Versante Sud Corsica GR 20 trekking guide

Versante Sud Corsica GR 20 is a trekking guide where you will find 16 stages, 16 variants and 16 ring routes of the most challenging and wildest trekking in Europe!

The GR20 with its 12,000 meters in altitude that crosses the entire mountain ridge of the island, is the hardest long-distance trek in Europe: from Calenzana to Conca it cuts Corsica diagonally, touching the major peaks of the island, which reach often to exceed 2000m of altitude.

But it is certainly not only the commitment that requires to move so many walkers. The GR20 is a path between two seas, panoramically incomparable that crosses incredibly varied landscapes: not only ridges and mountains, but entire stages immersed in centuries-old woods full of splendid streams and lakes where, especially in the summer months, it will be difficult to resist. a bath.

In addition to the description of the 16 classic stages into which the route is divided, this guide gives ample space to numerous variations to honor even magnificent passages left off the original track.

In fact, you will find 16 loop itineraries from 1 to 3 days, in order to propose less wild variants to the GR20, which guarantee greater logistical ease and which stimulate the maximum motivational drive even for less experienced walkers.

The author is Ludovico Bianciardi expert in trekking, canyoning and climbing who has made Corsica and the GR20 the great protagonists of his professional and personal exploits.