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Steps to Torre dell'Alto – Portoselvaggio Entrance loop from Grotta del Cavallo

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Steps to Torre dell'Alto – Portoselvaggio Entrance loop from Grotta del Cavallo

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Steps to Torre dell'Alto – Portoselvaggio Entrance loop from Grotta del Cavallo

01:00

3.24km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

42 m

Drinking water fountain on the Santa Caterina coastal road, Baia di Porto Selvaggio

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Drinking water fountain on the Santa Caterina coastal road at the entrance to Porto Selvaggio bay

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2

883 m

Trail between Santa Caterina and Porto Selvaggio

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Avenue leading to the sea

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3

1.16 km

View of Torre di Santa Maria dell'Alto

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4

1.69 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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5

1.71 km

Fossil Remains at Torre dell’Alto

Highlight • Natural Monument

Along the stairs next to the Alto Tower there are bones embedded in the rock.
On a hike with Totò (an expert and very knowledgeable guide about the area) we talked about how this phenomenon was possible.

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2.24 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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7

2.99 km

Stone Cairns on the Bay Trail

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At the beginning of the Bay trail, before tackling the descent, there are piles of stones, like sentinels along the path.

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8

3.22 km

Portoselvaggio Entrance

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Entrance to Villa Tafuri. The descent to the bay from this entrance is not recommended because it is very steep. Further ahead, on the right, there is a crossroads. Turning …

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3.24 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.90 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.69 km

707 m

511 m

178 m

126 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 12 November

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