The scene has become almost strange. Dozens of hikers, backpacks well loaded, huddle together and wait to take the chains set up to climb the capitolo crack. Another mountain. A table that symbolizes the popularity of the GR 20, this spectacular cross-country hiking trail that crosses Corsica from northwest to southeast for more than 170 kilometers at an altitude of 13,000 meters. A victim of its own success, this elevated track has been taken by storm by visitors from all over the world for several years. In 2019, about 100,000 people covered the kilometer of the GR 20, and between May and September 2021, more than 130,000 people.
This year the numbers are even more striking. The online shelter booking platform has 63% more bookings compared to last year. In June, all 16 shelters were full. If the soufflé fell in July, attendance should rise again in August and September…
Source: Le Figaro
