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The Aiguilles de Bavella (Corsican: I Forchi di Bavedda; Needles of Bavella) are rocky spikes of red granite[1] that dominate the hill of the same name on the island of Corsica in France. At 1218 m, the hill connects the Alta Rocca [fr] to the east coast of Corsica. This massif is smaller yet much more popular than the "aiguilles de Popolasca". The site is characterized by jagged peaks, large rock walls and pine trees twisted by the wind.

Aiguilles de Bavella
"Aiguilles de Bavella" view
Highest point
Elevation	1,855 m (6,086 ft)
Coordinates	41°29′08″N 9°07′49″E
Geography
Aiguilles de Bavella Corse-du-Sud, France Show map of Corsica Aiguilles de Bavella Aiguilles de Bavella (France) Show map of France
Parent range	Corse

Located in the centre of the "Massif de Bavella", are the seven "tours d'Asinau," or towers of Asinau, the actual "needles". These are traditionally numbered from south to north:

1. Punta di l'Acellu (Punta ll'Aceddu, 1588 m)
2. Punta di l'Ariettu (Punta ll'Arghjetu, 1591 m)
3. Punta di a Vacca (Punta lla Vacca, 1611 m), the only tower accessible to a simple hiker
4. Punta di u Pargulu (Punta llu Pàrgulu, 1785 m), separated from the previous towers by the Bocca di u Pargulu (1662 m), taken by the Alpine variant of the GR 20
5. Punta Longa (1836 m)
6. Punta Alta (1855 m), the highest
7. Punta Iolla (1848 m), separated from the Punta Alta by the Bocca di u Santu (1745 m)

The highest points of the Bavella massif stand a little to the north of the Needles with both Punta di u Furnellu (Punta llu Furneddu) and Punta Muvrareccia (A Mufrareccia) at 1899m. The massif is overshadowed by the highest peak in the region, Monte Incudine (2134 m). It extends from the forest of Tova and the town of Solaro to the 1381m Monte Calva to the south, the edges of the Massif de l'Ospedale, and almost to Conca and the sea in the east. It also acts as the basin for the river Solenzara, the traditional boundary between Corsica's northern and southern sections.

Hiking trails

This section is written like a travel guide rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. (December 2015)

From Mount Incudine to the Bavella Pass, the GR 20 footpath, after reaching the refuge of Asinau at 1536m, passes by the foot of the aiguilles de Bavella in the Rizzanese valley (Asinau), but a so-called "alpine variant" route allows the towers of Bavella to be reached via the Bocca di u Pargulu (Bocca llu Pàrgulu, 1662 m).[2]

After the Bavella pass, the path begins its descent towards Conca, via "Foce Finosa" (1206 m) and the i Paliri refuge (1055 m) at the foot of the Punta Tafunata (literally "Pierced Peak"), a 1312 m high mountain with a hole.

A statue of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges ("Our Lady of the Snows") stands at the pass, a few meters from the road, on top of a large mound of boulders. The Purcaraccia [fr] is a famous creek with waterfalls and natural pools. The trail starts about 8 km from there on the D268 towards Sari-Solenzara.

The towns of Quenza, Zonza and Conca stand in a curve to the southwest of the Bavella Pass.

References

На других языках

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[de] Aiguilles de Bavella

Die Aiguilles de Bavella (dt.: Bavella-Nadeln) sind ein Gebirgszug auf Korsika im Département Corse-du-Sud. Die sehr markanten Granit-Türme erreichen eine Höhe von bis zu 1855 m und gehören zur Nordgruppe des Bavella-Massivs, das zwischen dem Massiv des Monte Incudine im Norden und dem Gebiet Alta Rocca im Südwesten liegt.

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- [en] Aiguilles de Bavella

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[fr] Aiguilles de Bavella

Les aiguilles de Bavella (furchi d'Asinau en corse) dominent le col de Bavella à 1 218 m, reliant l'Alta Rocca à la côte est de la Corse. Le site se caractérise par des pics déchiquetés, de grandes murailles rocheuses et des pins tordus par le vent.

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[it] Cime di Bavella

Le Cime di Bavella o Guglie di Bavella (Aiguilles de Bavella in francese e Furchi d'Asinau in corso) sono un piccolo massiccio granitico che domina il passo con lo stesso nome (Foci di Bavedda in corso, 1218 m) che collega la microregione di Alta Rocca con la costa est della Corsica. Il massiccio è meno alto e quindi molto più frequentato di quello delle Cime di Popolasca. Il sito è caratterizzato da picchi sbrecciati e grandi costoni rocciosi e pini laricio ritorti dal vento. Al centro del massiccio si trovano le sette torri di Asinau (le guglie di Bavella propriamente dette) originariamente numerate da Sud a Nord:

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