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Watch carefully as the GR20 markers lead away from the gap. The path runs downhill around the base of a cliff, then rises gently between tall laricio pines. A bouldery zigzag path climbs up to a rocky slope, then a series of short scrambles must be completed. Watch carefully for the markers, which always indicate the easiest course. The pitches are very short and there are plenty of holds, but those carrying a full pack on their first full day will find getting their balance right more of a problem. There is very little sense of exposure because of the tall trees alongside, and there is often good shade as the slope faces north. Looking around, it is often possible to spot long-horned mouflon grazing along some of the ledges.

Impressive rock scenery on the slopes of Capu Ghiovu features some short stretches of scrambling

There is another easy stretch of path and another bouldery ascent, then more scrambling on a more open slope of rock. A short cable marks the point where the route straddles a rock ridge and enters a gully, and there may be a drop of water here early in the summer. After more uphill scrambling, the path drops to pass beneath a spire of rock pierced with a hole, then crosses a bouldery slope. There are a couple of rocky notches to cross, with some grotesque outcrops of rock high above, and plenty of prostrate juniper and clumps of hellebore on the ground. An eroded groove leads up to another gap, the Bocca a u Bassiguellu, which has patches of grass and scrub at 1486m (4875ft). The scrambling from one bocca to the next should take 1hr 30mins, depending on how much caution is exercised.