Home All TrailsMatera and Gravina Murgia Off-Road Loop

Moderate

Off-Road

🇮🇹 Italy

Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: IT-77-02

Matera and Gravina Murgia Off-Road Loop

Added on 29 Sep 2026

Logged by @trailxon17 November 2013

Off-road loop over the Murgia plateau between Matera and Gravina in Puglia past cave country.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Stay on public tracks; the park bans off-road motor traffic. Dusty and hot in summer.

Mission Logs101 waypoints

Distance	Direction & Instruction	Gradient	Gear Gearing suggestions are defensive and based on terrain profile. Always assess real-time conditions and the path ahead personally.
0.0 km	N Start Point	1%	2H
0.9 km	NW Terrain Change	-6%	2H
1.1 km	N Steep Descent	-14%	4H
1.6 km	NW Terrain Change	-7%	2H
3.6 km	W Continue on track	-4%	2H

Note: Gear suggestions are based on terrain gradient and are for reference only.

Weather check

At Start

437m

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40.6722, 16.5939

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 40.6722, 16.5939 @ 437m

Quick Stats

Distance

88.69 km

Type

Off-Road Trail

Elevation Range

220m - 504m

Max Elevation

504 m

Max Gradient

25.9%

30.6%

Highlights

Sassi di Matera
Gravina in Puglia bridge
Murgia rock churches

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Signal Verified

Emergency Simplex

146.520MHz

Team Coordination

446.006MHz

Scout Primary

146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+715 m

Total Descent

-761 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)

16.6

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)

1.78

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)60%

Moderate (3-8%)21%

Steep (>8%)18%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved78%

Unpaved22%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt

78%

Dirt Track

22%

Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 41

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 40.660186

MAX LAT: 40.813404

MIN LON: 16.358080

MAX LON: 16.595456

Point Spacing: 22.5 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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