Afrer meeting in Oliena we checking our bags and equipment, a transfer will drive us to the starting point.

Our walk will start from the springs of the Flumineddu River, which cuts the mountains of Supramonte and created the enormous Gorroppu Gorge. Walking over the plateaus we will reach the characteristic tacchi (trans. heels) mount Fumai and mount Su Biu. The path keeps an altitude included between 1000 and 1200 metres above sea level and the only ascent will occur to climb up the stairs to the top of Monte Novo S.Giovanni at 1316m. This is the most panoramic spot for the day and only 1 hour away from the unattended hut where we will spend the night.

Meeting location: Oliena
Time: 9am
Transfer: inlcuded (40 minutes drive)
Time: 6h
Lenght: 9km
Vertical gain: +470m

Passing through dense oak forests and open plateaus, our path becomes really fascinating with a continuous alternating of views. A little detour takes us to the remote Nuraghe Mereu, one of the masterpieces of the Nuragic civilization. Despite its 4000 years of age, the Nuraghe is still well preserved, and the location in which it was built is one of the most amazing in Sardinia. It oversees the mountains surrounding the Flumineddu River and the Gorroppu Gorge, possibly catching sight of invaders approaching the Supramonte.

Our day ends over the plateau Donanigoro, where we will set camp on the unattended hut Ziu Raffaele. The plateau is scattered with the rests of a Nuragic village, puzzling visitors about how life must have been here back then.

Time: 8h
Lenght: 19km
Vertical gain: +400m

From the plateau Donanigoro we will soon visit the enormous sinkhole Su Sercone, which measures almost 500 metres in diameter and 200 metres in depth. The path continues through a dense forest populated with secular oak trees and many abandoned shepherd huts. At the end of the forest we will steer north, following the crest of mount Corrasi up to the top of Supramonte (1463 m), from where we will witness one incredible view. The panorama extends over the regions Goceano and Marghine, making it possible to spot towns as distant as 50 kilometres away.

From mount Corrasi we will walk down on a typical Campo Solcato (literally plough field), a limestone expanse ‘ploughed’ by rain water. Not distant from this is the plateau Sos Prados with another unattended hut where we will spend the night.

Time: 8h
Lenght: 14km
Vertical gain +: 700m

We will reach the crest of mount Carabidda, which marks the north-west corner of the Supramonte and offers a superb panorama over the town of Oliena and the valleys below. From here we will steer eastward to follow the northern edge of Supramonte over the  crest of mount Cusidore. Our itinerary goes downhill towards the bottom of the valley, descending from 1200 to 200 m at the end of our journey, by the renowned spring Su Gologone.

From Su Gologone a tansfer will drive us back to Oliena (15 minutes drive)

Arrival point: Su Gologone
Transfer: back to Oliena (15 minutes drive)
Tempo: 6h
Lunghezza: 10km
Dislivello +: 200m