Piana: Les calanques

Circular walk, 10 km

Route: Piana: Les calanques

France has areas with rocky creeks in several places on the coast. On the Mediterranean Sea, these creeks are called "calanques", in Corsican "calanches". This walk through the "Calanches de Piana" offers an extensive view of the beautiful, often irregularly shaped, red rocks against the blue background of the Mediterranean sea.

shape
loop
length
9 km 534
location
Corsica, France
start / arrival
parking area Stade Municipal de Piana, D81, Piana
path
path:60%  road:39%  track:2% 
elevation
rise: 699m / fall: -699m
lowest: 315m / highest: 770m
 
Photo: Calanches de Piana - La coeur
Calanches de Piana - La coeur
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Points of interest

  • La Chataigneraie
  • Stade Municipal de Piana
  • Les Roches Bleues
  • Capu di u Vitullu (1331m)
  • Bocca di Piazza Moninca (910m)
  • Capu d’Orto (1294m)
  • Le Lion
  • Cœur de Piana
  • Capu Ghineparu
  • La Tête Du Chien
  • Le Château Fort

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘Rother Wanderführer: Korsika’ of Klaus Wolfsperger, published by Bergverlag Rother Gmbh in 2016.

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