"This hike looks way easier on map than it really was on the ground. Pretty straightforward to think about overcoming 600m of elevation in 4,5kms: a bit steep but not too much, it seemed. The truth however, is that this place fights against you with all it has to pin you down. The beginning from the road is not a proper trail but more like a hastily made track that very rarely sees the passage of man. It is tortuous, incredibly narrow and hard to follow. You slowly progress while looking around to numerous false directions while the overhanging and overgrown vegetation bashes you as it often criss crosses the track. The ground is not welcoming either: unstable rocks, soft mud and thick roots make progression even more slow as you negotiate the multiple obstacles coming from all directions. The occasional cairn warms your heart a little, but they are never enough to keep you on the right direction for long. If you manage to overcome this part and finally get over this densely vegetated slope, you end up on this flatter but somehow trickier part on the ridge of a hill. While it is a more open area and finally you can have some looks at the surroundings, it doesn't help a lot as nume..." — nicadsardinia • Feb 12, 2022