Melfi centro, Laghi di Monticchio, Monte Vulture

The Monticchio Ring

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE

A fairly demanding route that makes a complete loop around Monte Vulture on roads featuring many bends on a normal carriageway.

KM 43.4

Altitude gain 800m

Difficulty **

Category Well Trained Amateur

Max. gradient 10%

Duration 2h30 – 3h00

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A fairly demanding route that makes a complete loop around Monte Vulture on roads featuring many bends on a normal carriageway. From Monticchio Bagni the climb to the Valico dei Laghi di Monticchio and the following Valico la Croce begins.

After the first descent, the route skirts Lago Grande (the Big Lake) and arrives at Laghi di Monticchio, located between the two bodies of water (refreshments available). Long descent to Rionero in Vulture and return to the starting point.

NOTES:
The Rionero in Vulture to Melfi section is on a state road without particularly heavy traffic; however, it is advisable to pay the utmost attention to compliance with the traffic code and to the potentially dangerous behaviour of vehicles while riding along it.

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In the Riserva del Vulture in the region of Basilicata, the Monticchio Lakes (Lago Grande and Lago Piccolo) are nicknamed the “eyes of the dormant volcano” as they occupy, at an altitude of about 650 metres, the space left by the crater of Mount Vulture, an ancient inactive volcano. They both have a slightly elliptical shape and are separated from each other by an isthmus of about 250 metres. The Lago Piccolo (Small lake) is fed by underwater springs and connected with Lago Grande (big lake), located at a slightly lower altitude, by means of a stream. They are surrounded by a thick vegetation of beech and chestnut trees, silver firs, oaks and pine trees, while water lilies bloom in their waters. The two lakes are among the warmest in Italy.