Route from the Genoese Bridge to Erbalunga

Climb up to see the Genoese Bridge and enjoy a view overlooking Erbalunga.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.76 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 185 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 185 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 187 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m

Description of the walk

Park near the Théâtre de Verdure.

(S/E) Follow Rue des Jardins d'Erbalunga, leaving the theatre on your right. In the bend, cut left along the tennis courts to reach a cross street (Chemin du Mont Carmel). Turn right.

(2) After the mausoleums, in front of the private property, walk along the boundary wall, turning left and going up the valley.

(2) Cross the Pont Génois bridge, then go through the gate. Follow the path, which first turns left then comes to a fork. Go right, then keep left facing a boundary wall and continue up a steep slope.

(3) Pass at the foot of the metal pylon, reach a fork and continue right on the track. Join the small tarmac road (Chemin de Terre Rosse).

(4) Follow it downhill, then leave the road at the hairpin bend to the left and take a path on the right. You will come out onto a street (U Spiculu) and continue downhill for about 50 metres.

(5) Go down the two flights of steps on the right to cut across the winding road and come out onto a side street (Montée du Couvent). Turn left and then right at the crossroads. Then take Chemin du Théâtre de Verdure on the right and follow the first street on the left to reach Route des Jardins d'Erbalunga and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 17 m - Théâtre de Verdure
  2. 1 : km 0.67 - alt. 36 m - Mausoleum, fork to the left
  3. 2 : km 0.98 - alt. 37 m - Genoese Bridge
  4. 3 : km 1.82 - alt. 156 m - Pylon
  5. 4 : km 2.7 - alt. 95 m - Road
  6. 5 : km 3.16 - alt. 53 m - Stairs
  7. S/E : km 3.76 - alt. 17 m - Théâtre de Verdure

Notes

(1) After the mausoleums, the road ends at the entrance to private property. Turn left at the gate along the wall, even if there is some vegetation.

Worth a visit

Once you have passed the Genoese Bridge, walk along the boundary wall until you reach a gate leading to the convent (closed). Climb up towards the pylon.

Reviews and comments

3.4 / 5
Based on 16 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
2.9 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
oponcin
oponcin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful views of the coast and villages
Close to Bastia
In pictures: https://youtu.be/pQhxmU8VGa0?si=Y_HmbVwR...

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Mirepoix09500
Mirepoix09500

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The start is difficult to find. You have to follow the route on Visorando carefully as there are no markings.

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Mirepoix09500
Mirepoix09500

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike through the scrubland, abundant flora despite it being autumn, but the start of the trail is difficult to find for hikers who are not used to unmarked trails. Magnificent view of the sea on the way down

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sillierejf
sillierejf

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

After the Genoese bridge, the path is very difficult to find.
Then the climb is very hard.
All this for very little reward.

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JPLNorm
JPLNorm

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The description was not very clear and some sections were a little congested (particularly along the cemetery), but the hike is beautiful with stunning views and the discovery of numerous remains of terraces that marked the agricultural development of this region, now reclaimed by scrubland.

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Denis26
Denis26 ★

Thank you, lionel20600, for this comment. I tried to follow your lead and added some details to the description.

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lionel20600
lionel20600

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route is no longer marked at all from the start. You can cross the stream via the bridge, but then the path is blocked by vegetation, so you have to follow the open path, which involves a detour. Even with a phone and a map, it is very difficult not to get lost.

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Luna20213
Luna20213

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : Yes

I think the route is interesting, because on the way down I met people who knew about it. But the explanations are rather confusing. As I went with my children, they got discouraged and we couldn't finish it. It's a shame.

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Sabine310
Sabine310

Overall rating : 2.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very poorly marked route. Not very interesting except for the view. I don't recommend it.

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Nicolas57
Nicolas57
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

From the cemetery, do not follow the route but the green markings on the map. Follow the stream overhead. Cross it at the Genoese bridge and turn right between two walls (push barrier). After that, the route is clear (it joins the green line along the wall (Carmel?)). A very pleasant walk in the hills above Erbalunga. The second part, on a track, is a little more monotonous. A great way to work up an appetite before lunch in one of the restaurants on the square by the sea...

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Rayman
Rayman
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The beginning is difficult to follow because there is a path 50 metres away from the route, which is full of undergrowth.

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Alain117
Alain117
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Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A quick note to explain my notes on the description and route... we did the hike in reverse... it's not the first time we've done this, and there were no problems whatsoever.
We had a big problem finding the path that descends to the Genoese bridge just after the electricity pylon (point 3)... up to that point, everything was fine, no surprises, but for the descent to the bridge after the gentle slope, we couldn't find the trail... too far... too close... There was no way to follow our route with the trail on the app, as the path continued, but not where it should have... We ended up reaching the stream and, after more climbing than walking, we finally found the Genoese bridge... Phew... More than an hour of anxiety and trudging around trying to find the solution.
This is the first time we've had this kind of trouble. Until now, the app and its trail have always allowed us to avoid any problems.
Otherwise, the route itself is very nice, with beautiful views of the sea and the village... old buildings in the deep countryside... beautiful cork oak undergrowth.

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Martine B
Martine B

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

difficulty finding parking at the start of the hike

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gg13500
gg13500

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for sharing,
Magnificent views, but
It was difficult to find the starting point at the cemetery and the path was blocked by a barrier, which we had to go around.
The recommended parking area is private (holiday club), so if possible, try to park elsewhere...
Beautiful circular loop.

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Amanbo
Amanbo
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It was difficult to find the start of the walk, as the directions were generally not very clear.
We ended up following a green-marked route that seemed longer than the one suggested.
We found our way back thanks to the app and geolocation 🙏 👍

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