From the "Domus de Janas" of the neolithic age and the "Nuraghic Culture" of the bronze age, to the "Punic-Phoenician" colonies and the Roman domination; from the Arabic and Byzantine raids to the "Giudicati" period; from the domination of Pisa, Genova and Spanish period to the Piemontese rule of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the republic of Italy.
Ancient and recent historical periods during which the Sardinia dwellers has experienced a succession of cultures and civilisations, offering a strong resistance against the conquerors, taking shelter on the mountain lands and developing the agricoltural and pastoral culture instead of the sailor culture. So the Sardinian culture and the natural landscape were preserved since today. That's why Sardinia is the Island where the unpollutted natural landscape and the cultural traditions get an invaluable and unique heritage in all the Mediterraneo.
Sardinia is 24.000 Kmq. extended and the cost-line is 1.800 Km. long, with the famous and beautiful seasides. But the interior areas of the island are beautiful too. In fact, the wild and suggestive mountains, covered with 10.000 kmq. of woods and the cultural, archeological and gastronomic peculiarity allows to averyone to spend a different holiday in every period of the year. The mountain areas are divided into 25 Comunità Montane which run and watch over the environment resources. Besides the Regional Law n° 31/89 has introduced Parks and Natural Reserves.
Sardinia offers visitors a number of opportunities such as Trekking, Mountain Bike, Horse Rides, Windsurf, Diving and sometimes also Skiing on Gennargentu mountain. But Sardinia also offers many hotels, restaurants and agriturismo where visitors can appreciate the traditional gastronomy.
Mountain biking is one of the most important sports which allows the visitors to admire the marvellous landscape of sardinia in the rispect of the natural habitat. In fact with a mountain bike it is possible to cover many kilometres and visit spots that one can reach on foot in a few days. Exciting tours biking on paths and single tracks and admiring suggestive landscapes with no contamination; descovering the old peculiarity of Sardinia, the land where the men live in time with the nature!
So, we have chosen several mtb routes in the south of Sardinia:
SARRABUS, with "P.ta Serpeddi" (1067) and "P.te 7 Brothers" (1023), covered with woods of holm-oaks where numerous deers take shelter;
SULCIS IGLESIENTE with "M.te Linas" (1236), "M.te Arcosu" (948) and "P.ta Sebera" (979) covered in one of the largest forest in the Mediterraneo.
Now we are including other Bike routes in the all territory of Sardinia.

About safety

We recommend you to start every mtb route with caution and precaution. It is always possible to get an emergency and unexpected event That's way it is very important to inspect your mtb before to take an excursion; first of all the brakes!. But do not forget to inspect your biking clothes; to fasten the helmet and to carry with you the upkeeping equipment, beverage and food. It is also important to use mapps (I.G.M. 1:25.000, or C.T.R. 1:10.000), compass, altimeter and ciclo-computer. Remember that the routes has been runned in 1999-2000 and some track may become impractipable. Moreover, by mtb we cross an unpollutted and quiet natural habitat. Do not disturb please!

Routes information.

The itineraries are describted by a general map with some information about how to reach the area; a route map (this is an indicative map; it's necessary to use an I.G.M. map) and an altimeter map; a list, photos and notes.
The level of difficulty "EASY" means that the itinerary is not difficult, but it is possible to find some steep ascent! The running time is indicative and depends on each biker.
Because of the specifications has been valued during the exursions, it's possible they may be not exact.

Bibliography.

I think it's necessary to refer to the guide "Sole Sale Salita" by Antioco Porcu and Enzo Pascalis. Since ten years ago this guide is a point of reference for everyone who wants to ride in the Sardinia mountains by mtb. Some of the routes describted in this web site may be like some itinerary in "Sole Sale Salita". But it's not a copying. In fact some spots may be reached running through one way only.

Generalità.

Dedicated to my sun "Matteo"
This site has been planed and created by Roberto Zedda, e-mail:

r.zedda@tiscalinet.it

with Orlando Garau, Fabio Garau, Efisio Scalas, Ivan Pedretti and Luca Cannas as contributors. The routes has been runned by Roberto Zedda, Roberto Fornea,Leonardo Cordeddu, Claudio Figus, Antonello Oggiano, Luigi Raffo e Pierfrancesco Pisu.
Thank you for visiting and Happy Mountain biking!!!
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