Corsica GR20 Trek - September 2016 - Logistics
Logistics
1st food resupply limited and very expensive
Monte Cintu route on my map closed. We ended up going the new route (but speaking to the hut guardian the old roujte is still do-able). Fixed aids removed so would suggest you’d want to be competent & confident scramblers.
Vizavona
Too much food#
Lots of info on net about not relying on huts for food after august. We didn’t have an issue. Last hut was just shutting though
Saw gas in Calenzana and Vizzavona.
Plenty of water
Most huts have some form of food
No thunderstorms
Stage 11 took variant route. Much longer and not that great!
Day 10 – gorgeous low level fields and rivers and wild boar
We attempted the route in early September and found the trail to be uncrowded. The weather was much cooler
| Day | Walked | Start | End | Activity Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stage 1 & one third of stage 2 | 08:50 | 14:50 | |
| 2 | Two thirds of stage 2 & stage 3 | 06:00 | 16:45 | |
| 3 | Stage 4 & half stage 5 | 07:15 | 14:45 | |
| 4 | Half of stage 5 and stage 6 | 07:00 | 17:45 | |
| 5 | Stage 7 and half stage 8 | 07:15 | 16:30 | |
| 6 | Stage 9 | 07:00 | 12:00 | |
| 7 | Rest day | 00:00 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | Stage 10 and half stage 11 | 07:25 | 16:45 | |
| 9 | Stage 11 and half stage 12 | 07:25 | 17:30 | |
| 10 | Stage 13 and stage 14 | 07:35 | 17:00 | |
| 11 | Stage 15 | 08:30 | 15:30 | |
| 12 | Stage 16 | 07:40 | 11:45 |
| Stage | Leg | Ascent/Descent (m) | Guidebook Time | Achieved Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calenzan – Ortu Di I Piobu | 1360/-60 | 6hr30 | 4hr55 | |
| 2 | Ortu Di I Piobu - Carrozzu | 780/-917 | 7hr | 6hr10 | |
| 3 | Carrozzu – Ascu Stagnu | 790/-638 | 6hr10 | 4hr45 | Food supplement at end of this stage – expensive! |
| 4 | Ascu Stagnu – Tighiettu | ??? | ??? | 4hr50 | Route has changed since map printed so no info for 3rd and 4th columns |
| 5 | Tighiettu – Ciottulu di I Mori | 620/-78 | 4hr | 3hr05 | Felt like much more than 78m of descent |
| 6 | Ciottulu di I Mori – Manganu | 643/-1033 | 8hr | 7hr30 | Food supplement halfway along at Castel di Vergio (i.e. on the road). Didn’t feel like 1033m of descent |
| 7 | Manganu – Petra Piana | 830/-589 | 00:00 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | Petra Piana – I’Onda | 490/-902 | 6hr30 | 5hr10 | Did variant route |
| 9 | I’Onda – Vizzavona | 711/-1221 | 4hr50 | 3hr30 | Full resupply at end of this stage |
| 10 | Vizavonna – E Capannelle | 890/-224 | 6hr05 | 5hr30 | |
| 11 | E Capannelle – Prati | 890/-590 | 5hr15 | 4hr30 | Took variant route |
| 12 | Prati – Usciolu | 697/-747 | 6hr10 | 7hr45 | Good food options at end of this section |
| 13 | Usciolu – A Matalza | 380/-640 | 5hr45 | 4hr45 | |
| 14 | A Matalza – Asinau | 650/-545 | 4hr25 | 3hr35 | |
| 15 | Asinau – I Paliri | 429/-910 | 4hr15 | 4hr | Food supplement halfway along at Bavella (the tourist town place) |
| 16 | I Paliri - Conca | 160/-963 | 7hr | 5hr45 |