| TREKKING
Among the many excursion possiblities offered in the forest, one
of the most highly recommended is that from Ceraxia to Mount Arbu,
which takes place on one of the most beautiful, certainly the
most characteristic, mountains of the Sarrabus.
The difficulty of this trek is found in the steepness of the land.
Features: naturalistic and archaeological
Vertical descent: about 500m
Time: 5 hours
Access by road: Leaving Costa Rey we head towards
Cagliari along the east-coast road. Then turning left near the
Arcu Neridu we continue through the Maidopis forest.
A description of the journey: Having reached Maidopis, continue
with a four-by-four along a stretch of excavated land immersed
in the typical Mediterranean vegetation of ilexes, cork oaks,
strawberry trees, heather and myrtle bushes. Here, in spring,
the breezes waft around the myriad smells of a rich undergrowth,
represented by numerous indigenous species like the Corsican juniper
and by classic plants of the Mediterranean bush. These with their
various shades of green form the “Seven Brothers Forest”,
a small chain of mountains with an average height of around 800m,
the highest peak being Punta Ceraxia (1016m)
In such an arid setting as Sardinian mountains, the presence of
water is one of the most fascinating elements of the Seven Brothers
Forest.
Having reached the Baccu Malu area, on the Ceraxia peak, we continue
on foot down the “riu” (river) Ceraxia to the Buddui
arch passing from 950m to 580m. After several more kilometres
we turn left, climbing again from 529m to 803m above sea level
towards Mount Arbu, where we will visit a proto-nuraghe and a
typical area of red granite fashioned by the erosive action of
the wind.
Tale denominazione è giustificata dal fatto che il nucleo
principale della foresta è costituito da un'area occupata
dal Massiccio dei Sette Fratelli, piccola catena montuosa con
altezza media intorno agli 800 metri, nella quale svetta Punta
Ceraxia (1.016 m.)
In un quadro d'estrema aridità qual è quello offerto
dalle montagne Sarde, la presenza dell'acqua è uno degli
elementi di maggior fascino della foresta dei Sette Fratelli.
Raggiunta la zona di Baccu Malu a punta Ceraxia si prosegue a
piedi fiancheggiando il riu Sa Ceraxia fino ad arco Buddui passando
da 950 m a 580 m qui si prosegue ancora per qualche chilometro
per poi svoltare sinistra e risalire da quota 529 a 803 mslm verso
il Monte Arbu dove visteremo un protonuraghe e un'area caratterizzata
da graniti rosa modellati dall'azione erosiva del vento.
Trekking
Park of the Seven Brothers or Punta Ceraxia to Nuraghe of Mount
Arbu
The excursion includes:
1) Transport in 4-by-4
2) Visit of the Seven Brothers national forest
3) Tasting of traditional Sardinian products
 Trekking
Capo Ferrato
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