Accettura loop (CAI 718)
Accettura, Oliveto Lucano · about 50 min by car from Potenza
The walk
3.1 km loop between Accettura and Oliveto Lucano, 212 m of total ascent: about 1 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads, between 774 and 924 m above sea level. After the walk: lunch at Al Becco della Civetta in Castelmezzano (12.3 km).
Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.
How to get there
By car
From Potenza: about 50 min (36 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
By train and bus
Take a train to Potenza, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.
Start point
40.49335,16.18353
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.
Also within reach: Matera, about 1 h by car
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near Accettura and start the walk.
- 11:15Back at the start after about 1 h 15 min.
- 13:00Lunch at Al Becco della Civetta in Castelmezzano, 12 km by car.
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