Vertical hiking 0-1000-0.
The Island of Elba from the sea to its summit to the sea.

A very difficult excursion with a steep hike from the sea to the highest pinnacle on the Island of Elba (1019 m) to admire the view over all of Elba and the Tuscan Archipelago and then down to the sea again.  

As the name of the excursion suggests you will face a height difference of 1 km.  Elba is a unique place to challenge yourself at this level, in fact we leave directly from the sea to arrive at the top of the peak of Mount Capanne 1019 m asl.  Let’s be clear, we do not run with a stopwatch, but for the joy of doing so.  Our itineraries cross places of unequalled beauty; we run over ground where we find traces of people from long ago, who escaped from pirates over these heights and who with great fatigue tilled these hills which rewarded but little produce.  The path sometimes runs through Mediterranean bush and then suddenly opens onto a breathtaking view.  We will visit places where still today there are “caprili” (refuges built with pieces of granite in the shape of an igloo) here goatherds stayed while pasturing their herds.

Excursion price: € 40 per person.

Route: Pomonte – La Terra – Mount di Cote – Mount Capanne – Mount Cenno – Mount Orlano – Pomonte
Distance: about 12 km.
Time: from 3 to 6 hours depending on the pace and degree of training.
Difficulty: Route suitable for fit people.
Interest: Historical, Naturalistic, Panoramic.
Departure: Pomonte beach.