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Short Treks on Corsica Gillian Price

Short Treks on Corsica By Gillian Price

Short Treks on Corsica by Gillian Price


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Summary

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.

Short Treks on Corsica Summary

Short Treks on Corsica: Five mountain and coastal treks including the Mare a Mare and Mare e Monti by Gillian Price

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 (511 miles), each finishing at a place where accommodation is available. There are also opportunities for mixing and matching sections of these routes.

  • 1:50,000 mapping and elevation profile included for each route stage
  • GPX files available for download
  • Refreshments and accommodation details
  • Advice on planning and preparation
  • Notes on local plants and wildlife and Corsican cuisine

About Gillian Price

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.

Table of Contents

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 Carg&##xe8;se Trek 3 Mare a Mare Nord: Carg&##xe8;se 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

Additional information

NGR9781786310590
9781786310590
1786310597
Short Treks on Corsica: Five mountain and coastal treks including the Mare a Mare and Mare e Monti by Gillian Price
New
Paperback
Cicerone Press
2021-03-23
918
N/A
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