Sentiers Rando

Piscia di Ghaddu - ©hardyuno

Rondinara - ©Dussauj

Tamaricciu - ©cazam

Omu di Cagna - © Frédéric Bruschet

Pruna - ©corsesauvage

WHAT YOU’LL SEE...

Municipal Tourist Office of Porto-Vecchio

Tél. : 0033 (0)4 95 70 09 58

www.ot-portovecchio.com

GUIDELINES FOR SAFETY AND PROPER CONDUCT WHILE HIKINGRESEARCH YOUR ITINERARY! Seek advice from the relevant organizations to find out

about local conditions before you set off.

CHOOSE A TRAIL THAT’S SUITABLE FOR YOUR LEVEL! Know your own physical and

technical capacities. Don’t hesitate to consult a professional, for advice or to act as

your guide.

TAKE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT AND KNOW HOW TO USE IT!

Choose the right walking shoes and don’t forget to bring sunglasses, water bottle, en-

ergy foods. Bring a first-aid kit.

THE WEATHER REPORT HELPS YOU MAKE YOUR PLANS! The weather changes qui-

ckly in the mountains (don’t forget to bring suitable clothes). Make sure you’re well-in-

formed and turn back if the weather conditions change.

GOING ON YOUR OWN IS MORE DANGEROUS. Tell someone where you’re going and

approximately what time you’ll be back.

PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIGNPOSTS AND MARKINGS!

EMERGENCY DISTRESS SIGNALS TO CALL FOR HELP: Red flare, 6 flashes with a lamp or a mirror, or 6 sounds calls per minute.

NEEDHELP

DON’TNEED HELP

112 : Emergency number from any phone18 : Firefighters

17 : Police18 : Ambulance and emergency service

3250 : Mountain weather station

PRUNAPORTO-VECCHIO

Ru

isseau d

u Pru

na

Stabiacciu

PORTO-VECCHIO

Poretta

Matonara

Mazzetta

Pifano

CasettaBianca

Piccovaggia

Punta di a Varra

Punta dia Chiappa

Crête deRosumarinu

Rocher deZiglione

Punta dil’Arena

Pavellone

Sémaphorede la Chiappa

Île de Farina

Foce Incesa

Punta diu Cerchiu

MonteTucchesi

Maraissalants

Marina d’Arje

Pruna

Etangd’Arje Vecchie

Monte di Fiori

Baie de BonaMatina

Route

de

Pal

ombaggia

START: Take the road to Piccovaggia. Go across the Col de Varra (Pavel-lone intersection) and park the car two bends down, by the electrical trans-former. Take the path on the left that weaves around the mountain. Go up for about twenty minutes and you’ll get to the top of the hill. Then follow the narrow path starting off to the right. INTEREST: At the top of the hill lie the ruins of Pruna, an abandoned hamlet built in the 18th century by the Biancarellis, a family of breeders and cultiva-tors. There were people living here up until 1935. Legend has it that a vendet-ta forced the four Faggianelli brothers to leave their native village of Zicavo.

They fled to the region of Por-to-Vecchio and changed their name to Bianca-relli... Thus began the story of this hamlet.From up here, there’s a stunning view over the gulf of Porto-Vecchio.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 35’ 42.727’’

E 9° 19’ 23.781’’

SIGNPOSTED IN YELLOW

ROUND TRIP / EASY

1H15 / 2,4 KM

TAMARICCIUPORTO-VECCHIO

Etangsd’Asciaghju

Etangde Palombaggia

Plage de Palombaggia

Punta di Colombara

Plage de Tamaricciu

Capud’Asciaghju

Porra

île de la Folaca

Murtonu

Poggio

Padulellu

Cuncaccia

Cataraccio

START: Take the road to Piccovaggia. Go past the hamlet and the beach of Palombaggia, then park by the side of the road, level with Tamaricciu. Take the path to the right of the little stone wall and then, at the fork, take another right to reach the beach.INTEREST: Situated north of the «Bouches de Bonifacio» nature reserve, Ta-maricciu stands out as an iconic site of natural beauty and biodiversity. Its white sand beach, nestled between Punta di Colombara and Capu d’Acciaghju, is recognised as one of Corsica’s most beautiful beaches. Within swimming dis-tance sits the islet of Folaca, forerunner of the Cerbicale Islands, a genuine wild-life sanctuary. C o n s e r v a -toire du Litto-ral, the site’s m a n a g i n g body, has equipped it with a visi-tors’ trail to raise awar-eness about conservation of this unique shoreline.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 33’ 10.049’’

