Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. 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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1.33 km

Trullo near Santa Caterina

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We couldn't find the trulli house. It seemed like something might be behind a wall on private property.

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1.91 km

View of Torre di Santa Maria dell'Alto

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2.11 km

Trail between Santa Caterina and Porto Selvaggio

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Avenue leading to the sea

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2.45 km

Santa Caterina to Torre Uluzzo Trail

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2.66 km

Scoglio Nero

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Easy access to the sea

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4.87 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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5.14 km

View of Torre di Porto Miggiano

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Warning, the paths through the cliffs end suddenly. Good footwear can work wonders.

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8.73 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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9.95 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.32 km

4.21 km

758 m

517 m

131 m

Surfaces

3.96 km

3.71 km

1.35 km

597 m

295 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 25 April

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Trail between Santa Caterina and Porto Selvaggio

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Scoglio Nero

Cave of the Horse

View of Torre di Porto Miggiano

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