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Minervino Tower – Bauxite Lake (Cava di Bauxite) loop from Giurdignano

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Minervino Tower – Bauxite Lake (Cava di Bauxite) loop from Giurdignano

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332

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Minervino Tower – Bauxite Lake (Cava di Bauxite) loop from Giurdignano

05:04

69.6km

560m

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: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 40.1 km for 34 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

24.2 km

View of Castro Marina Harbor

Highlight • Viewpoint

You cannot fail to go for a visit to the splendid port, where until recently, lamps and rowing boats stopped waiting to face the sea.

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37.4 km

Minervino Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

The Minervino Tower is part of a complex of lookout points built by Charles V in the 16th century to prevent attacks by the Saracens. The system guaranteed the possibility …

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40.1 km

Castro Lagos Descent Trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful to do on MTB, but be very careful

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40.8 km

Scenic Viewpoint in Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

Highlight • Viewpoint

41.6 km

Junction: Trail or Gravel Road

Highlight • Trail

from here you have the possibility to choose a quieter path going straight or a more difficult one turning the path but still seeing a beautiful view from above

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47.8 km

Masseria Cippano

Ruins

51.6 km

Bauxite Lake (Cava di Bauxite)

Highlight • Lake

The lake offers a truly suggestive panorama: the green of the water rich in bauxite and minerals contrasts with the intense red of the surrounding land.

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51.6 km

Bauxite Lake, Otranto

Highlight • Lake

The discovery of the deposit and its exploitation date back to 1940. Following its abandonment 30 years later, the numerous water infiltrations due to the underground aquifers have allowed the …

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51.7 km

Former Otranto Bauxite Quarry

Highlight • Natural Monument

Spectacular for the colors and the cycle/pedestrian paths

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66.5 km

Menhir della Madonna di Costantinopoli

Archaeological Site

69.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

19.1 km

16.6 km

6.66 km

4.63 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.4 km

20.5 km

9.58 km

3.82 km

2.30 km

2.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

31°C

24°C

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Minervino Tower

Castro Lagos Descent Trail

Scenic Viewpoint in Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

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Bauxite Lake (Cava di Bauxite)

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Former Otranto Bauxite Quarry

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