The National Park of Gennargentu, located in the centre of Sardinia, embraces a vast uncontaminated and wild area including the highest peaks of the island. Our trekking of the Gennargentu mountains is a 3 days long tour that crosses the massif south to north. The itinerary will take us walking over the summit of the highest mountains in Sardinia, over 1800 meters above sea level.

From the streams and rivers at the bottom of the valleys, and through the Durmast and Holly oaks forests that cover the slopes of Gennargentu, our path climbs up to the bare ridges from where we will witness grandiose views over the entire park and over.

We will set off from the little town Aritzo, following the ancient mule tracks towards the crests that run atop the massif. The path leads straight to the primitive heart of the Barbagia region. The name comes from the Romans' time when these mountains were inhabited by untamed and hostile warriors. Infinite ordeals left us with a memory bank of a thousand legends about the brave Sardinians who settled on these remote mountains.

The dense forests that once covered these mountains had an enormous value and were the primary resource for the ancient Sardinians, as well as they were for all local people until the massive deforestation that occurred during 1800.

We will encounter many unattended huts, some of which we will occupy to spend the night in. Many of these huts were recently rebuilt to host wandering hikers and nature lovers. The panoramas become gradually more sumptuous as we follow our path to the highest peaks until we will reach on the second day the summit of Punta La Marmora (1834m) and the crest of Bruncu Spina (1829m).

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