E 9° 18’ 45.293’’

LOOP / EASY

0H45 / 1,3 KM

RUNDINARABONIFACIO

Suartone

Baie de Rondinara

Etangde Prisarella

PanicciaPunta di Carlu Antu

Fiminicciu

Pinitelli

Liccitellu

Tourde Sponsaglia

Suartone

START: As you head along the T10 towards Bonifacio, take the D158 towar-ds Suartone. Go through the hamlet and leave «Les Hameaux de Rondinara» to your right. Turn left at the last junction. The hike starts from the parking lot situated just before the «Réserve Naturelle des Bouches de Bonifacio».INTEREST: The Rundinara bay, known for its distinctive shell-like shape, used to be composed of two islets. Back then, the sea level was higher. Sand and pebbles swept in by ocean currents accumulated in line formations, and eventually formed the smooth curves of the bay you can see today. The hike meanders down a shady path alongside a lagoon: the Prisarella pond. All along your walk, you can observe the priority natural habitat of a site protected

by the Conservatoire du Littoral. Among the sights you’ll encounter are the dunes covered in Phoenicia Juniper, shrubs that bear poi-sonous orange-brown faux berries. Last but not least, there are splendid views over the gulf of Sant’aman-za, Sardinia and the islands of Toro.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 28’ 25.793’’

E 9° 16’ 7.727’’

LOOP / EASY

0H45 / 1,5 KM

A TESTA VENTILEGNAFIGARI

T40

D859

D122

Îlot du

port

Monte Scupetu

Testa di u Gattu

SalineSoprane

SalineSottane Bocciu

Port dePianottoli

Caldarello

Isula dia Purraja

Écueil de Figari

Écueil de Testadi u Gattu

Campo Mezzano

Giardinelli

Terrori

a Testa

Tenuta

Valle Mola

Punta di Ventilegna

Étang dePisciu Cane

Cavallonu

Trema l’Occhi

Baie deFigari

Sartene

Porto-Vecchio

Bonifacio

Port deFigari

START: As you head along the T40 towards Sartène, take the second road on the left towards the «port of Figari». Park at the last parking area. The path entrance is at the back of the parking lot on the left.

INTEREST: To the west, the Testa, an im-posing 181-metres tall granite massif, towers over the Figari bay. The diversity of habitats and microrelief along the shoreline is so rich that botanists have ennume-rated no fewer than 24 protected species and 20 others considered rare at both insular and European levels. The beauty and diversity of this site is simply en-chanting: sandy shores, scrubland, salt marshes, creeks, haphazard gra-nite formations, stone giants...

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 28’ 29.367’’

E 9° 4’ 44.703’’

ROUND TRIP / INTERMEDIATE

4H00 / 9 KM

PENINSULA OF BRUZZIPIANOTTOLI CALDARELLU

Ficuccia

Bilugginu

Sapara Castrata

Agginaccia

Chevanu

u Caconu

LanciatuBinettu

PianottoliCaldarello

Caldarello

Punta diu Pozzu

Île Bruzzi

Anse de Chevanu

Punta diCapineru

Ansed’Artitru

Monte Milese

Monte Cheta

Tourde Caldarello

Maraisde San Giovanni

i Cervi

Bacca

Valle di Corti

i Tijali

Ficarella

Capannaccia

a Torra

Étang dePisciu Cane

Butrone

Bruzzi

Ruisseau de Lancia

ta

Funtana diaSerra di Ceppa

Baie deFigari

START: In Pianottoli, take the D122. Continue for 300 metres. After the ce-metery, turn right on the road towards the campsite. At the Kevano campsite, turn right and continue to the dirt parking lot with the sign that says «Bruzzi».

