Route at Poggio d’Oletta via Monte Magna and the San Petru chapel

See ‘Practical Information’ for access to the start point

Route markings: orange barrier tape – yellow paint – cairns

Signage: wooden signs

(S/E) Head downhill opposite along the Stradella di U Monte Magna to its end, then take the path on the left before the gate of the last house. Cross a grassy area to reach a Fork in the road.

(1) Turn right at the fork. Continue until you reach a junction at the end of a descent, past a large oak tree.

(4) Follow the sign for Monte Magna (wooden sign).

(5) From the summit of Monte Magna, begin the return journey by descending via the same route to reach the crossroads.

(4) Turn right towards Cotolone – Convent (wooden sign) and follow the steep path down to the lowest point.

(6) At the lowest point, turn right onto a wider path that circles the Cotolone hill. Reach the junction where the path meets a track. Continue along the track towards the Convent (wooden sign). Join a path passing beneath an oak grove and, on emerging, continue to the right towards the Convent. Follow the path to the next T-junction.

(7) Turn left towards Monticello, following the wooden sign. Climb up through an oak grove, passing the ruins of an old farmhouse.

(8) At the highest point, turn left, following the orange barrier tape markings to the next junction where the path meets a track. Continue along the track which climbs to the right, following the sign for Monticello (wooden sign). At the highest point, you’ll reach the junction from the outward journey.

(1) Turn right, pass the traffic island and walk back up the street along the reverse route of the outward journey (S/E).

From 15 July to 31 October 2026

it is strongly advised not to use this route

Given the successive heatwaves since the end of May, our association has not been able to clear the paths using the appropriate thermal equipment, for one thing.

Furthermore, the heat, drought and windy conditions are conducive to the outbreak of fires, which pose a maximum risk to walkers.

In these extreme conditions, you should opt for short walks along the coast or riverside. Avoid any routes crossing the scrubland and/or reaching mid-mountain passes.

To reach Poggio d’Oletta:

- Coming from Bastia via the Col de Teghime, take the D38

- Coming from Bastia via Biguglia and then the Col de Santo Stefano, follow the D82 and then the D38 from Oletta

- Coming from Saint-Florent, take the D82 then the D38 from Oletta

At the junction on the D38 where the roads “Strada di Bastia – Via Maria Ghjentile – Strada di l’Aringu” meet, take Stradella di u Montemagna – Monticello district.

Drive 150 metres and you’ll find a space on the right. Parking is permitted here only for the duration of the walk.

This nature trail has no shelter.

There is a fountain 250 metres from the D38 junction with Monticello and Poggio, towards Strada di Bastia

• Discover a nature trail
• Ruins of the Chapel of San Petru de Mozenzana.“The ruins of this small^9th-century chapel are moving. It is situated in the maquis near Poggio d’Oletta. The apse was built in^{the 7th century} and then rebuilt in^{the 9th}. Much of it has collapsed. Some traces of frescoes remain” (ASCO Association – Departmental Archives – Rue François Pietri, 20 090 AJACCIO).
  
• Viewpoints from Monte Magna – ruins of an ancient castellu.
• Agricultural and pastoral areas – ruins of an early^20th-century farm – a walk through a former cork oak plantation.
• On the way back, a visit to Poggio d’Oletta is highly recommended; this beautiful village in the Nebbiu region is well deserving of its status as part of a ‘Grand Site de France’.