Lago Piccolo di Monticchio – Prete della Scimmia loop from Monticchio Sgarroni

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Lago Piccolo di Monticchio – Prete della Scimmia loop from Monticchio Sgarroni

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Lago Piccolo di Monticchio – Prete della Scimmia loop from Monticchio Sgarroni

01:16

3.62km

210m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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60 m

Abbey of Saint Michael

Highlight • Religious Site

Religious building whose construction dates back to the 8th century AD, around a cave inhabited by Basilian monks. It was built on a cave dug into the tuff.

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660 m

Lago Piccolo di Monticchio

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The blue color of the small lake is best appreciated in winter or summer in the early hours of the day when there is no mist. One of the things …

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1.78 km

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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1.87 km

Trail to the Fontana dei Piloni

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A few steps from the "monkey priest" crossroads this is one of the most beautiful paths to follow at the foot of Mount Vulture on the Monticchio lakes side.

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3.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.59 km

878 m

159 m

Surfaces

2.47 km