WALKS AND EXCURSIONS IN CASTAGNICCIA The paths are maintained and marked out by the Regional Natural reserve. It is the occasion, here, to pay a homage supported to all its personnel for the work achieved at each time of the year. Times, given to only suit it, have general value and depend on physical qualities of the walkers even if the shortest paths, organized in loop, can be easily practised in family. This logo indicates the possibilities of vtt. To feet like à.vélo, the ways often cross the tarred roads.Taking into account the frequent changes of incline, the mountainous relief gets formidable feelings with the descent. On the other hand, with the rise a good drive proves to be essential (what explains why we did not indicate time). By visiting Castagniccia, you will be astonished by the extraordinary density of villages occupying, for the majority, the edge of each shoulder of the mountain. Although with range of voice and sight from / to each other, they are sometimes distant of more than one hour of walk by steepness paths and ways. Also note that, on certain courses, you have the possibility of walking you to horse. General information For further information to telephone the offices of the Regional Natural reserve of Corsica residing in Castagniccia : - Office of Piedicroce : Tel. 04 95 35 82 98 / Fax:04 95 39 27 37 - Office of Carried : Tel. 04 95 39 22 47/Fax:04 95 39 27 37 - principal Address of the Park : Regional Natural reserve 2, Street Casalonga, 20 000 AJACCIO - Help : 04 95 39 21 90 At the beginning of Quercitellu (tiassu di has Castagniccia) - Stoppianova : 15 minutes - Collar of Prato bocca di U Prato : 40 minutes - A Porta Carried : 20 minutes - Croce : 1 hour 05 minutes - Polveroso : 1 hour 50 minutes - Nocario : 2 hours 30 minutes - Campana : 3 hours 15 minutes - Campodonicu : 4 hours 15 minutes - Vault of Saint Cyprien San Ciprianu : 15 minutes (ways of Ampugnani in direction of Carried) At the beginning of the collar of Prato bocca di U Prato (985 meters) - San Petrone : 1776 meters of altitude, soft slope (780 meters of denivelation) on 9 kilometers, any point of water. Chart MICHELIN 90 fold 4 Chart IGN 1/25000 4349T Vescovato Beaconing:___ then ___ + cairns visible Easy access all the year for any accustomed walker;without pauses to envisage 3 hours of walk to go it and 2 hours 30 to the return, possibility of bed at the top in natural shelters (to envisage sleeping bags), in clear weather sunrise it is absolutely exceptional. In summer, to leave the morning early for better benefitting from freshness. The path starts on the left collar while coming from Quercitellu.At the top, a exeptionnel point of view of on the whole of Castagniccia, the Corsican Cape, on the Eastern plain, Nebbio, Balagne, on the central chain of the Corsican mountains (Incudine, Cinto, Rotondo, Paglia d' Orba and Giunsani) and the archipelago Tuscan. By good weather sunrise it is remarkable. If the chance is with you then perhaps you will see the tops of the Alps ! The climate of Castagniccia being very changing, do not forget a woolly with the case or… In winter to envisage adequate, hot and waterproof equipment. possible, subject to a good physical condition, the ballade is superb, the access to the top is made bicycle on the shoulder. The descent towards Gavignano (1000 meters rather technical) is, according to mountain-bikers, an excellent memory. - Stoppianova : 0. 45 minutes - Quercitellu : 0. 35 minutes - A Carried : 0 hours 55 minutes - Croce : 1 hours 40 minutes - Polveroso : 2 hours 25 minutes - Nocario : 3 hours 05 minutes - U Pelicaghju : 3 hours 25 minutes - Campana : 3 hours 50 minutes - Campudonicu : 4 hours 30 minutes As in all Corsica, it is imperative to follow the instructions of the Regional Park : prohibition to light a fire, to practise the wild camp-site, total respect of fauna and flora. Equestrian excursions Riding school S.C.S.SOLIVA with Poghju di Croce (Croce) (20 km in the north of Piedicroce) Tel. 04 95 39 22 92 Faxes 04 95 39 22 92 open all the year. Formation, training courses, excursions, equestrian stay for children and adults. Initiation with the horse-gear. Several proposals for ballades, walks per hour, the day up to five days for the groups. Loops, paths of country of the Natural reserve Loop n° 1 Paths of Orezza : Piedicroce - Pastoreccia - Campodonico - magpie of Orezza-Piedipartino - Piedicroce : 2 hours 30 minutes Loop n° 2 Paths of Orezza : Piedicroce - Stazzona - Piedipartino - Piedicroce :1 hour 30 minutes Loop n° 3 Paths of Orezza : Collar of Alcarota - Vault San Giorghju - Poghju - Rappagio - Water of Orezza - Stazzona - Carpineto - Collar of Arcatora : 5 hours Loop n° 4 Paths of the high valley of Orezza : Campudunicu-Bocca Favalta-Bocca di U Pratu-Campudunicu : 3. 00. From Campudunicu possibility of reaching San Pedrone : 2 hours 30 minutes Piedicroce - San Pedrone : 3 hours Loop n° 5 Paths of the Mathilde Countess : San Scata-vault Martinu - Casanova-Poghju-Assembles of Olmu - Bonifaziu - Scata : 5 hours Loop n° 6 Path of Ampugnani : The Carry - Ezau - Ficaja - Vault Santa Maria - Croce Carried It : 2 hours 30 minutes Loop n° 7 Path of Ampugnani: The Carry - Quercitellu - Vault San Ciprianu-Vault San Biaggio-Poggio Marinaccio - Stoppia Nova - Quercitellu Carried It Loop n° 8 Path of Alesani : Collar of Arcarota - Piobetta-Arcarotta : 4 hours 30 minutes (ochju di U Uneven) Loop n° 9 Path of Alesani : Magpie of Alesani - Ortale - Novale - Piazza - Convent - Perelli -Magpie of Alesani : 4 hours 30 minutes (path of Uneven) Loop n° 10 : Parata - Vault San Bartolomeu - Parata : Parata - Vault San Bartolomeou - Parata : 3 hours Loop n° 11 : Monaccia - Traminca - Parata - Vault San Bartolomeu - Monaccia : 3 hours 30 minutes Loop n°12 : Piazzole - Vault San Bartolomeu - Monaccia - Piazzole : 3 hours 30 minutes Loop n°13 : Piazzole - Vault San Bartolomeu - Alzi - Bonifaziu - Piazzole : 4 hours 30 minutes Loop n° 14 the Round of the Fountains : Volgheraghju - Milaria - Pardina Carried-Sorbellu-Bonicardu - Vogheraghju It : 3 00 hours Loop n°15 Path of Arcarota : Collar of Arcarota - Poghjale - Volgheraghju - Bonicardu - Sorbellu it Carry - Piobetta - Collar of Arcarota : 6 hours |