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Starting/arrival point: Altamura, via La Carrera, near the car park opposite the stadium.Distance run: 41 KmDifficulty: Easy pathRoute duration: 2h 30min, excluding stoppagesTrails: asphalt road 20%, dirt road 80%Uphill climb: 350 mThe route: via Mura Megalitiche, via Vecchia Buoncammino - SP* for Quasano, Masseria (Farmhouse) Ragone - Lamalunga, SC** Cassanese, SC Castelluccio, the “Pulo”, SC San Nicola, Monte Chiancaro, La Mena Park, Pozzi di Rota, SP Quasano – Altamura*SP Provincial Road **SC Suburban Road

Description of the track:In the first lag of the trail the road alternates between dirt and pavement. The trail presents many difficulties near the “Pulo”, moving onto a dirt road, along level ground. It becomes more technical between La Mena Park and the hamlet of “Pozzi di Rota”. The route is downhill back to the starting point.Natural features of the landscape:Steppe-like vegetation, woods, scrub, shrubs plants growing on rocks, fields under crop typical karst features. Historic and Archaeological sites: 1. Lamalunga cave (containing the skeleton of a hominid, the “Man of Altamura”)2. The “Pulo” (the largest sinkhole in the High-Murgia area)3. “La Mena” necropolis4. The hamlet of “Pozzi di Rota”Elements of rural architecture:Masserie (farmhouses)- jazzi (farmyards), trulli (dry-stone cone shaped huts), dry-stone walls, “specchie” (barrows)

The “Pulo” - “La Mena” Park - Pozzi di Rota The “Jazzo”of “Sant’Angelo”- The “Quite”Starting/arrival point: Altamura, via La Carrera, near the car park opposite the stadium.Distance run: 50 KmDifficulty: For skilled cyclistsRoute duration: 5h, excluding stoppagesTrails: asphalt road 50%, dirt road 50%Uphill climb: 550 mThe route: via Mura Megalitiche, via Santeramo – SC* Fontanelle, SC Corrente, Fornello, SC San Nicola-Cascettaro, Masseria (Farmhouse) Ospedale, the “Jazzo” (farmyard) of “Sant’Angelo”, Graviglione, SP** 235, SP 160, the “Quite”, SP 160, the “Matine” (located in Santeramo in Colle), SC Barone, SP 235, via Mura Megalitiche, via La Carrera.*SC Suburban Road **SP Provincial Road

Description of the track:In the first lag of the trail the road alternates between pavement and dirt. The trail then moves onto an uphill and dirt road, presenting technical difficulties. It climbs steeply towards Fornello and the “Jazzo” of “Sant’Angelo”, descending toward and across Graviglione. The trail climbs for a bit reaching the “Quite”. It becomes a wide dirt road, proceeding in a series of ups and downs. The route is half level and half downhill, running along a paved road back to the starting point. It climbs a little approaching Altamura. Natural features of the landscape:Steppe-like vegetation, scrub, shrubs, fields under crop, typical karst features. Historic and Archaeological sites: 1. The rupestrian church of “Sant’Angelo” in the hamlet of “Fornello” 2. The “jazzo “ of “Sant’Angelo”3. The “Quite”Elements of rural architecture:Masserie (farmhouses)- jazzi (farmyards), trulli (dry-stone cone shaped huts), dry-stone walls, “specchie” (barrows)

The rupestrian churches The large dolines Starting/arrival point: Altamura, via La Carrera, near the car park opposite the stadium.Distance run: 45 KmDifficulty: Medium difficultyRoute duration: 3h, excluding stoppagesTrails: dirt road 40%, asphalt road 60% Uphill climb: 250 mThe route: via Madonna della Croce, via G.B. Castelli, via Mura Megalitiche, SC* Altamu-ra-Cassano, SC Bovio, Belmonte, SC Corrente, Fornelli, SC Barone, (Sgarrone), SP** 140 Altamura – Laterza (The old Appian way), SC Carpentino-Barone, SC Barone, via Santeramo, via Mura Megalitiche, via La Carrera.*SC Suburban Road **SP Provincial Road

Description of the track:In the first lag of the trail, the route goes downhill along a paved road. It then moves onto a dirt road, continuing with a series of uphill climbs. The route becomes level, running along a paved road, back to the starting point. It goes uphill a bit approaching Altamura. Natural features of the landscape:Coniferous wood, fields under crop, steppe-like vegetation. Historic and Archaeological sites: 1. The rupestrian church of “San Michele la Rizza”2. The rupestrian church of “Sant’Angelo di Curtaniello”3. The early medieval settlement of “Belmonte”4. The rupestrian church of “Sant’Angelo” in the hamlet of “Fornello”5. The Pontrelli Cave (containing dinosaur footprints)6. The Masseria (Farmhouse) “Jesce “7. The rupestrian church of “San Giorgio” in the hamlet of “Carpentino”8. The necropolis in the hamlet of “Pisciulo”Elements of rural architecture:Masserie (farmhouses), dry-stone walls.

Starting/arrival point: Altamura, via La Carrera, near the car park opposite the stadium.Distance run: 50 KmDifficulty: for skilled cyclists Route duration: 5h, excluding stoppagesTrails: dirt road 80%, asphalt road 20% Uphill climb: 550 mThe route: via La Carrera, via Mura Megalitiche, via Vecchia Buoncammino-SP* 157 (passing by Lamalunga Cave),SC** S. Nicola. SC. of the “Pulo” , SP Castelluc-cio (passing by the wood “Lama Corrieri”), SC 157, SC Parco Fiscale, SC Casti-gliolo (passing by Castistigliolo cottages), SC 151, SC S. Vito-Lago Mallarda, Serra Mezzanella, SC Serra Mezzana, Murge della Madonna (or the following alterna-tive route: Masseria “Madonna dell’Assunta”, SP 178 Altamura-Corato Grave Tre Paduli), Dolina di Gurlamanna (Doline of “Gurlamanna”), SC Tre Paduli-Celseto (Scannapecora), Jazzo of “Lama di Nervi”, SC Tumo, SP 238, via XXIV Maggio, via IV Novembre, via La Carrera.*SP Provincial Road **SC Suburban Road

Description of the track:The trail is characterized by a series of ups and down, some of them very diffi-cult. It becomes more difficult when wet.Natural features of the landscape:Steppe-like vegetation, planted coniferous thickets, fields under crop, karst featu-res (sinkholes,”Lame”), wild vegetation typical of the High-Murgia areaHistoric and Archaeological sites: 1. The Megalithic Walls 2. Lamalunga cave (containing the skeleton of a hominid, the “Man of Altamura”)3. The “Pulo” (the largest sinkhole in the High-Murgia area)4. The archaeological site of “Casette di Castigliolo” (Ca-stistigliolo cottages)Elements of rural architecture:Masserie (farmhouses), jazzi (farmyards), trulli (dry-stone cone shaped huts), dry-stone walls, “specchie” (barrows)

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