The territory of the Lucanian Apennines Val d'Agri Lagonegrese Park offers an extraordinary variety of nature, cultural and food and wine itineraries, ideal for those who want to immerse themselves in unspoilt nature, discover local traditions and enjoy authentic experiences.
From trails immersed in white fir woods to beech and oak forests, from cultivated countryside to archaeological walks, from paths dedicated to spirituality to gourmet stops offering typical local flavours, each route offers unusual emotions and sensations. We are talking about encounters with the extraordinary biodiversity of the Lucanian Apennine Park and the many stories that populate the protected area and have their roots in the millennial culture of Lucania.
Whether you are a trekking enthusiast, a lover of the landscape and good food, or simply looking for relaxation and beauty, here you will find the perfect itinerary for every desire for discovery, in every season of the year.
Accessibility: On foot, by bike, on horseback
Interest: Flora
Departure: Acque del Prosciutto
Arrival: Acque del Prosciutto
Difficulty: Easy
Length: 12 km
Elevation gain: 169 m
The itinerary is a loop that takes place within the "Abetina di Laurenzana" Regional Nature Reserve. The reserve is an area of 330 hectares occupied by a relict stand of silver fir. There are specimens of silver firs that have a circumference of 4 metres! Download the GPS track
Trails in the Municipality of San Martino D'Agri
Accessibility: On foot
Points of interest: Panorama, Religion
Departure: Church of Maria SS. della Rupe
Arrival: Abbey of Sant'Angelo al Raparo
Difficulty: Easy
Length: 4.15 km
Elevation gain: 220 m
This route is one of the most evocative and rich in history. It starts from the nineteenth-century church dedicated to Maria SS. della Rupe, where the effigy of the Madonna is kept from August to May. Continuing along the narrow streets of the historic centre, you reach the clock tower (formerly the bell tower of the Mother Church of San Lorenzo, destroyed by the earthquake of 1857) with a panoramic viewpoint on the tower itself, from which you can enjoy a breathtaking 360° view of the entire valley. Download the GPS track
Itinerary to discover typical flavours
Accessibility: By car
Departure: Moliterno
Arrival: Marsico Nuovo
After a short or long walk among the beauties of the Lucanian Apennines Park, Val d'Agri Lagonegrese, we suggest an itinerary to discover typical flavours. Download the GPS track
Trails in the Municipality of San Martino D'Agri
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Fauna, History
Departure: Murgia di Sant'Oronzio
Arrival: San Martino d'Agri
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 10 km
Elevation gain: 300 m
Starting from the stunning Murgia di Sant'Oronzio, the most characteristic natural environment of the PNAL, you will reach the horizontal water mills located on the Trigella stream just below the village of San Martino d'Agri. The route, which crosses the entire Murgia massif, allows you to observe the most characteristic bird species of the Lucanian Apennine Park, such as: Egyptian vulture, red kite, black kite, griffon vulture, golden eagle, lesser spotted eagle, black stork, harrier, tawny owl, owls, and many other birds. There are also many species of mammals such as wolves, deer, badgers, wild cats and more. Going up the Agri river for a couple of kilometres, you will reach the remains of the mills. Download the GPS track
Trails in the Municipality of San Martino D'Agri
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Religion
Departure: San Martino d'Agri
Arrival: Monte Raparello
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 7 km
Elevation gain: 621 m
The ancient wooden statue of the Madonna della Rupe, which legend says was found by chance by a deaf-mute shepherd in a ravine (hence the name Madonna della Rupe), is placed inside a finely crafted display case. is carried in procession on the last Sunday in May from the Church of Maria SS. della Rupe to Monte Raparello, where there is a chapel, a gift from emigrants in 1908, also dedicated to the Madonna. Download the GPS track
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Religion and landscape
Departure: Viggiano
Arrival: Sacro Monte di Viggiano
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 10 km
Elevation gain: 747 m
The itinerary retraces the pilgrimage made to venerate the Black Madonna of Sacro Monte di Viggiano, which since the 2nd millennium has been the most important Marian centre in Basilicata. Download the GPS track
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Panorama
Departure: Lake Laudemio
Arrival: Lake Laudemio
Travel time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: For experienced hikers
Length: 9.8 km
Type: Trekking
The hike starts from the emerald waters of Lake Laudemio. From this glacial lake, also known as Remmo, it winds its way along the northern slopes of the Sirino-Papa massif, among the highest peaks of the southern Apennines. Download the GPS track
Accessibility: On foot
Departure: Copone Spring
Arrival: Mount Volturino
Travel time: 4 hours 20 minutes
Difficulty: Medium hike
Length: 11.50 km (one way)
Type: Trekking
The route from the Copone spring in Marsicovetere leads to the summit of Monte Volturino. Download the GPS track
Accessibility: On foot, By bike
Interest: Archaeology, History
Departure: Sarconi
Arrival: Archaeological excavations of Grumentum
Difficulty: Easy
Length: 9 km
Elevation gain: 74 m
The itinerary includes a visit to the archaeological excavations of ancient Grumentum, founded in the 3rd century BC during the same period.
Grumentum was built at the intersection of two important Roman roads: Via Herculea and Via Popilia. Download the GPS track
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Panorama, Archaeology, History
Departure: Archaeological Excavations of Grumentum
Arrival: Bosco Maglie
Travel time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Length: 7.66 km
A short distance from Grumento Nova is the Archaeological Park of Grumentum, the small Lucanian Pompeii that repelled Hannibal in 207 BC.
