Walk in the woods at Avapessa

This short circular starting from the village of Avapessa is short and easy, making it ideal for family walks with children, for example. The fact that much of the route is shaded makes it ideal for summer walks.
Please note: the route presented here avoids a section of road suggested by the IGN map in favour of a wooded, signposted path marked in red.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 175 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 180 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 354 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 192 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Balagne
  • ⚐ District: Avapessa (20225)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 42.559827° / E 8.897077°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 4149OT, 4249OT
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Description of the walk

To get to Avapessa, take the road that starts from the D71. Be careful, as there is a hairpin bend that is easy to miss. Then drive down to an intersection: turn right, avoiding the no-entry sign and the dead end. Continue downhill to the cemetery outside the village. You can park there.

(S/E) Return to the road and descend to the left until you find the start of the path marked with a sign for "Muru" on the right.

(1) Turn right and follow the path, which eventually leads to a paved road. Go up this road and pass a house on your right about 50 metres ahead.

(2) Turn left. Walk down a few dozen metres on a road that leads to a private property, then turn right onto a path marked in red and covered with vegetation: you need to pay attention. At the intersection near the cemetery, cross the road and take the path directly opposite, marked with a red line or an "F".

(3) Turn right (red arrow) and continue to an intersection.

(4) Follow the path furthest to the left, marked in red. At the water treatment plant on the right, turn left. Pass the ruins on your left and continue straight ahead at the fork further on.

(5) Take the gate on your left with a red mark, leaving the path on your right. At the three-way junction, keep left and continue straight ahead until you reach a tarmac road (D613).

(6) Take the road that climbs up to the left.

(1) Continue straight ahead, then turn right to return to the starting point at the cemetery (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 277 m - Cemetery
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 263 m - Muru sign, junction of the circular
  3. 2 : km 1.83 - alt. 354 m - Fork in the road on the left
  4. 3 : km 2.38 - alt. 276 m - Fork in the road, to the right
  5. 4 : km 2.81 - alt. 290 m - Fork to the left, red markings
  6. 5 : km 3.65 - alt. 215 m - Gate on the left, red markings
  7. 6 : km 5.09 - alt. 220 m - D613, on the left
  8. S/E : km 5.86 - alt. 277 m - Cemetery

Notes

In summer, remember to bring water. Also keep an eye on the map, as there are a few forks in the road that can easily lead you astray.
In addition, you will find a few gates closed with string, so be sure to close them properly after you pass through.

Worth a visit

You can admire various villages, including Avapessa, Maus, Muru and San Antonino. The undergrowth allows you to admire a diverse range of vegetation, including some remarkable oak trees. Ruins also dot the route, immersing us in the past. What's more, if you pay attention, depending on the season, you may hear and see different species of birds, such as hooded crows and kites.

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.1 / 5
User 7912528

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A shaded path that allows you to discover the work of our ancestors. Terraces, mule tracks

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User 3326054

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Apart from 4-5 viewpoints, which are nothing to write home about, this hike is completely uninteresting. Rubble, rubbish, a cow carcass still lying there several years after it was first reported..
This is not the Corsica of your dreams.

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User 13741017

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hike with our two children.
The paths were quiet and there was quite a lot of tall grass.
GPS is essential to avoid getting lost.
The good thing is that part of the hike is shaded, which is nice on hot days.
On the downside, it's difficult to find your way, there aren't many views and, above all, there are brambles and tall grass all along the way.
We saw a few vipers, so I crossed my fingers and deliberately closed my eyes on the last part of the trail to make sure no one got bitten.
There was also some litter here and there.

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ADDX
ADDX

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike is ideal in warm (or even very warm) weather, provided you bring water and can follow the route precisely (GPS or map). The paths are rarely used and not really maintained (tall grass, thistles, brambles) but mostly shaded. There is water near the cemetery, but I don't know if it is drinkable.
The annoying thing, as is often the case in Corsica these days, is the presence of Patou dogs in various places that are difficult to predict. If you can get around them, great, but if not, you'll have to turn back!

PS: there is indeed a small section of the path with a lot of gravel, which is not very pleasant, but overall the scenery is very beautiful.

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Frederico
Frederico

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A fairly easy hike, lots of stones on the trail. Be careful at the three-way junction on the left because the path naturally leads straight ahead. If in doubt, check the GPS track. Almost the entire trail is in the shade, which is pretty much the only interesting thing about it.

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duodiscu92
duodiscu92

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Hike to be avoided at all costs. The path is poorly maintained and serves as an illegal dumping ground along its entire length.
We found: a few minutes into the hike, a dried-up carcass of a bull or cow (in 60 years of hiking, I've never seen anything like it), then all along the path, rags, pallets, concrete reinforcing bars, pipes, plastic cans, an old bathtub, a rusty wheel rim, buckshot cartridges and rubble, rubble, rubble (roof tiles, floor tiles). The landscape is uninteresting (few beautiful views). While in the past this walk was suitable for families, that is no longer the case today. The only point of interest is a very beautiful section in Avapessa!

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Jonicod
Jonicod

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy and pleasant hike in early June.

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Walt R
Walt R
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Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Markings practically non-existent! Without the GPX viewer app, very difficult to follow. The path from Avapessa to Muro is very nice. 😊The section from Muro to the north has a lot of gravel on the path. 😮The return to Avapessa is fine, but the last part is on the road. There wasn't a soul in sight.

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Tenzig11250
Tenzig11250

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Not very busy, but well frequented!

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Tenzig
Tenzig

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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giletta
giletta

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant little walk

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BAMX
BAMX

Not done

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Fredcorse
Fredcorse

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

Indeed, there were a few more or less recent cattle carcasses at the start of the route.
The route through the woods was uninteresting and there was a lot of rubbish at the end of the trail
. Truly uninteresting apart from the friendliness of the shepherds.

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Oscar Limagolf
Oscar Limagolf

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Portions overgrown with vegetation. Difficult for children. Decomposing cow carcass (between 1 and 2) which may shock sensitive souls. A few metres privatised (point 6) by the driveway of a new building. Some parts are pleasant and others are off-putting, with a risk of falling on ground covered with unstable stones. Ankle-covering shoes and long trousers are recommended. (Presence of stinging plants).

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