Bocca Minuta
Discover a very pleasant hike, right in the heart of Corsica's highest massifs. The route follows the current GR20 trail and part of the old route between the Tighiettu refuge and Bocca Minuta. This route has been modified after the tragic accident at the Cirque de la Solitude in 2015.
Your journey begins with a pleasant, shady walk through the Albertacce forest to the Ballone sheepfolds. The trail is well marked up to the Tighiettu refuge, but then the markings become less visible.
More details on the hike
A small parking lot awaits you at the memorial commemorating the plane crash of 1970, located at the end of the D318 road to Calasima. Your adventure begins on a forest track, but soon you will join a yellow-marked trail that leads to the Ballone sheepfolds. The climb continues along the GR20 (red and white markings), following the course of the Crucetta stream to the Tighiettu refuge. To the west, the majestic Paglia Orba (2525 m) and the jagged ridge of Capu Ucellu, Tighiettu and Capu di a Crucetta accompany you along the way. Once you reach the Tighiettu refuge (the fourth GR20 refuge from the north), you take the old GR20 route, still marked in red and white. The environment becomes very mineral until you reach Bocca Minuta, offering breathtaking views of the Cirque de la Solitude and Punta Rossa.
The return follows the same route.
➡️ Hiking parameters
➡️ Hiking parameters
➡️ Hiking parameters
More details on the hike
A small parking lot awaits you at the memorial commemorating the plane crash of 1970, located at the end of the D318 road to Calasima. Your adventure begins on a forest track, but soon you will join a yellow-marked trail that leads to the Ballone sheepfolds. The climb continues along the GR20 (red and white markings), following the course of the Crucetta stream to the Tighiettu refuge. To the west, the majestic Paglia Orba (2525 m) and the jagged ridge of Capu Ucellu, Tighiettu and Capu di a Crucetta accompany you along the way. Once you reach the Tighiettu refuge (the fourth GR20 refuge from the north), you take the old GR20 route, still marked in red and white. The environment becomes very mineral until you reach Bocca Minuta, offering breathtaking views of the Cirque de la Solitude and Punta Rossa.
The return follows the same route.
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