Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara: from Cala Reale to Cala d'Oliva – ring tour

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Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara: from Cala Reale to Cala d'Oliva – ring tour

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Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara: from Cala Reale to Cala d'Oliva – ring tour

01:58

25.5km

270m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

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Parco Nazionale dell'Asinara

Waypoints

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90 m

Cala Reale

Highlight • Settlement

Landing point for those coming from Porto Torres, Cala Reale is a small port that houses the headquarters of the managing body of the Asinara national park. As soon as …

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2.04 km

Austro-Hungarian Ossuary of Asinara

Highlight • Monument

The bones of 6,000 Austrian prisoners of war (27,000 were interned) neatly piled up - impressive.

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12.8 km

Central Directorate of the Former Asinara Prison

Highlight • Historical Site

Called the Italian Alacatraz, it was the place of imprisonment of many dangerous criminals from the Camorra, Cosa Nostra, the Red Brigades and the Anonymous seizures.

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13.2 km

Cala d'Oliva

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Cala d'Oliva was created as a maritime village and then became a penal colony integrated into the Asinara prison system

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15.2 km

A somewhat difficult descent - more suitable for mountain bikes, but a touring bike is also possible: probably one of the most beautiful bathing bays in the Mediterranean area with a covered picnic area and of course the finest sand.

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25.5 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

6.37 km

4.26 km

1.41 km

Surfaces

14.7 km