Distance

2.1 km to summit

12.5 km total

Elevation

218 m start

736 m max

Vertical

680 m gain

Time

1 hr 26 min to summit

6 hr 49 min total

Interesting hike to reach two very panoramic summits and enjoy the blooming May nature of this great forest.
Not very long in itself but took much more time than expected, given the already considerable heat and the 350m unmapped off trail I managed to complete through thick undergrowth (mostly brambles, of course; machete saved me a lot of sweat and bruising).
For the most part this route follows decent trails or even wide roads used by rangers. Other parts, mainly towards Monte Conchioru, get unmarked and very restricted by the plants regrowth, signalling very rare human passage. On the upper parts it becomes evident how goats or boars get here more often than humans, and a proper trail completely vanishes between dozens of animal paths branching to nowhere. For the last part this meant looking for the path of least resistance going up and do some scrambling as the rocks started rising from the ground of the forest. In more than one occasion this meant scrambling up some meaningless rock just to see that the actual summit lied elsewhere like 200-300 meters away (happened two times while I was completely exhausted and sunstroke). Amazing, I loved it all.

Route name

Monte Is Pauceris Mannus 12.5 km route

out-and-back
Obstacles

routefinding, bushwhacking, buggy

Key gear

trekking poles, mountaineering boots, GPS device

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