INTEREST: This superb hiking trail starts out in a dense and fragrant scru-bland, strewn with granite rocks shaped by erosion, locally known as «tafo-

ni». These haphazard granite formations make wonderful shelters for the animals of the peninsula. Keep your eyes open, and maybe you’ll see shags or gulls! The trail leads to beautiful little wild coves, including the famous «coral» beach, with its amazing red sand. Don’t forget to bring your snorkelling kit so you can check out the peninsula’s un-derwater wildlife!

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 35’ 42.727’’

E 9° 19’ 23.781’’

LOOP / EASY

2H00 / 4,8 KM

U FORNELLUMONACIA D’AULLENE

Furnellu

Mucchiu Biancu

Mariola

Saparella

Aja di Lena

Volpaju

Caniscione Rosumarinu

Budiccia

Contra MileseMido

Petrosa

Peratella

Alzitone

Poggio di RotoCala di

Furnellu

Punta di a Fica

Punta di Caniscione

Punta diMucchiu Biancu

TozzaRuisseau d

e Sap arella

Ruisse au de Petro s a

Ruis

seau

de

Mid

o

T40

T40

D50 Porto

Vecchio

Monacia

d’Aullene

Sartene

Tourd’Olmeto

START: On the T40, go past Monacia d’Aullène towards Sartène and turn left

onto the trail that leads to the Furnellu pond. When you reach the ruins, climb

over the low wall and take the wide path in front of you.

INTEREST: Standing proud on the beautiful, rugged shoreline is the tower

of Olmetu. The trail weaves along through a scrubland dominated by Phoe-

nicia junipers,

green oaks and

arbutus. Play at

being archeaolo-

gists at the prehis-

toric site of Punta

Caniscione, and

then have a rest

at the wild creek of

Mucchiu Biancu.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 29’ 8.995’’

E 8° 59’ 35.954’’

ROUND TRIP / EASY

4H00 / 8,4 KM

I STRITTONIMONACIA D’AULLENE

MacehiaVerdata Monacia

d’AulleneTivarone

Trapola

Peratella

Aja Suttana

Pascialella

Santa Monaca

RioluPorcillara

Frisella

Enna Pelosa

Alzitone

Contra Milese

Budiccia

Ruisseau de la Ci occia

D50

T40

START: From the village square, follow the information panels.INTEREST: Monacia d’Aullène is a charming village steeped in history. Round the corner of an alley, you’ll see an 18th-century house, then a little further on, there’s a traditional bread oven that the villa-gers rekindle every year, to symbolise their sense of com-munity and the im-portance of sharing. By the Protestant temple, as you leave the village, you’ll see Monacia’s old ceme-tery, dating back to the 18th century. There are no fewer than fourteen mills in this municipality, most of them restored. On the last stretch, you’ll see the «orii» of Cubia and Iddastricciolu that were used as grain silos for many centuries.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 38’ 43.515’’

E 9° 10’ 32.6928’’

SIGNPOSTED IN YELLOW

LOOP / EASY

1H00 / 2,8 KM

L’OMU DI CAGNAMONACIA D’AULLENE

Giannuccio

Merolinu

l’Omudi Cagna

Punta di a Chiasella

Punta di MonacoOmu d’OvaceBocca di Pigna

Punta diCastellone

Piopelli

Scrizzulatoju

Dominichellu

Falcucciu Vaccili

Purcareccia

Grossetta

Mezzana

Fravolettu

Presarella

PuzzanaPresa Piana

Col du Monaco

Tafone Picculacciu

Ruis

seau

de Vi va

ggio

Ruisseau de Balatese

START: The trail starts next to the reservoir of the Giannucciu hamlet and goes up into a valley. Make sure you’re well equipped for this challenging hike.ELEVATION GAIN: 850 mètres.INTEREST: Follow the mountain trails of this physically demanding hike and catch a glimpse of one of Southern Corsica’s peculiarities: the Omu di Cagna rock. Looming in the distance, this huge rock formation looks like a cup-and-ball. It’s a natural lookout post over the southernmost shores of Corsica. Climbing up here makes you feel like you’re in a strange dream-world, where haphazard granite formations seem to take on human shapes. You’ll see

the former forest house of Omu di Cagna and its bread oven, as well as the Presarella sheepfold,testament to the importance of pastoralism in the region.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 33’ 53.737’’

