The Piedalbuccio loop

Park in the hamlet of Pietralbuccio.

To find your way, follow the yellow paint markings and the wooden signposts.

(S/E) Walk 100 metres and enter the hamlet.

(1) Head down Via Sampieru to the right, then take the second alleyway on the left, Stradella di u Loriu Rossu. Next, take the path that descends to the right between two properties. Follow the banks of the Ruisseau de Vitte until you reach the wooden signpost indicating Piedalbuccio.

(2) Ford the stream, then follow the path uphill for 400 metres to reach the hamlet of Piedalbuccio. From the car park, walk down the road for 150 metres, then turn right, following the sign for Tuda (wooden sign). After 100 metres, look out on the right for the path between the oak trees and another wooden sign for “Tuda”. This is a local footpath, recognisable by its dry-stone walls. At the end of the path, turn left.

(3) Head down to the left into a large field, then climb back up, heading north-east, alongside the houses on the Stradella di A Teppa. At the highest point, continue straight on along the path through the scrubland.

(4) After passing a small rocky plateau, leave the path to the left after 50 metres by going through the open, authorised gap in a fence. Head down through an oak grove, reach a track at the lowest point, then continue by turning left.

(5) Join Via Sambucucciu, which runs through the Evasion 2 housing estate. Continue to the finish (S/E).

Water source and shelter: none

Hiking route created by Jean-Baptiste, a Visorandonneur and resident of the Piedalbuccio neighbourhood.

Some lovely trails and superb views – just the thing for a bit of a stroll around our neighbourhood.