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Dense growths of sticky leaved cistus press in on both sides as the path climbs up an eroded groove in the bedrock, and there are ruined drystone walls on either side. There is a view back to Calenzana, as well as to the neighbouring village of Moncale, while Calvi and Lumio are seen near the coast as the path climbs further. The slope is exposed to the sun and bears the charred remains of trees destroyed by a big fire in 1982. The area has seen smaller blazes in subsequent years.

Pass a stand of tall, charred laricio pines on the broom-covered slope, then later a water source spills on the left, before some charred chestnut trees. The path rises fairly gently, passing a couple more chestnut trees and a few pines, zigzagging up to a signpost at a junction of paths at 550m (1805ft). (There is a worn patch on the hillside, about an hour from Calenzana, where trekkers can’t resist dropping their packs and taking a break.) The GR20 heads up to the left, marked by red and white paint flashes. The Tra Mare e Monti heads off to the right, marked by orange paint flashes.