Giglio Island: the best trails for hiking

Hiking is your favorite sport. The first things in your travel suitcase are hiking shoes and a map with the paths. And, considering that your next holiday will be on Giglio Island, this is the list of the trails on the island.

Giglio Island trails:

1. Mulattiera Porto – Castello (duration: 1 hour upward, 40 minutes downhill)
2. Monticello – Arenella (duration: 45 minutes upwards, 25 minutes downhill)
3. Castello Delle Pietraie – Porto San Giorgio (duration: 1 hour and falf upwards, 1 hour downhill)
4. Strada provinciale Santo – Arenella (duration: 30 minutes upwards, 30 minutes downhill)
5. Castello – Arenella via Pentovaldo  (duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes upwards, 1 hour and 40 minutes downhill)
6. Vaccarecce – Scopeto (duration: 30 minutes upwards, 30 minutes downhill)
7. Scopeto – Cala Monello – Punta Fenaio (duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes upwards, 1 hour and 30 minutes downhill)
8. Scopeto – Fenaio Faro punta Ovest (duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes upwards, 1 hour downhill)
9. Scopeto – Olivello strada provinciale per Campese (duration: 30 minutes upwards, 20 minutes downhill)
10. Strada provinciale sotto Villaggio Clary – Sparavieri (duration: 50 minutes upwards, 40 minutes downhill)
11. Campese – Sparavieri (duration: 1 hour  upwards, 1 hour downhill)
12. Castello – Le Grotte – Campese (duration: 1 hour upwards, 40 minutes downhill)
13. Castello – Il Gronco – Campese (duration: 1 hour upwards, 40 minutes downhill)
14. Mulattiera Castello – Campese (duration: 1 hour upwards, 40 minutes downhill)
15. Passaggio Mulattiera Della Costa – Mulattiera del Dolce (duration: 30 minutes upwards, 30 minutes downhill)
16. Cala Pertuso – Panoramica Mezzo Franco – Sterrata Allume (duration: 1 hour upwards, 50 minutes downhill)
17. Campese – Cala Pozzarelli – Faraglione (duration: 40 minutes upwards, 40 minutes downhill)
18. Campese – Cala Allume (duration: 1 hour upwards, 1 hour downhill)
19. Castello – Dolce Aiarella – Campese (duration: 2 hours upwards, 1 hour and 30 minutes downhill)
20. Strada asfaltata Capel Rosso – Finocchio – Campese (duration: 2 hours upwards, 1 hour and 30 minutes downhill)
21. Castello – Poggio della Chiusa – Le Porte (duration: 40 minutes upwards, 40 minutes downhill)
22. Le Porte – Poggio della Pagana (duration: 20 minutes upwards, 20 minutes downhill)
23. Le Porte – Le Cannelle (duration: 2 hours upwards, 1 hour and 30 minutes downhill)
24. Strada asfaltata Cannelle – Cala dello Smeraldo (duration: 10 minutes upwards, 5 minutes downhill)
25. Cannelle – Capomarino – Caldana (duration: 30 minutes upwards, 30 minutes downhill)
26. Le Porte – Buzzena – Cala degli Alberi (duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes upwards, 2 hours downhill)
27. Le Porte – Castellucci (duration: 30 minutes upwards, 30 minutes downhill)
28. Le Porte – Castellucci – strada asfaltata Capel Rosso (duration: 30 minutes upwards, 20 minutes downhill)
29. Castellucci – Sasso Ritto (duration: 1 hour upwards, 50 minutes downhill)
30. Castellucci – Capel Rosso (duration: 2 hours upwards, 1 hour and 30 minutes downhill)
31. Strada panoramica Poggio Serrone – Pia Serone (duration: 50 minutes upwards, 30 minutes downhill)

Recommendations:

• Caution, always, and don’t overestimate your physical endurance.
• The best period for hiking on Giglio Island are spring and autumn, when the weather is still nice but not hot.
• Take with you 1.5 liters of water at least.
• Take with you a cellular phone or a smartphone.

There are Giglio Island paths. Now there is only one thing left to do: book a ferry ticket to Giglio Island.

Image source: Flickr.com/photos/gioanola