Physical difficulty: low - Technical difficulty: low

Capo Ferrato Paths that wind between the Mediterranean maquis and sand dunes, running above a unique crystal clear sea, where it is difficult not to take a dip. Route by car From Cagliari follow the directions for Villasimius. Go past Villasimius and continue north until the town of Costa Rei. Bike trail Point of departure for the excursion is Costa Rei(A) Continue by bike on the asphalted road following the directions for Capo Ferrato. After 8 km you will arrive in the village of Capo Ferrato (F), after 300 m you will reach the town centre, turn right towards the sea and continue along an unmade road that goes up to the nuraghe which is under Porto Pirastu , from here continue in the direction of Perda S' Archilloni (G) After 2.2 km head towards the lighthouse of Capo Ferrato (I) Return on the main road and continue in the direction of "Cala Sa Figu", "Portu de S' Ilixi". After 3.3 km you arrive on a wider unmade road, turn right towards Feraxi (O) Go along the asphalted road that runs along the side of Feraxi pond and cross the "Bau Colarba" bridge first and then the bridge over the "Rio Picocca". Go straight on towards the Colostrai pond, bearing to the right. After 12.5 km of cycling alongside the pond you will arrive at Torre delle Saline, go round Monte "Antoni Peppi" (W), after 1.8 km you are at the pond again (U) Go back along the same road for 9.1 km until you arrive at Feraxi (N) From here take the unmade road in the direction of Nuraghe Don Giovanni After 2.8 km you arrive at Capo Ferrato again where the asphalted road starts again and that will take you back to Costa Rei (G) Legend of nodal points map ST Entrance for Costa Rei A Y-shaped crossroads B Crossroads near Bridge C Crossroads with unmade road D Crossroads with provincial road 97 E Tennis Courts F Capo Ferrato village G Turning for Nuraghe di Portu Pirastu H T-shaped crossroads I Turning for the lighthouse J Capo Ferrato lighthouse K Turning for Su Zinnibiri L Cala Sa Figu M Portu de S' Ilixi N Y-shaped crossroads O Turning for Feraxi beach P Road for the port Q Bau Colarba bridge R Bridge over the Picocca brook S Road for San Priamo T Y-shaped crossroads U Antoni Peppi ring V Colostrai village W Torre delle saline X Crossroads with unmade road Trail proposed by Ichnusa Bike: www.ichnusabike.it, +39 070 261287 Note: From point E to N the trail can also be done on foot. ... <detail>

Physical difficulty: low - Technical difficulty: low

The Phoenicians tour The bike trail of the Island of S.Antioco leaves from the cliffs of Mangiabarche, where you can breathe in the scents of the Mediterranean maquis and be bewitched at every curve by an ever changing sea. Routeby car Point of departure for the excursion is the hotel Luci del Faro. From S. Antioco take the directions for Calasetta, shortly before arriving turn left, following the directions for the hotel. Bike trail Km total Km partial Nodal Point Description 0.0 0.0 ST From the hotel turn right and take the unmade road to the roundabout, here turn left. 0.6 0.6 A After 600 m, in correspondence with a house, the road crosses a larger road, turn right. 5.0 4.4 B From here straight on for 4.4 km 6.4 1.4 C At (B) you cross a main road, follow it for 7.2 km, passing the turning on the right in (C), (D), (E) to a crossing before a large square (F), here turn right 13.6 7.2 F Continue for 0.9 km and turn left in (G), following the directions for Maladroxia 14.5 0.9 G From here straight on for 2 km until the village of Maladroxia 16.5 2.0 H Having reached the square (H) that runs alongside the sea, cross it and go up the ramp that connects it to the main road 16.8 0.3 I From here straight on for 2 km until the quarry (J), turn right on the main road 18.8 2.0 J Follow this stretch for 2.8 km following the directions for S. Antioco until the fender strip (K), here take the left 21.6 2.8 K From here straight on for 1.9 km 23.5 1.9 L Having entered the town, cross it for 1.3 km to piazza Umberto 24.8 1.3 M From the square go up towards the ancient Tower 25.2 0.4 N Reach the crossing with via Bolzano (O) 25.7 0.5 O From here follow the directions for "Su Pranu", heading for Cussorgia 31.6 5.9 P Stay on this road for 5.9 km, until the crossing with Cala di Seta 33.7 2.1 Q Cross Cussorgia proceeding for Calasetta until the crossing (Q) 34.0 0.3 R At the crossing (Q) turn right for Calasetta and cover the road for 300 m turning left in (R), in correspondence with the directions for the Hotel Luci del Faro 34.5 0.5 S After 500 m keep to the left at the crossing 35.0 0.5 T Straight on for another 500 m, keep on the left 35.8 0.8 U After 0.8 km turn right following the directions for the Hotel (U) 37.1 1.3 V Continue for 1.3 km and take the right again at (V) 37.5 0.4 W Another 400 m and turn left again into a narrower road 38.0 0.5 X Having reached the white painted house (X) turn right 38.4 0.4 Y The asphalted road ends, you cross a parking area 39.2 0.8 ST After 800 m you are at the Hotel again Legend of nodal points map ST Hotel Luci del Faro A Crossing with house B Asphalted Road C Turning for Cala Lunga D Ciclopi Village E Cala Sapone F Crossing before large square G T-shaped crossing H Maladroxia square I Entrance on main road J Magnesium Quarry K Crossing with fender strip L Entrance to S. Antioco M Umberto square N Tower O Directions for Su Pranu P Crossing for Cala di Seta Q Road for Calasetta R Directions for Hotel S T-shaped crossroads T Wide Y-shaped crossroads U W-shaped crossroads V T-shaped crossroads W Turning onto minor road X White house Y Car park Trail proposed by Dolcevita Bike Tours: www.dolcevitabiketours.com, +39 070 9209885 ... <detail>

