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SalentoTrail is «Irregular Roads», a mixed, dirt-asphalt route that will allow you to cross Salento and get to know it from a rural, naturalistic, historical-cultural and culinary perspective. We start from the Crucifix Park in Muro Leccese in the province of Lecce.

Three departure dates:
21-22-23 June
Three routes available:

Salento Trail Full 2024 384 km with 2700Mt D+
Salento Trail Nord 215 Km with 1600Mt D+
Salento Trail South 220 Km with 1700Mt D+

The complete route after departure heads towards the fortified city of Acaya (a typical example of a fortified city in southern Italy from the 16th century) and then arrives in Lecce and travels along the streets of the historic center with a visit to the monumental Piazza Duomo and the amphitheater Roman. Leaving Lecce we will head towards the sea, meeting in San Cataldo and then down towards the easternmost point of Italy, Otranto and Castro and then Santa Maria di Leuca, where the Adriatic sea meets the Ionian, to then go up towards Gallipoli and its imposing Castle. From here we will leave the sea to face the Mediterranean scrub and the boundless olive groves until we reach the village of Specchia, a Salento jewel fully included among the “Most Beautiful Villages in Italy” and upon arrival.

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SALENTO TRAIL 2024 FULL

SalentoTrail is «Irregular Roads», a mixed, dirt-asphalt route that will allow you to cross Salento and get to know it from a rural, naturalistic, historical-cultural and culinary perspective. We start from the Crucifix Park in Muro Leccese in the province of Lecce.

Three departure dates:
21-22-23 June
Three routes available:

Salento Trail Full 2024 384 km with 2700Mt D+
Salento Trail Nord 215 Km with 1600Mt D+
Salento Trail South 220 Km with 1700Mt D+

The complete route after departure heads towards the fortified city of Acaya (a typical example of a fortified city in southern Italy from the 16th century) and then arrives in Lecce and travels along the streets of the historic center with a visit to the monumental Piazza Duomo and the amphitheater Roman. Leaving Lecce we will head towards the sea, meeting in San Cataldo and then down towards the easternmost point of Italy, Otranto and Castro and then Santa Maria di Leuca, where the Adriatic sea meets the Ionian, to then go up towards Gallipoli and its imposing Castle. From here we will leave the sea to face the Mediterranean scrub and the boundless olive groves until we reach the village of Specchia, a Salento jewel fully included among the “Most Beautiful Villages in Italy” and upon arrival.

SALENTO TRAIL 2024 NORTH

SALENTO TRAIL 2024 SOUTH