View of Porto-Pollo – Cupabia Beach loop from Les Terrasses du Grand Large

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View of Porto-Pollo – Cupabia Beach loop from Les Terrasses du Grand Large

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View of Porto-Pollo – Cupabia Beach loop from Les Terrasses du Grand Large

03:22

10.9km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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514 m

Porto-Pollo

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Porto-Pollo is a very beautiful seaside village. On a human scale, it has certain aspects of the end of the world.
The village reaches out to travelers who wish to rest in a magnificent setting.

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1.39 km

View of Porto-Pollo

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The path that comes from Serra di Ferro suddenly opens up to offer a nice view of the seaside village of Porto-Pollo.

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2.01 km

Beautiful view from Serra de Ferro

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Very beautiful view

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2.29 km

Point de vue plaine Tavaru

Viewpoint

3.10 km

Cupabia Beach

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Very beautiful beach located in the bay of Cupabia. Its turquoise water invites you to take a refreshing break and its fine sand suggests a relaxing moment of rest.

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6.03 km

Rocky Coastal Trail with Sea Views

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Simply the most amazing views on the route.

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8.02 km

Capannella Tower

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From Porto-Pollo, you walk through the maquis over hills next to Serra-di-Ferra. Soon you can see the tower that towers over the Bay of Cupabia. You can first climb up …

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10.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.98 km

3.71 km

1.37 km

771 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.69 km

1.37 km

771 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

27°C

19°C

31 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

August 7, 2023,Cupabia, Serra di Ferro und Tour de Capannella🇫🇷😊Corsica 2A

Again too high waves for diving🙄, but we made the best of it... went to Cupabia and climbed the tour de Capannella.🤗

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June 3, 2023,Serra-di-Ferro à Cupabia.

Another superb hike, maquis, beach and Genoese tower of Capannella under the sun and the scents. Top of top 😊🤩👍🏼

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June 16, 2026,🇫🇷 Korsika - Cupabia, ein großes Abenteuer für eine kleine Wanderin

Today we did another tour with my son's family. We started in Cupabia. We followed the Mare e Monti Sud, and the path, to our delight, was shaded by trees. Very soon the path became exciting, because we could work our way upstairs over stones and roots. Here my granddaughter, at two and a half years old, already showed very …

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July 29, 2023,Cupabia – Petite Baie (Cupabia) boucle au départ de Porto Pollo / Porti Poddu

Coves all the way back after Cupabia beach...in the sun with a few shaded passages.
Gorgeous

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August 7, 2023,🇫🇷 Cupabia, Serra di Ferro und Tour de Capanella

"That delicate scent of thyme and almonds, figs and chestnuts... and that hint of pine, those slight hints of mugwort, those hints of rosemary and lavender... Oh, my friends, that scent!

THIS IS CORSICA!"

Quote from R. Goscinny and A. Uderzo... Asterix in Corsica

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July 1, 2025,Randonnée Porto pollo

A magnificent walk that makes us dream as soon as we arrive on the beach which is simply magnificent, a real moment of happiness but with quite a few difficulties...

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September 4, 2022,Tour de Porto Pollo à la plage de Cupabia

First short hike in Corsica.

The landscapes are sumptuous (what a surprise!), and the route is not at all monotonous.
It alternates between classic paths, small steep path, the drop is omnipresent (ok we are not on the GR20). Question landscapes, the sea on one side, the massifs on the other, and in the middle the typical vegetation (I didn't …

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