How long does it take?

One to two hours for viewpoint trails, up to several days for the Selvaggio Blu.

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Trekking

From half-hour paths above the sea to the Selvaggio Blu: the east coast offers the full range of difficulty, often without waymarking.

The bed of polished boulders in the Gola di Gorropu — Photo: Unukorno · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Walking here is not an add-on: in many places it is the only way in. The codule and the old shepherds' paths are historic infrastructure, not routes invented for visitors.

Two warnings apply everywhere: there is no water along the way, and waymarking is patchy. On the demanding routes local guides are not a luxury but a practical choice.

The essential answers

Where is it?: The Baunei coast, the Supramonte, and the inland limestone tacchi.
When to go?: Spring and autumn. Summer works only for short routes and in the early morning.
How long does it take?: One to two hours for viewpoint trails, up to several days for the Selvaggio Blu.
Where to stay?: Starts are early and returns late: sleeping just inland, as at I Mandorli in Triei, cuts down the transfers.