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Bauxite Lake, Otranto – Punta Palascia Lighthouse loop from Otranto

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Bauxite Lake, Otranto – Punta Palascia Lighthouse loop from Otranto

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Bauxite Lake, Otranto – Punta Palascia Lighthouse loop from Otranto

01:46

27.4km

270m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 66 m for 13 m

After 27.4 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.78 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 formation of a small lake with a very particular color.
All this creates a suggestive environment immersed in the typical Mediterranean scrub with shades ranging from emerald green to intense red. Today the area, completely re-naturalized, hosts luxuriant pine forests and paths and is used for agricultural-pastoral activities as well as a destination for walking and outdoor activities.

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9.02 km

Punta Palascìa lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

The road that leads from Otranto to the lighthouse is a provincial road, therefore suitable for all bikes, but it is possible to go down to the lighthouse only if you have a Mtb or a gravel bike (not suitable for bdc because it is a dirt road). If possible, it is worth going down to the lighthouse, stopping sitting on the rock to take a break looking at the immensity of the sea. To be avoided in summer during the hottest hours.

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9.30 km

Punta Palascia Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Punta Palascìa is the easternmost point of Italy.

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14.9 km

Porto Badisco Bay

Highlight • Beach

Porto Badisco is a seaside resort in Salento, in the municipality of Otranto, and is famous for its bay of sand and rocks, with crystal clear sea and unspoiled nature. Porto Badisco is linked to the legend of the landing place of Aeneas, the Trojan hero who fled from his destroyed city and landed on this coast, as described in Virgil's Aeneid

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21.1 km

Baia delle Orte

Highlight • Beach

Name that derives from "ortor", point where "the sun rises". Completely isolated and unpopulated coves that can be reached by crossing a path that climbs into a pine forest.

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26.0 km

Pelasgi Bastion

Highlight • Historical Site

View from the bastions of Porto do Otranto ... beautiful

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26.3 km

Otranto Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

26.8 km

Historic Centre of Otranto

Highlight • Settlement

Main attractions of the city are the Cathedral of Santa Annunziata with the mosaics (1163-1165), the fortress Castello Aragonese as well as the small Byzantine church of San Pietro and the Hypogeeum of Torre Pinta.

Above all, the old town, surrounded by a mighty city wall, is a major attraction in summer; on Saturday evening, it is the meeting place of the whole environment of Otranto. On Sunday afternoons the coast road from the Porta Terra is closed to through traffic and reserved for pedestrians (Passeggio).

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27.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

7.00 km

2.07 km

399 m

242 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.0 km

1.34 km

1.12 km

567 m

282 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

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Weather

Friday 21 August

34°C

24°C

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

October 16, 2024,tappa 4 --parziale--🌞🌊🍃SALENTO - la via dell' acqua (Santa Maria di Leuca - Otranto)

Small oversight, that of not having started the recording from the beginning😅

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Bauxite Lake, Otranto – Punta Palascia Lighthouse loop from Otranto

Bauxite Lake, Otranto

Punta Palascìa lighthouse

Punta Palascia Lighthouse

Porto Badisco Bay

Baia delle Orte

Pelasgi Bastion

Otranto Gate

Historic Centre of Otranto

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