Located on a hill at the intersection of the Sciaura stream and the Agri river, the city has a well-preserved urban layout. Download the GPS track
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Panorama, Religion
Departure: Copone Spring
Arrival: Tuppo delle Seti
Travel time: 6 hours 40 minutes
Difficulty: Medium hike
Length: 15 km
Type: Trekking
Difficulty: Difficult
This hike was designed to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Potenza section of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI). Inaugurated in 2010, it winds along the slopes of Mount Volturino, which, at an altitude of 1,835 metres, is one of the highest mountains in the Lucanian Apennines Val d'Agri Lagonegrese National Park.
The excursion starts from the Copone di Marsicovetere spring, known for its mineral-poor waters, and climbs towards Tuppo delle Seti, where, after crossing a meadow, you enter the beech forest that leads to the Piano dell'Imperatore plateau, where you can admire the Sanctuary of the Madonna dell'Assunta. From the small mountain church, crossing the beech forest, we reach the highest peak of the Volturino complex at 1,836 metres. Download the GPS track
Accessibility: On foot
Departure: Municipality of Sasso di Castalda
Arrival: Municipality of Sasso di Castalda
Travel time: 6 hours 40 minutes (one way)
Difficulty: For experienced hikers
Length: 22 km
Minimum altitude: 1009 m
Maximum altitude: 1737 m
Type: Trekking
The route starts from the historic centre of ancient Saxum, a very characteristic town now also known for its "Ponti alla luna" (bridges to the moon).
Through clearings, streams and centuries-old beech woods, it reaches the summit of Monte Arioso, from where you can admire the entire arc of the Lucanian Apennines. Download the GPS track
Park trails
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Wildlife
Walking time: 1 hour 30 minutes or 2 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: T - Tourist
Length: 1.5 or 3 kilometres
Minimum altitude: 754 metres
Maximum altitude: 772 metres
Accessibility: On foot
Points of interest: Flora, Fauna, Panorama
Arrival: Fossa Cupa
Duration: 3 hours
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 10 km
Elevation gain: 259 m
Minimum altitude: 772 m
Maximum altitude: 1039 m
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Fauna
Travel time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 10 km
Minimum altitude: 1039 m
Maximum altitude: 1716 m
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Fauna
Walking time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 8.7 km
Minimum altitude: 1294 m
Maximum altitude: 1699 m
Accessibility: On foot
Points of interest: Wildlife, Views
Departure: Fontana delle Brecce
Arrival: Rifugio Romanelli
Duration: 4 hours and 50 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 11.5 km
Minimum altitude: 1244 m
Maximum altitude: 1581 m
Accessibility: On foot
Points of interest: Flora, Panorama
Departure: Piano dell'Imperatore
Arrival: Rifugio Romanelli
Duration: 3 hours and 50 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 6.4 km
Minimum altitude: 1257 m
Maximum altitude: 1836 m
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Fauna
Departure: Tuppo delle Seti
Arrival: Volturino
Travel time: 4 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 10 km
Minimum altitude: 1274 m
Maximum altitude: 1839 m
Accessibility: On foot
Points of interest: Flora, Fauna, Religion, History
Departure: Madonna del Monte Saraceno
Arrival: Piana Bonocore
Travel time: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 7.8 km
Minimum altitude: 1240 m
Maximum altitude: 1710 m
Accessibility: On foot
Departure: Fontana dei Pastori
Arrival: Viggiano
Travel time: 4 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 10.4 km
Minimum altitude: 903 m
Maximum altitude: 1427 m
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Fauna
Departure: Fontana dei Pastori
Arrival: Abetina di Laurenzana
Travel time: 4 hours
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 7.53 km
Minimum altitude: 1258 m
Maximum altitude: 1581 m
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Fauna
Departure: Abetina di Laurenzana
Travel time: 5 hours
Difficulty: Medium
Length: 12 km
Minimum altitude: 1121 m
Maximum altitude: 1280 m
On the Sentiero Italia trail
Accessibility: On foot
Points of interest: Views, History
Departure: Castelsaraceno (967 m)
Arrival: Conserva (1432 m)
Length: 27.9 km
Elevation gain: 948 m uphill - 519 m downhill
Minimum altitude: 906 m
Maximum altitude: 1432 m
From Castelsaraceno, the CAI Sentiero Italia trail enters a narrow valley where one of the longest Tibetan bridges in Italy is about to be built.
Accessibility: On foot
Interest: Flora, Panorama, Religion
Departure: Conserva (1432 m)
Arrival: Lake Sirino (784 m)
Length: 15.1 km
Elevation gain: 593 m uphill - 1201 m downhill
Minimum altitude: 784 m
Maximum altitude: 1979 m
From the Conserva mountain hut, follow the ski slope to Lake Laudemio, a small glacial cirque lake at the base of the northern slope of the Sirino Massif.
Accessibility: On foot
Points of interest: Panorama, Religion, History
Departure: Lake Sirino (784 m)
Arrival: Municipality of Rivello (461 m)
Length: 14.6 km
Elevation gain: 209 m uphill - 552 m downhill
Minimum altitude: 347 m
Maximum altitude: 870 m
Starting from Lake Sirino, you pass by the springs that feed it - where you can fill up with water from a spring - gaining a few dozen metres in altitude to reach the former Calabro Lucano railway line, now a cycle path and part of the "Regional Trail Network" (trail no. 660).