Walking on Corsica: 25 Day Walks

by Gillian Price

Overview

A guidebook to 25 day walks on the island of Corsica. Exploring the diverse scenery of this French Mediterranean island, the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

Walks range from 4 to 19km (2–12 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours. Walks have been graded from 1 to 3 allowing you to choose routes suitable for your ability.

• 1:50,000 maps are included for each walk
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information about facilities, public transport and accommodation
• Highlights include Cap Corse coastline and Bonifacio white cliffs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852849658
Publisher:	Cicerone Press Limited
Publication date:	03/30/2022
Edition description:	Second edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Gillian Price has written outstanding Cicerone guides to walking all over Italy as well as Corsica and Corfu.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Corsica 8

Plant life 10

Wildlife 13

When to go 16

Getting to Corsica 17

Local transport 17

Accommodation 19

Food and drink 20

What to take 22

Waymarking and maps 23

Emergencies 24

Using this guide 24

The Far North 27

Walk 1 Cap Corse Sentier du Douanier: Macinaggio-Barcaggio 29

Walk 2 St-Florent coastal route 33

The North-West 37

Walk 3 Bonifatu loop: La Boucle de Ficaghiola 41

Walk 4 The Fango river valley 43

Walk 5 Visiting Girolata 46

Walk 6 Spilonca gorge 50

Walk 7 The Calanche: l'ancien chemin des muletiers 53

Walk 8 Capu Rossu 56

Walk 9 The Aïtone forest 59

The Centre 61

Walk 10 Beneath Paglia Orba and Capu Tafunatu 64

Walk 11 Lac de Nino 68

Walk 12 The Tavignano river valley 71

Walk 13 Glacial lakes in the Restonica valley 75

Walk 14 La Cascade des Anglais 79

The South-West 82

Walk 15 Punta Parata loop 84

Walk 16 Ajaccio Sentier des Douaniers: to Plage Saint Antoine 86

Walk 17 Porto Pollo-Cupabia circuit 89

The South 93

Walk 18 Zonza-Quenza circuit 95

Walk 19 Trou de la Bombe 99

Walk 20 FoceFinosa 102

Walk 21 Punta di a Vacca Morta 105

Walk 22 Piscia di Gallo waterfall 108

The Far South 111

Walk 23 Capu de Fenu 113

Walk 24 Strada Vecia Madonetta, Bonifacio 117

Walk 25 The white cliffs of Bonifacio 120

Appendix A Route summary table 124

Appendix B Glossary of French and Corsican terms 127

Appendix C Useful contacts 131

Appendix D Accommodation 132

Appendix E Further reading 134