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Cave of the Horse – Uluzzo Tower loop from Santa Caterina

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Cave of the Horse – Uluzzo Tower loop from Santa Caterina

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Cave of the Horse – Uluzzo Tower loop from Santa Caterina

02:47

9.68km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.02 km

Torre dell'Alto (Saint Mary of the Heights)

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The Torre dell'Alto, or more precisely of Santa Maria dell'Alto, is a lookout tower built in 1569, it communicated to the north with Torre Uluzzo and to the south with …

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1.53 km

Steps to Torre dell'Alto

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The steps connect Portoselvaggio Bay to the paths leading to Torre dell'Alto. Once at the top, keeping right, you reach the lookout point with the red bench dedicated to Renata Fonte.

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1.72 km

Trail between Santa Caterina and Porto Selvaggio

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Avenue leading to the sea

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2.06 km

Santa Caterina to Torre Uluzzo Trail

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2.28 km

Scoglio Nero

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Easy access to the sea

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4.34 km

Cave of the Horse

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The Grotta del Cavallo is famous for the archaeological finds of human and animal remains dating back to the Paleolithic. Some of the oldest Homo sapiens in Europe, who lived …

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4.61 km

View of Torre di Porto Miggiano

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Warning, the paths through the cliffs end suddenly. Good footwear can work wonders.

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5.11 km

Uluzzo Tower

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Fantastic view of the coast.

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9.68 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.07 km

3.42 km

733 m

332 m

131 m

Surfaces

4.05 km

2.74 km

1.07 km

711 m

632 m

479 m

Elevation

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Comments

May 28, 2023,Wanderung im Parco Naturale

Through the nature park. Super landscape, beautiful bathing bays, cool bar at the finish. What more do you want? 😁

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May 20, 2023,Scoglio nero – Torre Uluzzo Runde von Santa Caterina

Beautiful round, with swimming after the Torre!

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June 16, 2023,Santa Caterina 🇮🇹. Grotta del Cavallo loop

Very unseasonal weather for southern Italy with constant rain and waves crashing. Nice walk through the Porto Salvaggio regional park.

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Cave of the Horse – Uluzzo Tower loop from Santa Caterina

Torre dell'Alto (Saint Mary of the Heights)

Steps to Torre dell'Alto

Trail between Santa Caterina and Porto Selvaggio

Santa Caterina to Torre Uluzzo Trail

Scoglio Nero

Cave of the Horse

View of Torre di Porto Miggiano

Uluzzo Tower

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