Physical difficulty: low - Technical difficulty: low

The Giara plateau A plateau suspended in silence, populated by a particular breed of horses, the famous small horses of the giara that have found here, thanks to the natural isolation, the ideal conditions to conserve their particular typology. Route by car Point of departure is Tuili, a small village to the West of Barumini, famous for its "Su Nuraxi" complex. From Cagliari take the ss 131 in the Sassari-Oristano direction, go past the turning for Serrenti, continue for another 6 km until the clearly signed crossroads for Villamar-Barumini, turn and continue until Las Plassas, shortly before Barumini recognizable by its conical hill, here take the road for Tuili, 10 km away. Bike Trail (ST) From Tuili go towards the Giara and, just before the bridge (B), take the unmade road that follows the orographical right of the river. After 400 metres you will arrive at a crossing where you turn right passing on the stone bridge (C), going up on the asphalt; after 400m, in correspondence with a Y-shaped crossroad (D) turn left, after 100 m the asphalt ends and a steep unmade road begins that goes up towards the Giara among the olive trees. After 1.3 km you reach a crossroad, near a hairpin bend on the right (E), continue on the main road avoiding two turnings on the left. After a gate, the road goes down for a short stretch, then begins to go up again for 2.4 km until another gate that opens onto the plateau of the Giara. The path continues towards the Pauli Piccia pond (F), running alongside it for a short stretch and continuing for 400 m on a narrow lane that goes up to the circular court of Bruncu'e Sulas constructed with a dry wall(G). Here you are in the typical atmosphere of the Giara , immersed in an immense carpet of cysts and cork oaks. Continue for 400 m in the same direction (avoiding the road on the right) until a widening that is opposite Pauli Majori pond (H): to the right there are two roads, the one on the left runs alongside the pond arriving at a spring, whilst our route continues to the right. The road narrows to a path until it reaches a widening where you keep to the right and after 30 metres you take the path that bends to the right towards Crabili Ecciu (I), where there is the hut "su masoni" and the typical deer of this zone. Returning on the path, you continue for about twenty metres until you are on a cart track which bends to the left. After 150 m there is a first crossroad and keeping to the right, continue on the main path for 800 m until the T-shaped crossroads (J) where you turn right towards the rise of Zepparedda (K) passing a crossroad on the left and a second to the right. Zepparedda is the crater of the volcano that two million years ago poured the lava that today constitutes the basaltic cover of this plateau. Go back to the T-shaped crossroads, continue on the road that, passing a passage in the dry wall, reaches the wide glade of Pardu Longu (L), characterized by a stone structure to the right. After 500 metres you arrive at the crossroads of Serra Argiolas (M), and continue straight on. After 1.4 km you go past the crossroads for Pauli Bartili (N) continuing straight on for 1.7km until a Y-shaped crossroads (O): turn left and continue for 200 m until the Pauli s’Ala de Mengianu pond (P), return to the crossroads (O) and continue for 2.3 km until the turning for Genoni (Q),where you turn right at 90° onto a paved road boarded by low walls. Here the steep descent starts (then asphalted) towards Genoni. After 3.3 km of descent, near the bridge on the right, it is possible to drink at the Franceschina spring (R). Go up for 1.3 km until a Y-shaped crossroads with a fender strip (S) where you keep to the right, reaching the top of the slope until the crossing near a house with a dry wall (T), here on the left and after 200 m to the right (on the left you can see the village of Genoni), coming down for approximately 300 metres until a crossing where you turn right onto an unmade road that continues for 200 metres until the first turning on the left, entering the old ironclad road that was abandoned in 1943 and today is an unmade road (V). After 2 km you cross the asphalted road turning left towards Nuragus (W). After 1 km, before entering the residential area turn right on to the unmade road that passes under the telephone line (wooden poles) (X); reaching a crossing with a narrow asphalted lane (Y) continue straight on along the path in a constant and gentle descent of the old railway. The road continues, going down on to the nearby state road in correspondence with a spring; the unmade road begins again on the right after a few metres, with a gentle climb, you reach a tunnel (Z). After 1.3 km you cross the S.S. 197 at km 50.8, arriving at the station of Gesturi (AA). You cross the asphalt again, arriving at a large widening with a spring (AB). From here you take the unmade road dug in the rocks which reaches another widening, where you continue to go down a descent for 600 m until a crossroad (AC), where you continue straight on the unmade road that continues across a hillside, ignoring the one that comes down from the bottom of the valley. After 1 km you cross a tunnel (AD) and after having followed a wide hairpin bend towards the right, you reach a big crossing with the S.S. 197 to the right (AE). Continue straight following the telephone line, running alongside the edge of the A road. After 600 m, near the ruins of a trackman’s house on the left, you will notice up on the right the nuraghe Nuraceddeu (AF); the road continues for 500 metres alongside the A road, then turn after 1.1 km towards the inland until a large olive tree placed just before a crossing, where you turn right on to the large unmade road that takes you on to an asphalted one, at the entrance of the town of Barumini. Here the road branches off (AG), stay on the left until the Carabinieri barracks (AH) where you turn right, following the road signs towards the nuragic complex Su Nuraxi (AI), situated on a hill, 1 km outside the town on the road for Tuili. From here continue for another 2.5 km to Tuili (ST) Legend of nodal points map ST First bridge A Second bridge B Third bridge C Stone bridge D Y-shaped crossing E Hairpin bend to the right F Pauli Piccia Pond G Località Bruncu e Sulas H Pauli Majori Pond I Località Crabili Ecciu K Turning for Zepparedda J T-shaped crossroads L Loc. Perdu longu M Loc. Serra Argiolas N Turning for loc Pauli Baratili O Y-shaped crossroads P Pauli s' Ala de Mengianu Pond Q Turning for Genoni R Franceschina Spring S Crossroads with a fender strip T House with a wall U X-shaped crossroads V Old Railway W Crossing with Nuragus X Telephone line poles Y Old railway Z Tunnel AA Gesturi station AB Crossing with asphalted road AC Y-shaped crossroads AD Tunnel AE Crossing with ss 197 AF Nuraghe Nuraceddeu AG Road for Barumini AH Carabinieri Barracks AL Nuragic Complex "Su Nuraxi" ... <detail>

