop from Brunelleschi

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33.1km

1,170m

Prete della Scimmia – Fontana dei Piloni loop from Brunelleschi

Madonna della Pietà of Monte Vulture

Monticchio Lakes and Abbey Loop

Abbey of San Ippolito

Prete della Scimmia

Fontana dei Faggi

Fontana dei Piloni

Fontana dei Giumentari

Femmina Morta Panoramic Viewpoint (1040 m)

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