Trekking trails on the Palmaria island

Journey time: 2 hours. (Return: 2 hours)
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Length: 6 km
Itinerary: Seno del Terrizzo (sea livel) - Punta della Maiella (51 mt) - Cala del Pozzale (sea livel) - Sella (186 mt) - Punta Carlo Alberto - Punta Secco - Seno del Terrizzo (sea livel).

The path starts from Terrizzo on a dirt road and climbs gently towards the east until you come in sight of the Umberto I fortress and the rock with the Scola Tower. Continuing halfway up the coast you can see the beaches of Cala della Fornace. Now heading south, among the Mediterranean scrub, you descend steeply towards the Pozzale beach, where there is another mooring point on the island.
Start to climb towards the wildest part of the island which leads to the highest point, 186 mt. Stunning views of the sea and cliffs. Arriving at the Environmental Education Center (C.E.A.), proceed towards Punta Carlo Alberto, along the most inaccessible part of the route, arriving in sight of the church of San Pietro di Portovenere.
After descending towards Punta Secco, you can proceed comfortably up to Terrizzo.

Journey time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Length: 200 meters approx
Difference in height: 0 mt

The variant is a short joining path that allows you to get to the "Grotta dei Colombi" (cave of the pigeons), without going down to the Pozzale beach and then going up again, shortening the circumnavigation of the Palmaria island.
The most important cave on the island, both for size and for the paleontological material found, it is located about thirty meters from the sea. Here were found arrowheads, sticks, flint scrapers, pearls of white limestone, perforated and polished shells, human remains and animal remains such as the ibex, the chamois, the wolverine and the snowy owl.

Journey time: 30 minutes (return: 30 minutes)
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Length: 600 mt

This variant of the path 510 allows you to go down to Punta Mariella, as far as the sea. From the Rocio locality, instead of continuing to Pozzale, the path descends towards the sea.

Journey time: 30 minutes. (Return: 45 minutes)
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Length: 1.5 km
Difference in altitude: 150 mt
Itinerary: Forte Cavour - Seno del Terrizzo (sea level).

The so-called road of the condemned, or scale of the condemned, connects the Terrizzo with the Forte Cavour, in the center of the island. Formed by large stone-paved steps, it was built in the Nineteenth century and used by prisoners sentenced to forced labor for the construction of the Cavour Fort.
Along the way there are wonderful views of Portovenere.

To get to know the trekking routes of Portovenere, towards Campiglia and the Cinque Terre:
Portovenere trekking trails