Smeraldo Trail loop from Cisternino

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Smeraldo Trail loop from Cisternino

Moderate

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Smeraldo Trail loop from Cisternino

04:38

56.8km

880m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.9 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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24.1 km

Bosco Monte San Biagio

Forest

26.8 km

Santa Maria di Agnano Archaeological Park

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The Archaeological Park of Santa Maria di Agnano is an area of 13 hectares near Ostuni, where there is a cave used for female rituals and cults for 30,000 years. …

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29.8 km

Belvedere Fine Ostuni

Viewpoint

33.9 km

Sanctuary and Statue of Saint Oronzo

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statue of sant'Oronzo, probable work of Orazio Greco, son of Giuseppe, architect of the monumental spire in Piazza delle Libertà, erected in 1836 at the behest of Paolo Tanzarella in …

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34.5 km

Access Gate to Sentiero Dell'Erba

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Start of the Dell'Erba trail along the Via dei Colli.

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35.8 km

Sentiero dell’Erba – Nicolò del Serra

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Central part of the grass path with the beginning of the more technical and faster descent. Requires a good technique and above all excellent ability to manage the brakes.

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37.6 km

Panoramic View of the Adriatic

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Beautiful panoramic view of the plain with the magnificent Adriatic Sea in the background

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39.3 km

Belvedere Carestia View of the Plain of Ancient Olive Trees and the Ostuni Coast

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Belvedere Carestia a place from where it is possible to admire the plain of centuries-old olive trees up to the marina of Ostuni

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45.8 km

Smeraldo Trail

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Path that rejoins the emerald hotel in Cisternino with the Sp9

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47.7 km

Tagliafuoco Viewpoint Monti Comunali

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Observation point for bird watching activities. Panoramic view from the municipal mountains to the coast, looking across the plain of centuries-old olive trees.

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56.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.2 km

24.1 km

4.09 km

960 m

540 m

Surfaces

30.3 km

17.2 km

7.99 km

546 m

479 m

337 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

18°C

13°C

57 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

September 16, 2026

September 2026: Extended segments on the eastern slope of the hill are unrideable. The trail has either disappeared, overgrown with weeds and thickets, drilled by olive oil farmers, bridges have partially collapsed, not to forget the huge boulders plastered on what remains of the trail.