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To reach the start by car, from the Santo Stefano Pass, the gateway to the Nebbiu region, take the D62. At the first junction, 2.2 km on, turn right down towards Vallecalle. Park near the Town Hall square, where there is a threshing floor. Use the parking spaces, taking care not to obstruct traffic.
Signposting: Street signs in the villages and yellow paint, cairns or barrier tape along the nature trail.
Signage: Wooden signs.
Essential: Close all gates and keep dogs on a lead in livestock areas.
(S/E) Take the Capanella track, walk uphill for 50 m, pass the San Rocco Chapel and take the path on the right which runs parallel to and above the Route de Saint-Paul.
(1) At the junction with the D62, cross the road and head uphill opposite towards Santa Calcitana Castagneto. At the first hairpin bend 200 m further on, leave the road to the right. Go through a gate and follow the path uphill for 1 km. You’ll reach a road (D5).
(2) Head right and you’ll reach a DFCI water tank. Passing through Tintinaghjoli, walk alongside the Church of San Michele in Murato, then arrive at the fountain on the right-hand side of the road.
(3) Take the climb up to A Stucaccia opposite. From this point, follow the signs for San Cesario. Pass the cemetery and you’ll find the start of a path on the right about fifty metres further on.
(4) Take the path branching off to the right, heading south.
(5) At the junction, head up to the right via Chjassu E Vergherete. Continue in the direction of San Cesaro (wooden sign).
(6) At the end of the tarmac road, take the path on the left. After 100 metres, at the junction of paths, follow the track to the right for 150 metres until you reach a three-way junction.
(7) Leave the track and turn left. Go through the gate and close it behind you. Continue along the path, which offers views over the Nebbiu plain and the gulf, to the Chapel of San Cesario, 2 km away.
(8) Leave the chapel forecourt on the right and walk about a hundred metres along the track, heading west.
(9) Head down to the right via Chjassu di San Cesariu. At the lowest point, walk alongside the Rapale cemetery and follow Stradda di u Castagnetu until you reach the junction with a drinking fountain on your left.
(10) At the sign for “Entre Profane et Sacré”, follow the signs for Pieve and head down Garattaccia. At the next junction, turn right and continue for 100 metres.
(11) Turn left and continue along Vallone until you reach the last house at the end of the road.
(12) Continue along Chjassu di San Martinu and pass the chapel of the same name, situated on private land. At the lowest point, head up the track heading north and reach the small chapel dedicated to Sant’Antone.
(13) Continue northwards along a track and then along the Santo Pietro Vecchio path for 1.3 km. Pass the Olmelli cross and reach the plain.
(14) To see the ruins of the Santo Pietro Vecchio Chapel, turn left and take the local footpath before retracing your steps (a 400-metre round trip).
(14) Resume the circular path, heading east. Follow the path for 200 m to the gate beneath an olive tree. Go through the gate and head down the track to the left, which runs alongside a large field.
(15) At the lowest point, go through another gate on the left and walk along the opposite bank of the Valdo Canal for 200 m. Look out for a ford on the right where you can cross the Salinelle Stream. Go through the large gate installed by a farmer (with a revocable permission granted to walkers – please respect the area).
(16) On the other side of the stream, turn right and follow the track for 1 km.
(17) Cross the Ruisseau de Lenze to the left via the ford. After 150 m, turn left again, crossing the Ruisseau de Cicendolle, then continue along the track which climbs eastwards for 800 m.
(18) Pass a shepherd’s shelter (pagliaghju), then take the path that climbs, broadly following the crest of the ridge, heading east. Reach the ruins of the San Giorgio Chapel and continue towards Vallecalle, keeping it in sight.
(19) At the end of the climb, go through a gate and follow Ribe to the road. Turn right to walk round the village of Vallecalle, then head for the Town Hall Square (S/E).
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