GR20 News
GR20 news: records, weather, refuges, closures and useful updates to help you plan your Corsica crossing.
Extreme fire risk shuts the Bonifatu massif on the GR20's northern end, storms add to the mix
The Haute-Corse prefecture closed the Bonifatu, Fangu and western Agriates forest massifs to hikers and vehicles for Monday 17 August 2026 due to 'very severe' wildfire danger, alongside a storm alert — a reminder that the GR20's northern trailhead zone can shut with only a day's notice in mid-August.
Fresh graffiti tags spotted on GR20's northern rocks between Vizzavona and Calenzana
A mountain guide has documented around twenty red spray-paint tags on iconic rocks along the GR20's northern half; the Corsica Regional Nature Park (PNRC) is filing a complaint and planning clean-up.
The GR20 has reopened after the Albertacce fire
The ban on the GR20 between the Asco and Ciottulu di i Mori refuges has been lifted. The Albertacce fire is contained at around 300 hectares. The northern stages are walkable again — here's what to expect and what to still check before you go.
GR20 closed between Tighjettu and Ciottulu di i Mori — Albertacce fire, Ballone evacuated
A lightning-sparked fire above Albertacce has burned around 280 hectares (as of 17 July) and forced the closure of the GR20 in both directions between the Tighjettu and Ciottulu di i Mori refuges. The Bergerie de Ballone was evacuated and no reopening date has been announced. Here's what is known — and what to do if your plan crosses this section.
François D'Haene breaks the GR20 record — 29h46, the first-ever sub-30 crossing
After falling short on 6 July, François D'Haene came back three days later and broke the mythical 30-hour barrier — 29h46 across Corsica's GR20, the fastest ever. Here's the full story, and what it means for the rest of us.
GR20 2026 season: refuge bookings are open — plan early
The Parc naturel régional de Corse opened GR20 refuge bookings for 2026 on 20 January. Refuges run mid-May to early October, prices rose again, and the popular huts fill first.
A scorching summer 2025 on Corsica — heat lessons for GR20 hikers
Corsica endured a long, early heatwave in 2025 — the first episode ran 19 June to 6 July. On the GR20's exposed ridges, heat is a real hazard. Here's how to walk it safely.
Ten years since the Cirque de la Solitude disaster
On 10 June 2015, seven hikers died in a rockfall in the GR20's Cirque de la Solitude. A decade on, survivors and the hiking community remember — and the trail no longer goes there.
Sébastien Raichon lowers the self-supported GR20 record to 41h53
On 7 June 2025, Sébastien Raichon beat his own fully self-supported GR20 record, crossing Corsica in 41h53 — carrying everything, with no crew, resupply or pacer.
Raichon sets the first fully self-supported GR20 record — 44h43
In October 2024, Sébastien Raichon became the first to set a reference time for a fully self-supported GR20, finishing in 44h43 despite fog, cold and a navigation error near the end.