PNRC refuge
Ciottulu di i Mori refuge
At 2,000 m, Ciottulu di i Mori is the highest refuge on the GR20, set at the foot of Paglia Orba and near the source of the Golo. Meals are served at any hour — rare on the trail.
Essentials
The essentials
Key facts
- Altitude · 2,000 m
- Distance · km 40 from Calenzana
- On the trail · Between Tighjettu and Manganu
- Capacity · 26 places
- Coordinates · 42.3350, 8.8681
- Management · PNRC · staffed refuge
Book this refuge
Bedding: dorm bunk, PNRC tent or bivouac (subject to availability).
Booking is compulsory on the Park's official system, by date and place. Refuges are staffed from 16 May to 4 October 2026.
A sleeping bag is required (no blankets provided); meals are ordered from the warden, not online.
On the ground
The refuge on the ground
Its commanding position is a balcony over the Corsican high mountains. Many use it as a base to climb Paglia Orba, off the GR20; on the route, it comes before the long drop to the Col de Vergio.
The Paglia Orba (2,525 m) that towers over it is nicknamed 'the Corsican Matterhorn' for its slender profile — one of the island's most-climbed peaks.
Facilities — indicative, confirm with the warden
Our traverse
Our passage on this stretch
We came through this sector on day 5, between the Ballone bergerie and Castel di Vergio — the day our diary calls the "breather": after the most brutal stretch of the north, the terrain finally changes register. What stays with us from that stage is the continuous beauty of the scenery — more forest, more water, that rare feeling of being able to look up a little more often —, the river accompanying the walk with its clear pools, sometimes almost turquoise, and the resupply waiting for us at the Vergio col.
In all honesty: we did not sleep at Ciottulu di i Mori, and our day 5 diary doesn't dwell on the refuge itself. For the detail of the stretch, read our day 5; to plan a night here, the practical information above is your best starting point.
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