Le tour de la colline de Cotolone à Oletta

Great, can't wait!
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Details about the "wet" sections
If you choose the northern route from the convent, follow the municipal path that descends to the banks of the Concia stream.
The municipal path continues on the right bank for 150 metres, heading east. You then need to cross the stream, following the markings and signs. We are lucky this year to have had decent rainfall, but you will have to accept getting your shoes wet (exceptionally).
From point 3 to 6 and 7, I will check carefully, but follow the signs for Mersolaccia. After a crossroads, the communal path continues and serves as an overflow channel, which should not be submerged. Cleaning work will be carried out downstream soon to resolve this problem.

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Thanks for letting us know. It's good to confirm that there are no turns, whether Genoese or Paoline, along the route. Just the turn at Cotolone hill.
Regarding Monte Magna, we have just finished work to open up the old path that leads there from Monticello.
And, to create a loop, we have opened an access point that descends directly to the bottom of Cotolone.
The signposting and signage are not yet in place. This will be completed by the end of April 2025 and I will propose a new 5 km loop in the area, including this highest point of the Poggio d'Oletta plain.
And at the top, there are indeed the ruins of a small castellu.

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Date of walk : Mar 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

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Please note that "tour de Cotolone" refers to a loop around Cotolone, a small hill 164 metres high. There is no tower in the architectural sense.
A beautiful walk on Saturday 15 March 2025. Just a little confusion at the start, after the convent, I found myself in the bed of a small river (well, it was March)... but I found the path a little further on the other side. The trail was clean and fairly easy to follow thanks to the yellow markers in the trees. I climbed up to the aghja and then back down.
On the way back, when you return to point 3 to go to points 6 and 7 to complete the loop, there are no more markers. The trail is easy to follow overall. But I found myself in a stream again! At point 6, there is a beautiful fountain, and you can return directly to the convent. If you follow the original route, it climbs steeply but it is pleasant in a beautiful oak forest. It is an easy walk with a few nice little climbs. The walk takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes at a leisurely pace. Thank you for this beautiful loop... When doing this loop, between points 3 and 4, you have a view of Mount Magna... it really makes you want to climb it... is that possible?

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