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Guidebook describing five mountain and coastal treks on the Mediterranean island of Corsica: the 2-day Sentier du Douanier (Custom Officer's Path), the 10-day Mare e Monti, the 11-day coast-to-coast Mare a Mare Nord, the 5-day Mare a Mare Sud and the 5-day Mare e Monti Sud. With information on facilities and local plants and wildlife.
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A guidebook to five short mountain and coastal treks on Corsica: the 2-day Sentier du Douanier, the 10-day Mare e Monti, the 11-day Mare a Mare Nord, the 5-day Mare a Mare Sud and the 5-day Mare e Monti Sud. The routes are straightforward and are suitable for all walkers of good fitness.
The treks are presented in day stages of between 8 and 18km (5–11 miles), each finishing at a place where accommodation is available. There are also opportunities for mixing and matching sections of these routes.
Map key
Overview map
Route summary table
Introduction
The treks
Corsica
Plant life
Wildlife
When to go
Getting to Corsica
Local transport
Accommodation
Food and drink
What to take
Waymarking and maps
Emergencies
Using this guide
The treks
Trek 1 Sentier du Douanier: Cap Corse
Trek 2 Mare e Monti: Calenzana to Cargèse
Trek 3 Mare a Mare Nord: Cargèse to Moriani Plage
Trek 4 Mare a Mare Sud: Porto-Vecchio to Burgu
Trek 5 Mare e Monti Sud: Burgu to Porticcio
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Glossary of French and Corsican terms
Appendix D Further reading
February 2025
Trek 2 Mare e Monti
Stage 6 - there is no longer a grocery store in Serriera
Stage 8 - storm damage means the section between Ota and Evisa is unfortunately closed. Updates here: www.pnr.corsica/fr/randonnees-decouverte/mare-e-monti
A shuttle taxi service is available for walkers. Contact Jean-Dominique Ceccaldi tel 06 14154627.
Trek 3 - Mare a Mare Nord
Stage 4 - the route is signposted before arriving at Albertacce as Pont de Muricciolu is no longer in use. You're pointed on a detour via Ponti Altu.
Updates here: www.pnr.corsica/fr/randonnees-decouverte/mare-a-mare-nord
(Thanks to Ewan Mearns)
October 2022
Trek 2, Stage 6 pp68-69 There are several minor route changes before Rivière de Vetricella and before arriving in Serriera - just follow the clear waymarking
Trek 2, Stage 4 Girolata La Cabane du Berger is now E Casarelle tel 07644 060864
https://ecasarelle.wixsite.com/ecasarelle open April-Oct
Trek 2, Stage 8 Evisa gite closed
Trek 2, on Stages 2 + 7 In the wake of a summer storm there were many fallen trees en route in September
Trek 3, Stage 3 Evisa gite is closed
Trek 3, Stage 5 Refuge A Sega does not currently provide blankets
(Thanks to Andy and Lucy Price)
June 2022
The gîte L’Etape Marine at Galéria is now closed (thanks to Francesca P for the info). Alternative accommodation at Galéria includes Hotel Camparellu (listed in the guidebook).
May 2022
Stage 2: the Gite d'Etape L'Alzelli at Tuarelli appears to be permanently closed. Walkers need to proceed to Fangu, a further 1hr 35min.
Suggestion: stop walking at Tuarelli - ask your Fangu accommodation provider to pick you up at Tuarelli or organise for a taxi. You can always return to Tuarelli the next morning and pick up the route.
October 2021
p121 After Ferrera and the stone bridge, ignore the fork L and stay on the road into the village for the gite.
September 2021
The Gite at the end of Stage 9 on Trek 2 and Stage 1 on Trek 3 is now permanently closed and there is no water available at the Gite. The tourist information office in Cargeese recommend that people who want to do the compete trek take a taxi back to Cargeese spend the night there and then taxi back up to the start.
The URL for Ustaria Di A Rota should be https://www.ustaria-di-a-rota.fr/gite
Thank you to Graham Shorrock
Gillian Price has trekked throughout Asia and the Himalayas, but now lives in Venice. Gillian has steadily explored the mountain ranges of Italy, and Corsica, and brought them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. She is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) and Mountain Wilderness.
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