Corsica first came onto my radar in 2013, when the Tour de France completed the first 3 stages of the 100th tour on the Island. The Island is wild, rugged and mountainous with such diversity of terrain. The island is quite sparsely populated, there aren't many roads, and the few roads there are aren't flat. Corsica was just made for bikepackers and cycle tourers. By visiting in the middle of May, we expected it to be quiet, but traffic was so incredibly quiet that I think even in the peak of the summer it would be quieter than many other places in the Med. The road conditions change from fantastic to somewhat 'challenging' in places.
Cape Corse West Coast
Porto to Piana on the D81 and through the World Heritage Site of Calanche de Piana
Porto to the Col de Vergio (1,478m) on the D84
Calvi to Porto on the D81, over the Col de Marsolino and the Col de Palmarella
Cape Corse, a lap of the long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island
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