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Park in the municipal stadium car park. Just before the stadium, you will find a map of the trails in the Piana forest.
(S/E) Cross the stadium and then the footbridge to reach the first intersection.
(1) Leave the return trail on your left and continue straight ahead, following the signs for "Capu d'Ortu" and "Foce d'Ortu". The orange and green marked trail climbs gradually through the pine forest to Bocca di Piazza.
(2) At Bocca di Piazza, take the path on the right, following the signs for "Capu d'Ortu" and "Foce d'Ortu" (the path on the left is the return route). The path descends and after a few minutes you will reach the next intersection.
(3) Continue downhill on the path on the right (now marked in orange) until you reach the Piazza Moninca fountain.
(4) At the fountain junction, take the path on your left that climbs uphill, following the sign for "Foce d'Ortu 25mn" (now marked in yellow; do not turn right towards Piana).
(5) Ignore the path that branches off to the right towards Capu di u Vitullu and continue climbing on the path that winds through the pine forest to Foce d'Orto.
(6) Look for the cairns on your left that will guide you off the trail (do not start the descent). You will need to climb the rocky corridor, sometimes using your hands (about 45 minutes to reach the summit). Then follow the cairns on a small plateau before descending (this section is extremely enjoyable for those who enjoy easy climbing).
(7) Return to the usual path and follow it to the right through the rocks to the summit (enjoy the view of the entire Gulf of Porto, from the Turghju tower on Capu Rosso to the Scandola nature reserve, passing by the Genoese tower of Porto).
(8) From the summit, first descend via the path you took on the way up to the previous intersection.
(7) Continue straight downhill, leaving the outward route on your left.
(3) Turn right onto the small uphill path to Bocca di Piazza.
(2) Continue straight ahead, following the sign for "Les Roches Bleues" (do not turn left onto the path you took on the way up).
(9) Turn left, continuing to follow the signs for "Les Roches Bleues". You will arrive at a heliport area, then descend to the chestnut grove.
(10) At the Palani chestnut grove, turn left and follow the signs for "Piana" (yellow markings) and continue downhill.
(11) At this intersection, you will find a huge cairn. Continue straight on towards Piana, ignoring the path on the right that descends to Les Roches Bleues.
(12) Turn left and walk to the stadium in 10 minutes (not 45 minutes as indicated on the sign at this intersection). You will then return to the car park (/S/E).
: the passage between Foce d'Orpu and Cap d'Orpu, which is not marked (cairns), is actually a rocky corridor; climbing is not that easy and remains dangerous.
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