Physical difficulty: low - Technical difficulty: low

Il Castello di Medusa The discovery of a valley rich of memories of the past, where the ruins of the castle of Medusa rise, built presumably in the 5th century and still today wrapped in legend and mystery. Route by car Point of departure is the farmhouse Genna 'e Corte. From Cagliari take the 131 northbound, just before Sanluri take the 197 in the direction of Villamar Barumini - Laconi. On entering Laconi go up along the main road until you see the directions for the farmhouse, 9 km from the town. Trail by bike (ST) Leaving from Genna 'e Corte go down 500 m to the gate. Turn left covering the straight road until the crossroads, then turn left (AB), and follow the road that runs alongside the forest of cork oaks for approximately 2 km until the X-shaped crossroads (AA) where you must continue straight on joining the paved road. The ancient road for Castel Medusa continues with a series of hairpin bends for 6.1 km, when from the sharp bend you can notice from the other part of the ridge the mouths of the mines and opposite, on the rocky ridge, the ruins of the castle can be seen well (X). Continue in the direction of Asuni for 39 km until the X-shaped crossroads (T), after 500 m (S) you will be on the provincial road that joins Asuni and Nureci , turn left and continue climbing for 3.1 km, arriving at the crossing with the unmade road from the left (R) Join this unmade road and follow it for 1.5 km (P), keep to the right and continue for 1.2 km until the Y- shaped crossroads (O), here keep to the left and continue for 0.6 km until the crossroads (N), bend right and continue for 4.1 km until the T-shaped crossroads (J), cross it and continue for 500 metres arriving at the small church of S.Daniele (I). Go past the church and follow the unmade road cover keeping to the right, after the drinking trough join the asphalted road, turning towards the left (H). Cover this road of hairpin bends for approximately 7 km until the gate of the farmhouse in order to cover the last climb to your destination. Option from point (S) (s) here you go on the provincial road that joins Asuni and Nureci, turn left and continue covering the climb for approximately 5.5 km, arriving at the crossing with the A road 442. Turn left and go along the S.S. 442 for approximately 4.5 km, then turn left for the asphalted road that takes you to the San Daniele marshes. After approximately 2 km you will see an X-shaped crossroads, continue straight on and after a sharp bend there is a crossroad, turn right onto the unmade narrow lane of the small church of San Daniele (I) Go past the church and cover the unmade road keeping to the right, after the drinking trough join the asphalted road, turning towards the left (H). Follow this road of hairpin bends for approximately 7 km until the gate of the farmhouse in order to cover the last climb to your destination. Legend of nodal points map ST Genna 'e Corte AB Turning for Genna 'e Corte AA X-shaped crossroads Z Y-shaped crossroads Y Crossing on pass X Castello di Medusa W Bridge V Entrance on asphalted road U Path close to curve T 4-road crossroads S Turning for agricultural company R Entrance on asphalted road Q Dominariu marchese di Laconi P Turning on the left O Y-shaped crossrosds N Multi road crossroads M Entrance on unmade road L Funtana ortigiana K Y-shaped crossroads J T-shaped crossroads I S.Daniele church H Entrance on unmade road G Path in the woods F 5-road crossroads E Woody area D Hairpin bend to the right C Locality Bau Eassi B Y-shaped crossroads A X-shaped crossroads Trail proposed by Agriturismo Genna 'e Corte: www.gennaecorte.it, +39 3386100247 ... <detail>

