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Castel del Monte – Bauxite Quarry loop from Masseria Torre Sanzanelli

Castel del Monte – Bauxite Quarry loop from Masseria Torre Sanzanelli

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Castel del Monte – Bauxite Quarry loop from Masseria Torre Sanzanelli

04:16

58.8km

570m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 8.54 km for 51 m

Permit required

After 8.69 km for 234 m

Permit required

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408 m

Access to the Service Track of the Acquedotto Pugliese

Highlight • Trail

The gate is always open

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5.09 km

Aqueduct Cycleway, Alta Murgia National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

9.47 km

Castel del Monte

Highlight • Castle

Inside the Alta Murgia National Park (which houses the last example of the Mediterranean steppe present in Italy), the dry stone buildings which, during the transhumance, served as a shelter for animals, stand out among the greenery. Powerful and majestic, the farms, some fortified like real castles, were the vital centers of the local agricultural economy from the 15th century. The pride of the Park is Castel del Monte, the mysterious manor built by the "stupor mundi" Frederick II as a hunting residence once animated by falconers and game.

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14.4 km

Bosco Finizio

Highlight • Forest

The Fizio forest is 110 hectares large. Many excursions depart both on foot and by MTB to explore the forest and surroundings of the Alta Murgia national park. The forest is rich in vegetation such as the many conifers.

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26.8 km

Cave di bauxite - Accesso

Archaeological Site

30.0 km

Bauxite Mines of Spinazzola

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the road between Andria and Spinazzola, a short distance from the medieval castle of Garagnone, there is a place that was once the site of a very important bauxite mining activity, the rock from which aluminum can be obtained

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30.1 km

Bauxite Quarry

Highlight • Structure

The quarry was in fact active from 1950 until 1978 and is still today one of the most important mineral deposits in the entire Italian peninsula.

At the time, the extracted material was transported to the port of Trani and then sent to Porto Marghera, where the aluminum processing plants were based. At the beginning of the 1980s, the extraction of bauxite became less and less usual, given the emergence of foreign materials, which are easier to extract even at lower costs.

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46.0 km