Mare a Mare Nord
Description
- Length of trail 105 km, 65 miles
- Length in days 7 days
- Start of trail Sermano
- End of trail Cargese
- Traildino grading MW, Moderate walk, backpacking trail
- Hut tour grading T1, Walk
Mare a Mare Nord, Sermano - Corte - Cargese, 7 days (variant 11 days)
If you like to hike on Corsica but the GR20 is too ambitious for you, consider the easier trails Mare a Mare and Mare e Monti. These hikes are easier and in fact more varied than the high route, because they lead you along the coast, into extensive (chestnut) forests with their famous Corsican "wild" swines (EU registered), past villages, through the "maquis", and yes, also over the high mountain ridges.
Mare a Mare actually are three trails connecting east and west coast: the north trail, central trail and south trail. Each section ends in a village where usually a hotel or gîte d'étape is welcoming you.
One word on "easier": don't expect a lazy time on Corsica. This island is wild and mountainous. Summer is hot. You will be swimming, yes, if not in the Mediterranean, then at least in your own sweat.
Map
Links
Facts
- Trekking Corsica along the GR20 and 8 other long-distance paths | Corsica.forHikers.com
Practical introduction to the trails Mare a Mare and Mare e Monti, including the different stages and Google maps.
- Walking coast to coast across Corsica | France - Times Online
Concise description of the 5 stages for mare a Mare Sud.
Reports
- Oranginas - Walking and hiking trails Europe
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- Corsica - Mare a Mare Sud - Erik op Reis (www.erikopreis.nl) (Dutch)
Trail report back from 1998.
- Fotoalbum - Mare a Mare Centre - Erik op Reis (www.erikopreis.nl) (Dutch)
Trail diary, picture album and a video account.
- Mare A Mare Centre, A Hike across Corsica
Day to day account of the Mare a Mare Centre trail: 7 days.
- Mare A Mare Nord
Art Simon gives you his account of the trip and loads of practical recommendations for this walk in the north of Corsica.
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books
Netherlands
2012
- Wandelgids - Wandelroute Corse - Corsica entre Mer et Montagne | FFRP Grande Randonee ref 065 |
- Franstalige wandelgids van een aantal west-oost routes over Corsica, niet de GR20. Uitstekende beschrijving met gedetailleerd kaartmateriaal en veel praktische informatie over zwaarte, hoogte en hutten. Onmisbaar voor het lopen van deze route. Ces cinq itinéraires vont conduiront d´une côte à l´autre de la Corse (Mare a mare) ou vous feront... Read more
- Also available from:
- IGN, France
France
2012
- Corse - Entre mer et montagne - 065
- Guide FFRandonnée Corse - Entre mer et montagne - 065 - GR Mare è monti, Mare a mareEdition 2010, comprend le Sentier de la Transhumance entre Calenzana et Corscia. Mer et soleil. 6 circuits de 5-10 jours pour traverser l'île d'Est en Ouest.Ces six itinéraires vont conduiront d'une côte à l'autre de la... Read more
United Kingdom
2010
- Walking on Corsica
- This guidebook gives details of three long-distance walking routes in Corsica - Mare e Monti, Mare-Mare Nord and Mare-Mare Sud - which cross the island, and also describes 18 day-walks in prime spots both in the rugged mountains of the interior and the softer southern coastal fringe. Good local information. Read more
- Also available from:
- The Book Depository, United Kingdom
Maps
France
2012
- Corse - Entre mer et montagne - 065
- Guide FFRandonnée Corse - Entre mer et montagne - 065 - GR Mare è monti, Mare a mareEdition 2010, comprend le Sentier de la Transhumance entre Calenzana et Corscia. Mer et soleil. 6 circuits de 5-10 jours pour traverser l'île d'Est en Ouest.Ces six itinéraires vont conduiront d'une côte à l'autre de la... Read more