Linear
customs path
Route: 100 dirt roads for mountain biking, horse riding and walking.
This coastal path links the famous Sanguinaires site with Saint-Antoine beach further north. Amidst the maquis, you'll travel along a rugged, wild coastline. Much used by the inhabitants of the Ajaccio region, due to its proximity to the town, it's also easily accessible for a stroll or jog.
1/Depart from the parking lot at the start of the customs path 0.05 hrs, +5 m.
At the end of the parking lot, take the dirt path that leads off to the right of the small summit in front of you. Bounded by wooden posts, this path soon reaches a small pass and then a small flat area.
Please note: the small path on the left side of the hill joins the path around La Parata.
2/From trailhead to Saint-Antoine beach 1 h 15, +85 m, -95 m.
Take the wide, obvious trail on the right, always keeping to the more "coastal" paths. You soon come to a wide track which you take on the left.
3/Conserve this track (sometimes very gullied) without getting carried away by the various tracks on the left that give access to the private cabins.
4At a small pass keep to the path, which remains flat.
5/You pass at the foot of an imposing characteristic rock used as a climbing school and then cross a scrubland whose vegetation is shaped by the prevailing winds.
6/After an hour, you reach a small pass from which you begin a gentle descent towards the beach of Saint-Antoine, which you can see in the distance beneath the vast meadows of this agricultural plain.
At the level of the first coastal dwellings, the path becomes a track.
After skirting a grey-rendered wall, and just past a wooden gate, take the stairs down to the beach.
7/Return, from Saint-Antoine beach to parking lot 1 h20, +95 m, -90 m
The return is via the same itinerary as the outward journey.
This direction allows you to enjoy the many views of the Sanguinaires islands that gradually open up.
To make the most of this itinerary and download the files below, you'll need a kml or gpx file reader, which are available free of charge on the stores.
- 2h40
- level : Easy
- hiking : Pedestrian
- In the family
- Linear
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Elevation gain
Negative elevation gain
Beaconing
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Tripadvisor
There are several accesses to the Ajaccio ridge trail as well as a multitude of paths. I will present here a loop that can be done in 5 hours for average walkers...
Owl World
The Gulf of Ajaccio is full of wonders and if we had to make a ranking, the first place would certainly go to Les Îles Sanguinaires! [...] Sometimes close, sometimes far away, sometimes glowing or hidden in a thick fog, they offered me a thousand faces. Whoever sets eyes on this archipelago cannot but be touched by its wild and rare beauty.
