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FR-2A Calanques de Piana, Porto – Route: 102 km, elevation gain: 2,380 m, 10 mountain passes

Author description

Author Bernard Giraudeau
Course : carried out in 2022
Departure : Sagone, junction of the D81 and D70 in the centre of the village. Altitude: 5 m.

Tourist information

This route is one of the two or three most beautiful routes in Corsica.
From Cargèse, the view sweeps towards the small gulfs of Pérou and Chiuni. Piana is one of the most beautiful villages in France, and the Gulf of Porto is a palette of three colours: green for the forest, blue for the sea and red for the rocks. The famous «calanques» are situated between Piana and Porto. Here, the red granite has been eroded into intricate lace-like patterns.
The climb up to Évisa, through the valley of the River Porto and its tributaries, is never tiring.

Technical specifications

The roads are of good quality. The climb to the small Curnatoghiu pass is steep, and the pass is not the highest point before Cargèse! The road is also steep just after the Sevi pass, but it's downhill!

10 passes

1 – Bocca Curnatoghiu	154 m	FR-2A-0154
2 – Bocca di a Torraccia	101 metres	FR-2A-0101
3 – Bocca di San Martino	433 m	FR-2A-0433
4 – Bocca a Lavu	491 metres	FR-2A-0491a
5 – Bocca di Ghineparu	425 metres	FR-2A-0425
6 – Cappiciolo Pass	547 metres	FR-2A-0547
7 – Bocca a Zora	889 m	FR-2A-0889
8 – Sevi Pass	1,101 m	FR-2A-1101
9 – Saint-Roch Pass	743 m	FR-2A-0743
10 – Saint-Antoine Pass	491 metres	FR-2A-0491b

Cols sur sentiers à proximité du parcours en option :

• Bocca di Vetricelle, FR-2A-0141, 500 m from the Bocca Curnatoghiu, before km 8;
• Bocca di Fornu, FR-2A-0102, 500 m from the Bocca di a Torracia, before km 24;
• Col de la Croix, FR-2A-0545, 500 m along the route after Bocca a Lavu, past the 37 km mark;
• Bocca d’Ameglia, FR-2A-0707, 200 m from the route after the Col de Saint-Roch, just before km 87.

Keywords: the Calanques of Piana, Cargèse, Porto, Chiuni and Centcols

Openrunner link, interactive map, profile, track : https://www.openrunner.com/route-details/16703115

This itinerary is provided for information only. The author accepts no liability, nor that of the Club des Cent Cols, for any imponderables due to the cyclist himself, the equipment used or anything to do with the road, tracks and paths, their surroundings or other users.

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