Contrada Lama d'Ape (Ruvo di Puglia) – Castel del Monte (Andria)
Photo: Matteo Pappadopoli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 14.3 mi
- one way
- 790 ft
- climb
- 1,581 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Contrada Lama d'Ape (Ruvo di Puglia) – Castel del Monte (Andria) is a 14-mile point-to-point route in Apulia, Italy, inside Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia. It runs between about 1,100 ft and 1,580 ft above sea level, with roughly 790 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Montegrosso, about 8.7 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Monte Maccarone, Monte pietroso and Monte Scalella. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
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