Best trails in Alta Murgia National Park

The fourth segment of the Via Peuceta, part of the Cammino Materano, starts from the historic center of Santeramo in Colle and crosses a series of villages. The route slowly penetrates the heart of Alta Murgia, one of the most important steppe areas in Italy due to the presence of various floristic endemisms and one of the largest populations of steppe avifauna. The steppes with grasses, particularly widespread is a stipa commonly called "fairy flax", enriched by the presence of lichens,...

A pleasant excursion in the Mercadante Forest, also suitable for children, starting from the parking lot on the Municipal Road from Grumo to Santeramo. The route takes place in a loop, is surrounded by nature and follows the path that reaches the Forest Tower. From here the trail passes by the Masseria Lama la Grotte to finally reaches the panoramic point on the plain Lama le Grotte.

A pleasant excursion in the Alta Murgia starting near the Masseria Mezzoprete. The route takes place in a loop and reaches the Pulo di Altamura, the Grotta dell'Imbroglio and the Grotta del'Orco. Pulo di Altamura is one of the best-known forms of the Apulian karst landscape and of the Alta Murgia National Park. It is a large sinkhole, which originated due to the collapse of karst cavities and subsequently remodeled by the action of subaerial agents. The largest diameter measures over 700 m,...

A pleasant excursion in the Mercadante Forest, also suitable for children, starting from the picnic area in Contrada Mercadante, where there is a car park where to leave the car. The route takes place in a loop, is surrounded by nature, and begins by following a section of the Percorso Salute 1 route and then it continues on the Apulian Aqueduct cycle path.

A walk inside the Alta Murgia Natural Park to reach and visit Pulicchio di Gravina. It is a karst sinkhole located in the territory of Gravina in Puglia, one of the largest karst cavities in Puglia after the Pulo di Altamura and shares the term "pulo" with the Pulo di Altamura, the Pulo di Molfetta and the Pulicchio di Toritto. It differs from the latter due to the slight steepness of the walls and the absence of caves.