Mare a Mare Nord
Description
- Name Mare a Mare Nord
- 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
- 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
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Books
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom

United Kingdom
2013
- Corsica Walking
- Walking in Corsica is experienced walker Gillian Price’s Cicerone guide to the best walking opportunities that are available on this picturesque island. The guide covers walks through a range of landscapes, including towering forests, isolated coves and river gorges and describes three coast-to-coast routes through the island’s mountainous... Read more