GR20 Corsica
Last September Ali and I, together with friends Cat and Alan, tackled the northern half of the GR20 long distance path in Corsica.
I am in the process of retrospectively posting our account to the blog (see GR20 category opposite) especially for Sally (http://www.sallyinnorfolk.com/) who is planning to walk the route in June - Good luck Sally!
I am in the process of retrospectively posting our account to the blog (see GR20 category opposite) especially for Sally (http://www.sallyinnorfolk.com/) who is planning to walk the route in June - Good luck Sally!
For anyone else contemplating the route I can thoroughly recommend Paddy Dillon's guidebook: http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail.cfm/book/477/title/gr20---corsica
You can hear Paddy discussing the book with Andy Howell as part of the Outdoors Station's book club podcast by clicking the link below: http://www.theoutdoorsstation.co.uk/Paddy_Dillon_BC8.htm
47 comments:
Its very kind of you to do this..and I will look forward to reading it...the more I read the more I want to go.... :-)
You are very welcome - any excuse to look back through the photos really. Alas I am being chased by WD to hit the book review deadline before tomorrow so it may be a few days yet
What a great read....I cannot wait to go but still have my kit to sort out and maybe new boots after getting blisters and sore feet over last 4 days of walking....
Finding it hard to decide on a ruc-sac thinking about trying the golite jam ....any opinions ??
Alas I am not yet into the lightweight scene so I don't have any experience to offer on sacks - but I am sure I would have found a benefit on the long walk down to Vizzavona.
With regard to footwear we did GR20 using Mid approach shoes rather than boots. First time for me and it worked out well - except the rock killed the multi-layered sole by the end. But the nice people at Snow and Rock replaced them free of charge. Just a thought.
I enjoyed reading your account of the GR20. I hope you get the chance to go back and cover the southern half... or better still... the whole route in one trip. At least you know what the toughest parts are like, so there shouldn't be any nasty surprises for you further south.
Paddy - We certainly want to go back and complete the full route in one go. Probably a three week trip to give us a chance to take in some excursions and soak up some Corsican culture along the way.
I like the sound of the Restaurant A Merendella, so an overnight in the Village of Soccia to take advantage of this garden restaurant would be high on the list. Perhaps it would prove a welcome alternative to an overnight at Refuge Manganu (for which we now have a phobia) and we could reach Soccia with an early start from the Col de Vergio.
As we missed out on the mountain train on this trip (due to maintenance work) I think the excursion from Vizzsvona to the Citadel town of Corte that you describe would be a good mid GR20 break. Have you walked up the Mare a Mare Nord track from the western edge of Corte to the Refuge de la Sega? I was wondering if the first couple of kilometres might afford some nice views back to Corte and the Tavignano river below.
Then there would be the GR20 Sud which is virgin ground for us.
How easy it is to fill even three weeks in Corsica!
Walking from the Col de Vergio to Soccia is quite feasible. I've done it in the other direction no problem. If you want to eat at Merendella, note that they only open in the evening, and you'd be lucky to get a crust of bread anywhere else in Soccia. It's well worth the wait!
I've only walked a few miles up the Mare a Mare from Corte, then came back down to town, since it was in the middle of winter. I reckon the best view of the town, or at any rate the Citadel, is from the road running into the Restonica valley.
When you get to the GR20 Sud, I would urge you to take the 'Alpine Variant' to Bavella if it's good weather. You won't regret it. It takes no longer than the lower 'main' route, and the scenery is superb.
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