Spring Adventures
Spring, the ideal season for walking and climbing in Sardinia, has arrived!
With the warm weather the Via Ferrata di Pentumas (S'Istrada Minore), a few minutes from the marvellous Valle di Lanaitho (Oliena), the Via Ferrata di Giorré (Cargeghe, SS) and the Via Ferrata della Regina (Monteleone Rocca Doria, SS) are all more pleasant.
This is also the perfect season for trekking on the Supramonte: the days are longer, the daytime temperatures are perfect for walking and the nights are never too cold. Perfect for the GTS (Grande Traversata del Supramonte), with 4 days of self-sufficient adventure or the GTG (Grande Traversata del Gennargendu) 3 days hike along the highest ridges of Sardinia. For those looking for a more relaxing trek, I suggest the 3-day Trek delle Bocche along the island’s north coast. In addition to these multiday proposals, it's also possible to plan simple 2-days trek with a single bivouac in the wildesd areas of the island.
The Selvaggio Blu instead, at least for this year 2019, will not be part of my proposals. If you want kmow why you can read the page dedicated.
For each of these adventures you will find the detailed information pages with costs and links to dedicated web sites, but if you need further information, don’t hesitate to contact me using the contact form on the contact page.
Selvaggio Blu
Dear fellow hiker,
due to a series of unacceptable limitations set by an ordinance of the Municipality of Baunei - such as forbidding to set up a camp at Cala Goloritzè and Cala Mudaloru, maybe the two most spectacular campsites of the entire trek - for this year I have decided to avoid organizing the Selvaggio Blu Trek. It has been a difficult but inevitable decision, and if you have the patience to read these few lines I would like to explain the reason why I have come to this conclusion.
A difficult decision because I have personally worked to promote actively this trek through every available media channel for over twenty years. I have promoted it in every possible way: by publishing guides about the territory in Italian and in English and contributing to its wide distribution through websites, national and foreign magazines, guidebooks such as Lonely Planet and even by participating in Italian and foreign television broadcasts .
An inevitable decision because a group of tour operators, with the complicit support of the local municipal administration did everything in their power to prevent other guides - regardless of whether they are respectful and worthy - from working in this area simply because they are not resident in "their" local territory. Competition has never frightened me, on the contrary, it is usually a boost to grow and improve but here we are facing regulatory instruments that go far beyond a respectful professional challenge.
So no Selvaggio Blu Trek then, but I am still at your disposal to offer and organize other multi-day treks in the most hospitable Sardinia. The potential of Sardinian hiking routes is boundless, all equally beautiful and exciting, wild and blue. Always taking into consideration the respect for the territory and the environment but definitely free from tolls and fake environmental constraints.
Contact me to find out what other treks can be organized in Sardinia.
Via Ferrata di Giorré
The Via Ferrata di Giorré is an itinerary for expert walkers with via ferrata experience or those of average experience provided they are accompanied by a guide.
The route follows the long ledges across the imposing limestone crag of Giorré. The ledges are wide in places, but in other places they narrow considerably or even disappear altogether. The most exposed sections are therefore protected by a steel cable and, occasionally, there are metals rungs to assist progression.
Via Ferrata della Regina
The Via Ferrata della Regina is suitable for expert walkers ideally with previous experience on vie ferrate.
The via ferrata is reached with a short approach along an easy path which leads under the cliff from the small and elegant village of Monteleone Rocca Doria. Just after the old spring "Funtana 'e ziu Ainzu" you find the start of the via ferrata, a steep vertical section. The via ferrata also features a Tibetan bridge.
Via Ferrata di Pentumas
S'Istrada Minore commonly known as the “Via Ferrata di Badde Pentumas” is an itinerary for expert walkers or those accompanied by a guide.
The via ferrata climbs up a succession of ledges on the right wall of the canyon, a stone’s throw from the stunning Lanaitho valley (Oliena). This truly wild setting plus the sheer scale of the surrounding environment makes this excursion very thrilling.
Codula Fuili Canyon
Codula Fuili is a small but evocative canyon which is cut into the limestone of the Golfo di Orosei, just a few km from Cala Gonone. To descend it you need to use harnesses and ropes. Although there is no water, this is a classic canyoning tour.
The conformation of this “codula” means that beginners can try out canyoning for the first time without undue stress and enjoy the really unspoiled surroundings. In some points the gorge is so narrow that you can touch both walls at the same time!
Scala Longa
Scala Longa è il nome che prende questo percorso di scrambling che si sviluppa tra le rocce del Monte Ruiu, a cavallo dei territori di Viddalba e Bortigiadas, a pochi chilometri di distanza dalla costa settentrionale dell'Isola.
Questo nuovissimo percorso di scrambling & abseiling (facile arrampicata e discese in corda) permette di godere di alcuni meravigliosi e inaspettati scorci rocciosi.