E 9° 2’ 27.923’’

SIGNPOSTED IN YELLOW + CAIRNS

LOOP / VERY DIFFICULT

5H30 / 11 KM

ORIU DI I CANNISOTTA

Scalella

Canni

Zuccalella

Pianacce

Canavaccia

Cavatonu

Pointed’Argentencole

Punta di Concuto

Ruis seau de Mezzanellu

Ruisseau de Listinc hicciola

Sotta

Cancaraccia

Sotta

Chera

START: The starting point is at the information board on the outskirts of the I Canni hamlet. After a few steps along the road, take the path that was once a shepherd’s trail.

INTEREST: This marked trail leads you to a strange rock the locals call the «Oriu». There are a great many of these rocks hidden amongst the scrubland, known to exist since prehistoric times. These huge rocks carved out by erosion were once used by humans as shelters, to live in or for their animals. Shepherds later converted them to provisio-nal living quarters that they used during transhumance.Once you pass Oriu di I Canni, magnificent views open up over the village and the surrounding area, all the way to the crests of the Cagna mountain.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 30’ 34.768’’

E 9° 11’ 48.011’’

SIGNPOSTED IN YELLOW

ROUND TRIP / EASY

0H30 / 0,8 KM

ALZU DI GALLINA - CARTALAVONUL’OSPEDALE

Cartalavonu

Piopelli

L’Ospedale

Alzudi Gallina

Ruisseau de F

urcone

Ruiss ea u d’Artoli

Ruiss eau

e Ga

vinu

Ruisse au de Scar pon e

Ruis

seau d

e Missaju

Gavinu

MontediRenapiana

Vallaccia

Funtanella

D368

D368

START: The hamlet of Alzu di Gallina, a short distance past the group of

houses on the right. The trail is a steady climb.

ELEVATION GAIN: 900 m

INTEREST: The «Mare à Mare Sud» (Southern Coast to Coast) path is one

of the most famous hiking trails in Corsica. This first section offers stunning

views over the gulf of Porto-Vecchio and passes through the village of Ospe-

dale, perched 900

metres above sea

level.

The path goes

on through the

scrubland and

the «Laricciu»

pines, and even-

tually reaches the

hamlet of Car-

talavonu, 1022

metres above sea

level.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 37’ 10.895’’

E 9° 12’ 52.894’’

SIGNPOSTED IN ORANGE + CAIRNS

ROUND TRIP / INTERMEDIATE

6H00 / 14 KM

A PUNTA DI A VACCA MORTAL’OSPEDALE

START: From the hamlet of Cartalavonu (1022 m altitude), 4 km away from

the village of Ospedale.

ELEVATION GAIN: 292 m

SIGNPOSTING: Follow the orange markings of the «Mare a Mare Sud» path

(signpost showing Carbini and Levie).

INTEREST: Lying 1314 metres above sea level, the plateau offers majestic

views. The panorama sweeps over the whole landscape, from the east coast

and the gulf of Porto-Vecchio to the west coast and the Gulf of Valincu.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 38’ 43.515’’

E 9° 10’ 32.6928’’

SIGNPOSTED IN ORANGE + CAIRNS

ROUND TRIP / EASY

2H30 / 3.9 KM

A PISCIA DI GHJADDUL’OSPEDALE

START: 4 km from the Ospedale dam along the D368 towards Zonza. Paid

parking: 4 €.

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: Easy on the first section. Quite difficult on the se-

cond section of the path (steep descent).

INTEREST: This marked

trail (going through Laricciu

pines, waterfall, «Sentinelle»

rock, shelter under the rock,

etc.) leads to a marvellous

waterfall, the «A Piscia di

Ghjaddu», that bursts out of

a rock wall and tumbles down

70 metres. All along the way,

there are information boards

telling you about the surroun-

ding nature. Swimming is not

recommended.

GPS STARTING POINT

N 41° 38’ 43.515’’

E 9° 10’ 32.6928’’

SIGNPOSTED IN YELLOW

ROUND TRIP / INTERMEDIATE

1H30 / 2.7 KM

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