Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara
Sardegna, Italy
Italy · Iglesias, Italy → Iglesias, Italy
Distance
519 km
Stages
30
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara · Stages and distances
Walking distances for Appy’s stages (30)
| Stage | km |
|---|---|
| 1. Iglesias → Nebida | 20.4 |
| 2. Nebida → Masua | 9.3 |
| 3. Masua → Buggerru | 19.3 |
| 4. Buggerru → Portixeddu | 12.4 |
| 5. Portixeddu → Piscinas | 16.5 |
| 6. Piscinas → Montevecchio | 18.8 |
| 7. Montevecchio → Arbus | 16 |
| 8. Arbus → Gonnosfanadiga | 10 |
| 9. Gonnosfanadiga → Villacidro | 21 |
| 10. Villacidro → Monti Mannu | 18.1 |
| 11. Monti Mannu → Arenas | 15.6 |
| 12. Arenas → Su Mannau | 13.3 |
| 13. Su Mannau → San Benedetto | 14.3 |
| 14. San Benedetto → Domusnovas-Musei | 22.1 |
| 15. Domusnovas-Musei → Orbai | 16.8 |
| 16. Orbai → Rosas | 18 |
| 17. Rosas → Nuxis | 13.1 |
| 18. Nuxis → Santadi | 20.6 |
| 19. Santadi → Is Zuddas | 15.8 |
| 20. Is Zuddas → Masainas | 22.2 |
| 21. Masainas → Candiani | 19.4 |
| 22. Candiani → Tratalias | 24.2 |
| 23. Tratalias → Sant'Antioco | 15.5 |
| 24. Sant'Antioco → Carbonia | 23.4 |
| 25. Carbonia → Nuraxi Figus | 24.6 |
| 26. Nuraxi Figus → Carloforte | 12 |
| 27. Carloforte → Capo Sandalo | 15 |
| 28. Capo Sandalo → Portoscuso | 17.9 |
| 29. Portoscuso → Bacu Abis | 19 |
| 30. Bacu Abis → Iglesias | 14.7 |
| Total | 519.3 |
About
A 520 km loop through Sardinia’s mining heart. The Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara winds from Iglesias to Monteponi and back, tracing 30 stages of history.
Abandoned mines whisper tales of toil, while Mediterranean scrubland brushes against craggy cliffs. The scent of saltwater mingles with earth, grounding each step.
With a total elevation gain of 25,106 m, this moderate coastal walk challenges and rewards. Year-round accessibility means every season reveals new textures, from sun-drenched paths to misty mornings.
History and nature collide here, inviting reflection.
Stages
30 stages
Stage 1Iglesias → Nebida
moderate- Distance
- 20 km
- Ascent
- 748 m
- Descent
- 793 m
Stage 2Nebida → Masua
moderate- Distance
- 9 km
- Ascent
- 410 m
- Descent
- 535 m
Stage 3Masua → Buggerru
moderate- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 941 m
- Descent
- 942 m
Stage 4Buggerru → Portixeddu
moderate- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 724 m
- Descent
- 721 m
Stage 5Portixeddu → Piscinas
moderate- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 250 m
- Descent
- 285 m
- Stage 6
Piscinas → Montevecchio
moderate- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 692 m
- Descent
- 328 m
Stage 7Montevecchio → Arbus
moderate- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 538 m
- Descent
- 643 m
Stage 8- Distance
- 10 km
- Ascent
- 168 m
- Descent
- 205 m
Stage 9Gonnosfanadiga → Villacidro
challenging- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 1221 m
- Descent
- 1187 m
Stage 10Villacidro → Monti Mannu
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 371 m
- Descent
- 291 m
Stage 11Monti Mannu → Arenas
moderate- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 869 m
- Descent
- 627 m
Stage 12Arenas → Su Mannau
moderate- Distance
- 13 km
- Ascent
- 452 m
- Descent
- 837 m
Stage 13Su Mannau → San Benedetto
moderate- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 665 m
- Descent
- 464 m
Stage 14San Benedetto → Domusnovas-Musei
challenging- Distance
- 22 km
- Ascent
- 985 m
- Descent
- 1257 m
Stage 15Domusnovas-Musei → Orbai
moderate- Distance
- 17 km
- Ascent
- 486 m
- Descent
- 280 m
Stage 16Orbai → Rosas
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 692 m
- Descent
- 766 m
Stage 17Rosas → Nuxis
easy- Distance
- 13 km
- Ascent
- 293 m
- Descent
- 349 m
Stage 18Nuxis → Santadi
moderate- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 646 m
- Descent
- 711 m
Stage 19- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 65 m
- Descent
- 79 m
Stage 20Is Zuddas → Masainas
moderate- Distance
- 22 km
- Ascent
- 596 m
- Descent
- 642 m
Stage 21Masainas → Candiani
moderate- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 290 m
- Descent
- 331 m
Stage 22Candiani → Tratalias
moderate- Distance
- 24 km
- Ascent
- 315 m
- Descent
- 310 m
Stage 23- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 32 m
- Descent
- 12 m
Stage 24Sant'Antioco → Carbonia
moderate- Distance
- 23 km
- Ascent
- 192 m
- Descent
- 117 m
Stage 25Carbonia → Nuraxi Figus
moderate- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 374 m
- Descent
- 369 m
Stage 26Nuraxi Figus → Carloforte
moderate- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 933 m
- Descent
- 926 m
Stage 27Carloforte → Capo Sandalo
moderate- Distance
- 15 km
- Ascent
- 642 m
- Descent
- 570 m
Stage 28Capo Sandalo → Portoscuso
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 399 m
- Descent
- 471 m
Stage 29Portoscuso → Bacu Abis
challenging- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 1108 m
- Descent
- 1103 m
Stage 30Bacu Abis → Iglesias
moderate- Distance
- 15 km
- Ascent
- 376 m
- Descent
- 275 m
Points of interest
- Sulci
Historic center. Sulci or Sulki (in Greek Σολκοί, Steph.)
- Archaeological Complex of Sant'Antioco
Archaeological site, in Sant'Antioco, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Ràixe - Digital Spaces for Tabarchina Culture
Museum, in Calasetta, Italy.
- San Nicolò
Church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, in Santadi, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- San Vittorio tower
Tower, in Carloforte, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- Sant’Antioco Martire
Church in Byzantine style, in Sant'Antioco, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.
- San Carlo Borromeo
Church, in Carloforte, Italy.
- Madonna dello Schiavo
Church, in Carloforte, Italy.
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