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Melo Shepherd's Hut (Félix's) – Lake Melo loop from Bergerie de Grotelle

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Melo Shepherd's Hut (Félix's) – Lake Melo loop from Bergerie de Grotelle

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Melo Shepherd's Hut (Félix's) – Lake Melo loop from Bergerie de Grotelle

02:44

5.77km

380m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 1.70 km for 2.37 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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290 m

Fromagerie Fermiere

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Here you can stop off wonderfully.

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290 m

Shepherd's hut Chez Jean Paul & Claire (not accessible at the moment)

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Small cheese dairy with snack bar at the top of the Restonica valley. Their goats and sheep roam freely around the area. In the afternoon you can watch cheeses. Do not always open in low season and no contact.

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381 m

Trailhead to Melo and Capitello lakes

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It is essential to take plenty of water with you here too - in midsummer it should be at least 1.5 liters per person.

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522 m

Bergerie de Grotelle

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The tour is no longer possible after severe flooding and landslides in November 2023. You can no longer get any further by car after the Tuani campsite. Instead, shuttle buses …

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1.43 km

Melo Shepherd's Hut (Félix's)

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Open only in summer, this charming sheepfold is located not far from that of Grotelle, in the Restonica valley. Authentic and friendly, it is faithful to Corsican culture.

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1.65 km

Swimming in the Restonica

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You can swim wonderfully in the very cold water. Water depth about 2 m and a small waterfall

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2.85 km

Lake Melo

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Beautiful but also well-visited lake. Located about 200 meters below Lac de Capitello. It can be reached from the GR20 by descending to the Brèche de Capitello or by climbing through the Restonica valley.

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3.15 km

Eastern route to Lake Melo

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The path to the east differs from the western version in terms of characteristics.
Easy block climbing, less exposed, no slabs, less scree. Not quite as exciting, but different nice.

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5.77 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.70 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.70 km

456 m

348 m

261 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

34°C

17°C

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Comments

June 29, 2023,Korsika Zentral - Restonica Tal: Kraxeln mit den Kraxen hoch zum Lac de Melo 👶🏼 🥾

Super nice hike in the Restonica valley up to the Melo lake. Not far away it thunders and the sky lights up. time to descend again.
After that we eeeeally rode the "Mummelbahn" in Corte, which the big girl has been wanting since L'Île-Rousse in week 1 in Corsica. "Also drive, büüüdde!"

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June 1, 2023,Alpine Bergtour am Monte Ritondu hinauf zum Lac de Melo

Alpine hike to the mountain lake Lac du Melo (centre) - the almost 5km and 300m long tour starts at 1,700m with long pants and jackets. It's much cooler up here than down by the sea.

Halfway up we make a stop at the Bergerie de Melo. At this time we only see the waterfall at the very back. Nobody …

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Melo Shepherd's Hut (Félix's) – Lake Melo loop from Bergerie de Grotelle

Fromagerie Fermiere

Shepherd's hut Chez Jean Paul & Claire (not accessible at the moment)

Trailhead to Melo and Capitello lakes

Bergerie de Grotelle

Melo Shepherd's Hut (Félix's)

Swimming in the Restonica

Lake Melo

Eastern route to Lake Melo

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