Objectif 2000
Moutain peaks of Corsica
We propose you a stay where you radiate from two points of attachment. By performing sports days, you will not have to worry about your luggage. We also offer three types of accommodation to suit the resources of each one. First accommodated in the heart of the famous forest of Vizzavona, you will perform the ascent of two peaks located on either side of the pass. By hiking on the watershed, you will admire at leisure the landscape stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Tyrrhenian Sea. You will also walk the illustrious GR 20 trail.
The second part of the stay takes place in Corte, the ancient capital of Corsica and now a university town. Your steps lead you in a sumptuous nature, above the valleys where a number of mountain lakes of glacial origin nestle. During each climb, you will admire the highest peaks of the island: the Cintu, roof of Corsica, the Ritondu, the Monte d'Oro and even until the Rinosu and the Alcudina at the extreme south.
Highlights
A stay with five days of hiking and sports, with the opportunity to climb four peaks over 2200 yards. These peaks are not necessarily the highest ones of Corsica but they are part of some of the most remarkable hikes. It is a balanced stay where you can make all the routes without exhaustion.
Only two different places of accommodation and after sports days, you will not have to worry about your luggage.
Different sites and landscapes every day.
Characteristics
Level
Average stages from 6 to 8 hours of walking, elevations of 1100 yards on average.
Portage
Just the affairs of the day and the picnic lunch.
Comfort
At your choice, in stage lodging, hotel or Bed & Breakfast.
Program
Day 1 : Setup in the Vizzavona forest (1269 yards)
From your point of arrival, travel with the corsican train to the station of Vizzavona. Check into your hotel located in the Vizzavona pass, in the heart of one of the most beautiful forests of Corsica composed of majestic species such as very old beech and straight laricci pine.
Day 2 : Punta Migliarallu (2465 yards).
From the hotel you reach the Vizzavona fort. Through a passage in the forest you can reach the famous GR20. From here you go on along the Agnone, also known as the Englishmen waterfall, well known for its clear, fresh basins. The GR20 then rises through slabs of rock to reach the Muratello breach. You will then leave the GR20 to reach the top of the Migliarello. (Elevation: 1258 yards. Time: 7 hours).
Day 3 : Punta dell’Oriente (2310 yards)
Today you are going south to join the Pozzi's sheepfolds and then the Madonuccia rock, where we discover all the surrounding peaks. The path continues in peak, offering beautiful views. Then it leads under rocky points before reaching Punta dell'Oriente. Back in the forest by an old road to the tour of round. (Elevation: 1100 yards. Time 5:30). Travel by train to Corte where you settle for the rest of the week.
Day 4 : The Alzu Plateau (1800 yards)
From the valley of Restonica, you climb by an old transhumance trail to the Alzua plateau. As in, the view is emerging on the famous Restonica valley, classified site since 1966 for its rich natural heritage. On arrival, you can browse the plateau dotted with sheepfolds and several sites with beautiful views of the two highest massifs of Corsica, and Cintu Ritondu. (Elevation : 820 yards. Time 4:30)
It is also possible to take a day off and go to Calvi by the little train that ends up between the Ile Rousse and Calvi along the beach. The visit of Calvi, a town dominated by its Genoese citadel located face to the bay, is also nice.
Day 5 : Lombarducciu (2472 yards)
The sources of the Restonica are the glacial lakes of Melo and Capitello, embedded at the base of steep granite walls. You continue your way to the Goria breach, which overlooks the Goria lake. The top of Lombarducciu is then yours, with a breathtaking view over the plateau of Campotile, the Nino lake, some other lakes and even the highest mountains of Corsica. (Elevation 985 yards. Time 6h)
Still snowy in the spring, we offer instead the Ark of Corte hiking (1686 yards). Long time remained legendary because of a slightly marked trail, this is an extraodinaire walk over the Tavignanu Valley, facing the Ritondu massif. (D 1148 yards, Time 5:30)
Day 6 : Monte Ritondu (2867 yards)
First in the forest, you reach suddenly above the trees face to the Timozzu sheepfolds. Continuing peak, you then climb along the glacial lock that leads to the Oriente lake (2254 yards). The lake is bordered by pozzines, the famous bog elevation resembling an English lawn dotted with small holes of water. (Elevation 1100 yards, Time 5:30)
For the more active and when the snow is gone, you continue through this ancient glacial cirque to reach the gully and then the top of the Ritondu. (Elevation 1750 yards, Time 9 hours)
Day 7 : Departure
Last breakfast in Corte before the departure.
Prices
- In stage lodging : € 460
- In hotel : € 650
- in Bed & Breakfast: € 710
- Full board supplement : € 55
GPS hiring : € 55 for the week, € 300 of deposit.
Prices include
- Half board, from day 1 evening until day 7 morning.
- Transport in the valley of Restonica, starting from Corte.
- The travel notebook: delivered from the payment for your stay, it includes the description day by day of the itinerary, the outline on a 25 000° map and some practical details.
Prices don't include
- Transport by train (day 1, day 3, day 7 and option day 4).
- The picnic lunch, unless you took the full board option.
- Insurance, unless you took the option.
- The wine at dinner, drinks and personal expenses.
Stay
Dates
From the middle of may until the end of september
Meeting
- Day 1 : at the Vizzavona train station. Trains timetable
- Day 7 :end of the stay in the morning in Corte.
Accomodation
Vizzavona
Stage lodging
Room for 4 persons with shower and toilet at the Monte d'Oro restaurant
Hotel and Bed & Breakfast
At the Monte d’Oro hotel. Aging but unique.
Corte
Stage lodging
Accommodation at the farm, in a dormitory of 8 people. Home cooking after their products.
Hotel
Nights in the Hotel de la Paix, in the center of the city; recent rooms. Dinner at various restaurants in the city.
Bed & Breakfast
At Marina and Antoine house, superb accommodation and good home cooking after their products.