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Orezza cloister ruin – Through beautiful woods loop from Piedicroce

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Orezza cloister ruin – Through beautiful woods loop from Piedicroce

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Orezza cloister ruin – Through beautiful woods loop from Piedicroce

05:59

15.2km

1,030m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de Corse

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15 m

Orezza cloister ruin

Highlight • Monument

Notable ruin of the Convent Saint-François d'Orezza. During the Second World War, the monastery was used by the Italians as food and weapons storage and destroyed by the Germans.

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2.61 km

Ancient Trail in Parc Naturel Régional de Corse

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6.47 km

Intermediate summit station

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From here take another run-up and you're already up!

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6.90 km

Through beautiful woods

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You should still enjoy the shade. The later course of the tour is in the blazing sun.

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7.47 km

Mount San Petrone

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A wonderful and well-marked circular hike to the summit of San Petrone.
At 1767m, Monte San Petrone is the highest peak in the Castagniccia region.

Castagniccia stands for the Corsican …

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10.5 km

Small Waterfall in Parc Naturel Régional de Corse

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A pretty little spot on the river to cool off, but no swimming spot.

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15.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.02 km

3.97 km

2.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.53 km

3.97 km

2.49 km

2.10 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 4 August

32°C

19°C

24 %

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Comments

August 2, 2024,Piedicroce - Ruines du couvent d'Orezza – Monte San Petrone

The tour started in the small town of Piedicroce. After parking the car, I looked at a beautiful church - it hadn't been planned - but I couldn't walk past it either. Luckily I was inside - what breathtaking beauty awaited me there, the walls, ceilings, everything painted. Two tourists were sitting inside - one of them was singing - …

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June 22, 2022,🇫🇷 Korsika_Campo d'Onico <> Monte San Petrone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Beautiful tour on the highest mountain of Castagniccia in the north of Corsica. The hike is well signposted and initially runs over scree terrain overgrown with quite thorny stuff. Actually. Long trousers would be the order of the day here........ but in this heat 🙄 Then there is a wide plateau where, with luck, you might meet wild horses. A …

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August 17, 2025,Wanderung

A very beautiful hike. The 800 meters of elevation passed in a flash. We only found springs in the village below.

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Orezza cloister ruin – Through beautiful woods loop from Piedicroce

Orezza cloister ruin

Ancient Trail in Parc Naturel Régional de Corse

View of San Petrone

Intermediate summit station

Through beautiful woods

View of the Summit Cross

Mount San Petrone

Small Waterfall in Parc Naturel Régional de Corse

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