OSPEDALE FOREST:Panoramic summit with sea and lakes view OSPEDALE FOREST :Panoramic summit with sea and lakes view
ID: GYG489473-O-867784
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Explore the OSPEDALE FOREST to a panoramic summit with great sea, mountain and lake views - yoga hike the 1st or 2nd friday of the month without summit but great other point of view
HIGH ROCKS/ OSPEDALE FOREST :Panoramic summit with sea and lake views
Head to the viewpoint just above the village of l 'Ospédale around 9:00am or at the Cartalavonu Refuge: Crossed by a magnificent Larici pine forest, the local endemic black pine trees so high that they were used for boat masts ; …. an arrival at a summit in about 2 to 3 hours for a panoramic view of the Gulf of Porto Vecchio and even Sardinia, a 360 ° from where you can see the sea on 3 sides, the lakes of the OSpédale and the Ortolo, the villages of the Alta Rocca and the famous needles of Bavella.
Share a spuntinu or take a picnic from your bag ( "spuntinu" of Corsican products in option) before going down again via the trail connecting Porto Vecchio to Propriano called « Mare a Mare Sud » in 1 hour, option to have a coffee at the refuge or continue one more half an hour to the magnificent view of the Gulf of Propiano - you can return to cars through the village of Ospédale or cut through the forest - around 3-4 p.m unless we manage to leave a car there in the morning.
possibility to meet at 6.30 or 7.30 am for the sunrise, 9am to hike the whole day or between 5 and 5.30pm for the sunset
with or without breakfast/lunch/dinner in the nature or in a typical restaurant
1st or 2nd friday of the month propose a yoga hike including breathe, senses'opening exercises and stretching alternating hiking: another loop to a great point of view, an amazoing cave, great trees and spots
Other things to note
for people with limited mobility the route will be adapted and we will go up another path, we can go up to the ante summit only.
the route may change based on weather and group level
Highlights
- panoramic peak with views of the sea from 3 sides to Sardinia
- a beautiful endemic pine forest
- view to two lakes: ortolo to the west and Ospédale to the east
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
each participant should have his/her own gear including a backpack with sunglasses front lamp gore tex clothes 1.5 to 2l of water gloves beanie hiking boots and poles
a covid 19 kit including 2 masks in washable fabrics to standards or 3 to 4 disposables, gloves, plastic bag, disposable tissues, hydroalcoholic gel, soap
meeting at the point of view then we will drive 5 minutes in the forest to go the starting point (we can left a car either at the point of view or 10 more minutes farther at the "Refuge" regarding your experience of hiking and the age of the participants)
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