Physical difficulty: low - Technical difficulty: low

Nuraghe Genna e Corte Valley Departing from the Genna and Corte nuraghe we dominate the entire valley, where we go down accompanied only by the noise of our bikes, in an unchanged landscape where time seems to have stood still. Route by car Point of departure is the Genna ‘e Corte farmhouse. From Cagliari take the 131 in the north direction, just before Sanluri take the 197 in the direction of Villamar Barumini - Laconi. On entering Laconi go up the main road until you see the directions for the farmhouse, 9 km from the village. Bike trail km km Nodal Point Total Partial 0.0 0.0 Genna e Corte farmhouse ST 0.5 0.5 Go down from the farmhouse to the asphalted road, turn left here. A 1.8 1.3 When you arrive at the Y-shaped crossroads turn right B 2.8 1.0 Stay on this road until you reach a crossroads near a building, go straight on here. C 5.5 2.7 The road rises gently to a firebreak line D 8.7 3.2 A gentle stretch of ups and downs will take you to a crossroad (E) where you turn left E 11.9 3.2 Go down for 3.2 km to the x-shaped crossroads (F). Here keep to the right F 13.9 2.0 After going down to the brook, go back up along a hairpin bend. At the crossroads, take the left G 15.5 1.6 A very steep and technical descent will take you to a ford, cross it and go straight back up. H 17.7 2.2 The climb is steep again and arrives at the Nuraghe Abbagadda I 18.9 1. 2 Come down gently from the hill, at the crossroads (J) keep right. J 19.8 0.9 Steep descent. Go past a path on the left that would take you to the river K 21.0 1.2 Go up until the Y-shaped crossroads (L), here keep the left L 22.3 1.3 The climb continues, after 1.3 km take the path on the left M 23.2 0.9 Through this linking stretch we cross the unmade road N 24.7 1.5 Straight on until the T-shaped crossroads (O) O 25.8 1.1 Continue to go up until the road for su Barrau P 28.6 2.8 A long descent takes you to the ford on the river Massari Q 30.1 1.5 Go up a series of steep hairpin bends, at the Y-shaped crossroads (R) take the right R 31.4 1.3 Go past the turning for Mount Mavrus and go straight on S 33.5 2.1 At the Y-shaped crossroads (B) turn right and you are on the road covered at the beginning again. B 34.8 1.3 After 1.3 km you will find the turning on the right for the farmhouse A Legend of nodal points map ST Genna e Corte farmhouse To X-shaped crossroads B Y-shaped crossroads C Crossroads near a building D Crossroads at firebreak line E Turning on the left F X-shaped crossroads G Double Y-shaped crossroads H Ford I Nuraghe Abbagadda J W-shaped crossroads K Path to the ford L Y-shaped crossroads M Path on the left N Entrance on the unmade road O T-shaped crossroads P Road for Su Barrau Q Ford on the River Massari S Turning for Mount Mavrus Trail supplied by Genna ‘e Corte farmhouse: www.gennaecorte.it, +39 0782 869135 ... <detail>