STAGE 2: Vieste – San Nicandro Garganico (75 km)

Technical description:
The bike tour among the beauty of the “Spur of Italy” continues on this second leg, leaving Vieste behind to explore the northern coast of the Gargano, with its beautiful and renowned beaches. The route is easy and passes through a very striking natural emergence of this corner of Puglia: Lake Varano.

From Vieste you pedal slightly uphill to another ‘pearl’ of the area, Peschici, continuing on to Rodi Garganico and the Varano Lagoon. It crosses the tongue of land of the Isola di Varano Nature Reserve before veering inland and tackling the climb to San Nicandro Garganico, the stage finish.

Length: 73 km
Height difference in ascent: 1060 m
Downhill elevation gain: 790 m
Highest point: 270 m
Lowest point: 0 m
Type of surface: dirt road

Place of departure: Vieste
Place of departure: Vieste
Municipality of arrival: San Nicandro Garganico
Place of arrival: San Nicandro Garganico

Recommended period: all year round

Mountain biking among the natural and artistic beauty of Gargano, Apulia. A bike tour of 250 km, divided into four stages, to discover the “Spur of Italy,” one of the most important tourist hubs in the south of the country.

The route is easy, within everyone’s reach, flat with a few undemanding climbs. We traverse an evocative and varied nature, straddling the Adriatic coast full of beautiful caves and the green forests of the Gargano promontory. From Manfredonia, the southern ‘gateway’ to the Gargano National Park, we ‘circumnavigate’ the Sperone, passing internationally renowned resorts such as Vieste and Peschici, to the lagoons of Varano and Lesina Lakes, finally reaching the Tavoliere delle Puglie.

Between obligatory stops in characteristic villages, the route flows by quickly, immersed in the nature and history of a truly unique corner of Puglia.