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Bus access to the Parata car park (Sanguinaires Islands) from the town centre. There are numerous stops along the route. For those wishing to arrive by car and avoid the pay-and-display car park, it is possible to park along the junction on the right leading to the Sentier des Douaniers, before the car park (choose your route). You will then return by bus.
(S) Join the Sentier des Douaniers.
(1) Turn right at the sign for “Bois des Anglais 4h30” and follow the wide forest track which climbs gently through the maquis.
(2) Walk past the monument commemorating the victory of 8 May 1945 and cross the road leading to the Sémaphore de la Parata: there’s a splendid view of the Sanguinaires Islands on your right. Follow the sign for “Bois des Anglais” and continue along the shaded path through the maquis. From here, views open up to the right, over the Gulf of Ajaccio.
(3) Turn left at the signpost; the path narrows through the undergrowth and runs alongside a stream that is often dry.
(4) Leave the stream bed on your left for a steep climb of nearly 120 metres in altitude, until you reach a fork in the path. Caution: the sandy and earthy path is very slippery.
(5) Pass the path on your left which descends towards Saint-Antoine Beach. From here, the path is almost flat, with numerous views to the left of Capo di Feno and its magnificent fine-sand beaches and turquoise sea. You will then begin a gentle descent.
(6) Cross the Capo di Feno road at a place called Bocca di Canareccia and continue along the path opposite the sign for ‘Bois des Anglais 2h30’. Gentle slopes alternate with steeper ones, and above all there are superb views of the Gulf of Ajaccio.
(7) At the junction, carry straight on until you reach the next one. Magnificent views alternate to the right over the Gulf of Ajaccio and to the left over Capo di Feno.
(8) Turn left. The slope becomes very steep as you approach the highest point of the walk.
(9) Be careful not to miss the path that climbs up to the left towards the highlight of the walk: the orientation table at the summit of Cinaraggia at 528 m. The 360° view is breathtaking! Then retrace your steps.
(9) Resume the route to the left to begin the long descent towards the Bois des Anglais. Pass through magnificent rock formations, taking care to admire the views of the Gulf of Ajaccio, the Corsican mountains and a superb sheepfold. Reach a path junction.
(10) Continue straight on towards the Bois des Anglais. Ignore an uphill path on the left and carry on until you reach a junction of trackways near a fire tank.
(11) Turn right and walk for about a hundred metres, then take a sharp left-hand bend. Walk a few metres further and take the path leading downhill to the right. This path becomes steeper, offering magnificent views of the Gulf and the town of Ajaccio.
(12) Pass the path leading to Monte Cacaló on your right and carry straight on to reach the Bois des Anglais and a fork in the path.
(13) Turn right to follow a series of hairpin bends, emerging onto the Chemin du Bois des Anglais. Continue to the junction with Avenue Nicolas Pietri.
(14) Turn right, then turn right again at the bend to follow Boulevard Madame Mère until you reach Boulevard Albert1er on the seafront. The ‘Trottel’ bus stop is on the left (E).
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