Poetto - Sella del Diavolo (via Forte di Sant'Elia)
Starting point: Poetto (1 m)
Path name: via Forte di Sant'Elia
Time of walking: 1 h 50 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 134 m
Altitude difference (by path): 280 m
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The famous beach Poetto is located 5 kilometers east of the center of the capital city of Sardinia, Cagliari, and is most easily accessible by public transport.
Path description:
From Poetto beach we walk along Viale del Poetto, turn left onto Via Vergine di Lluc past Piazza San Bartolomeo right onto Viale San Bartolomeo and left onto Viale Sant'Elia (thereby largely encircling the hill to the south from the northern side). Soon we are again near the sea, which we approach as closely as possible (any ascents are in vain for now), until only a macadam road continues ahead, which starts to ascend. We leave the road at the information boards, from which a footpath branches off into the slope towards the lighthouse and fortress. We follow the footpath to the ridge between the lighthouse and fortress. On the ridge with a wonderful view we turn towards the fortress, which we reach after 10 minutes of walking.
From the fortress we return to the path leading towards the lighthouse and after a few minutes of walking a path branches off on the left side of the ridge. Down this path we descend to a lower-lying road, along which we continue the descent to the intersection with Calamosca street. At the intersection we continue right. We follow the road straight to its end, where a marked footpath to Sella del Diavolo begins. The path first ascends steeply and then splits into two branches, of which we choose the left one (the right leads to the viewpoint). The path further reaches several panoramic points over Poetto beach. Towards the end of the path we first come to a hut, then to an archaeological site, after which the path ends.
Pictures reflect conditions from February 2016.
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