Mountain refuge Gîte communal de Poggio-di-Venaco

Here it weighs more planning than altitude. About 650 meters, at Poggio-di-Venaco , this communal shelter fits better as a step-by-step support than as an isolated high mountain destination: it serves to order a day, divide a itinerary or have a point of withdrawal before entering into longer routes within Corsica.

Its mountain interest comes mainly from the closeness of several tracks of the Mare à Mare Nord including its variant, in addition to the property paths of the Corte and Centre-Corse environment. This combination places it in a road traffic area, useful both for those who link stages and for those who need an intermediate reference between villages and slopes of the center of the island. It does not work so much as a basis for concrete summits, although the nearby relief gains a rapid height towards the tips and mountains of the environment, which gives an idea of the change of land that can be found as soon as the inhabited area is abandoned.

On a mountain day, this type of shelter should also be read as an escape option. Being close to a core like Poggio-di-Venaco makes it easier to reorganize the route if time changes, if a journey is extended or if you need to cut the route. This advantage does not replace autonomy: no specific equipment, places or services should be taken for granted if they have not been confirmed before.

Water, on the other hand, seems less problematic in the immediate environment, with several sources very close to the shelter and others spread around the area. Even so, in the mountains it is always appropriate to verify their real state and the possibility of being supplied before leaving. For anyone looking for a mountain shelter linked to a prudent planning, its role is clear: functional point of passage, logistical support close to identified routes and useful resource to adjust the day without moving away from the direction axis of the center corso.