Bauxite Mines of Spinazzola – Rocca del Garagnone loop from Poggiorsini

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Bauxite Mines of Spinazzola – Rocca del Garagnone loop from Poggiorsini

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Bauxite Mines of Spinazzola – Rocca del Garagnone loop from Poggiorsini

04:10

49.9km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia

Waypoints

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Fontana di Poggio Orsini (Fontana di Adonnoa)

Highlight • Monument

2.81 km

Poggiorsini viewpoint

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an Italian town of 1 307 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Bari in Puglia. It was once a feud of the Orsini family who gave their name to the …

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Ponte dell'Acquedotto Pugliese

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31.1 km

Grotta del Civone

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33.1 km

Cave di bauxite - Accesso

Archaeological Site

36.4 km

On the road between Andria and Spinazzola, a short distance from the medieval castle of Garagnone, there is a place that was once the site of a very important bauxite mining activity, the rock from which aluminum can be obtained

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37.2 km

Alta Murgia Quarry

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20 km from Castel del Monte. A must. Nice to reach the quarry. As soon as you leave it, Basilicata opens up with its fields and valleys.

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47.2 km

Rocca del Garagnone

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Defensive structure immersed in the Alta Murgia Park, used in ancient times for control and sightings along the Appian Way, of which only a few ruins remain today.
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