Some of its needles measure up to 900 meters in height.
Solid mass of Bavella at summer saved by the erosion of the glaciers to the quaternary one.
Its needles drawn up with the top of the forest of pines exert an irresistible attraction on the mountaineers. Some of its needles rise up to 900 meters in Punta di U Fumellu.
The site of Bavella, classified three stars in all the tourist guides, is located at a few kilometers of the village of Zonza. With the foot of the needles, the forest of Bavella perspires of odorous perfumes of pines, cedars, chestnuts and fir trees. The fire which with devastated the solid mass in 1960 accentuates the mysterious and austere character decoration.
The paths are rare in the forest of Bavella; the complication of the relief, the deep ravines attract the travellers astonished by the smoothness by the red granite needles, as much as by this vegetation hopelessly fixed on the rock, twisted by the strong winds which are engulfed between the mountains. Ca and there, the water falls punctuate the walls of rocks, formant to their feet,
of calm natural swimming pools. The village of Zonza is the required passage towards the regional Park which covers all the solid mass of Bavella. The refuge of Asinao makes it possible to reach the node of Incudine, with 2.136 meters of altitude, where one dominates the needles of Bavella and the part southern of the island.
It is since the collar of Bavella, that the hikers can have access to another curiosity which the site offers, the “Hole of the Bomb”. This easy excursion, is accessible to all. Made uneven positive of more than 300 meters, for negative of - 300 meters. It is necessary to count approximately three hours of functioning. The rando is held on the plate of Velaco, in the south of the collar of Bavella, in a splendid forest of Laricio pines.
To organize your hiking, canyoning, climbing, I recommend to you to approach Jean-Pierre Quilici, guide of high mountain, author of many guides and works.
The Excursion, the Climbing, it Via Ferrata, the Canyoning proposed by Jean Paul QUILICI, guide of high mountain, in “SA” Corsica Mountain. Webmaestru of the Site: Jean Paul QUILICI