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A hundred passes in northern Corsica

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A 1,168 km route on roads that are sometimes deserted, rarely straight and never flat in northern Corsica. But how many different landscapes, remarkable views and marvels?

104 passes crossed (plus 20 as a close option) between 76 m and 1,477 m for a total vertical drop of 25,000 m.

Please note: 4 km of R1 track for the first pass. 12 passes are shared with the permanent route ". A hundred passes in southern Corsica" 

Accommodation is available without booking, in hotels, gîtes or campsites (with or without bungalows) from Easter to the end of June and from September to All Saints' Day, which are all possible periods for this tour. Winter makes some passes impassable, and in summer you'll need to book your accommodation.

Traced by Bernard Giraudeau (cent cols n° 3872)

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Theme

The Club des Cent Cols, founded in 1972, is affiliated to the French Cycling Federation under No. 6384, offers you this permanent walk based on a simple theme: "One hundred passes".

The tormented geological genesis of the northern part of Corsica has created a complex and colourful landscape, infinitely varied by generous nature and a harsh climate. Through thousands of years of pugnacious and sometimes voluntary labour, often forced by a chaotic history, man has created a little-known heritage of rare quality here, despite the isolation and low, fluctuating population. Each pass crossed is a gateway to a new valley and Philippe and Ariane Marquet each valley offers a discreet difference in adaptation to these natural or historical events within a particularly homogeneous whole.

The theme of this permanent route is to discover the north of Corsica via 100 passes, with a dual road and cultural framework to accompany you on your journey.

Discover this permanent trek as experienced by Ariane and Philippe Marquet (Cent Cols nos. 6861 and 6862) in June 2012 through a superb three-part slideshow: Click here

• Cap Corse, Agriates, Balagne.
• Gulf of Porto, Niolo, Corte and the Venacais region
• Costa Serena, Castagniccia and back to Bastia.

Controls

Eight controls are compulsory. They will be carried out at points along the route chosen by the rider, with one check being carried out in each section (the section numbers are to be found on the route map):

1. Bastia - Saint-Florent km 0 to km 138.5
2. Saint Florent - Calvi km 138.5 to km 345.5
3. Calvi - Piana km 345.5 to km 465.5
4. Piana - Ajaccio km 465.5 to km 620.5
5. Ajaccio - Calacuccia km 620.5 to km 810
6. Calacuccia - Ghisoni km 810 to km 930.5
7. Ghisoni - Cervione km 930.5 to km 1082.5
8. Cervione - Bastia km 1082.5 to km 1239

NB: The walk can be done in 9 loops, starting from :

• Bastia (2 loops)
• Calvi (2 loops)
• Porto
• Ajaccio
• Corte (3 loops)

Main passes

• Bocca di a Battaglia 1099 m
• Col de Scalella 1193 m
• Sevi pass 1101 m
• Col de Verghio 1477 m
• Erbajo pass 904 m
• Col de Sorba 1311 m
• Col de Casardo 985 m
• Bocca di Comiti 1094 m
• Col de Prato 985 m
• Col de Bigorno 885 m

BCN and BPF sites on the route

• Nonza
• Porto
• Corte
• Piedicroce

Rules of the game for permanent walks

All participants in this permanent trail agree to respect the rules of the game governing it.

For further information

Contact the person in charge of permanent walks

Jean-Marc CLEMENT
10 rue de Normandie
31120 Portet sur Garonne
FRANCE

Tel: +33 (0)5 61 76 30 12
E-mail: [email]randos@centcols.org [/email]

Please note: Please send your roadmaps for homologation as well as your postcards and travelogues only to the current person in charge, whatever you find as old information (so do not write to Roger Colombo, Bernard Pommel, Jean-Marc Lefèvre or Roland Grimaud †).