Stage 11: Capannelle → Prati

24.5 km from Bergeries d'E Capannelle (1586 m) to Refuge de Prati (1820 m), with 1270 m of ascent and 1040 m of descent.

Walking time by fitness profile

Times computed with the RandoNav planning algorithm. Breaks not included.

On the trail

At 24.5 km, this is the longest stage of the classic sixteen — but the south plays fair, spreading the effort over rolling, mostly runnable terrain instead of ambushing you with rock. The morning contours grandly beneath the slopes of Monte Renoso, past the Bergerie de Gialgone (cheese, if you're lucky and early), through pine forest and across open pastures where the walking is fast and the views do the entertaining.

The psychological midpoint is Bocca di Verdi at 1,289 m, a road pass with a welcoming gîte-café — the kind of place where forty-five minutes evaporate over a cold drink. Don't linger too long: what remains is the day's real work, a sustained 500-plus-metre climb through forest and then open ridge to Refuge de Prati, perched at 1,820 m on the very edge of the island's eastern escarpment. The payoff is one of the great front-row seats of the GR20 — the whole east coast laid out below, and on clear evenings the sea silvering all the way to the horizon while you eat dinner in the wind. Anchor your tent well; Prati is famously breezy.

Start / end

Stops along the way

These places between the endpoints let you split the stage into shorter days:

About this stage

Stage 11 links Bergeries d'E Capannelle (1586 m) with Refuge de Prati (1820 m) over 24.5 km, climbing 1270 m and descending 1040 m. This stage lies in the southern half of the GR20 (after Vizzavona), which is greener and slightly gentler than the north. 2 stops punctuate the route, so you can split this stage into shorter days. Water is available at every stop on this stage. Along the way only snacks and meals are available — no full resupply until the end of the stage.