Hiking 180km on the GR20 - The Toughest Trail in Europe? (4K)
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2024
- The GR20 is a 180km/110mi hiking trail considered by many as the toughest trail in Europe. And what I find even more surprising is that it is located on the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.
While being famous for its rocky and rugged characteristic, the GR20 also offers a wide variety of spectacular alpine views and an unforgettable hiking experience.
Every year thousands of hikers attempt to hike the GR20, with the majority hiking from June through September. However I had some free time in October and had the chance to experience the beauty of the autumn colours through the rugged terrain along the GR20 hiking trail.
Sit back, relax and enjoy this journey into nature!
Story, filming and editing: Lyubo Yanev
Instagram: / bubo_yanev
00:00 What is the GR20?
01:56 Getting to Calenzana
02:46 Day 1 From Calenzana to Carrozzu
06:27 Day 2 Hiking to GR20's highest point
11:09 Day 3 Tighjettu - Refuge de Manganu
15:29 Day 4 Manganu - Refuge de l'Onda (high-level alternative)
19:54 Day 5 Hiking to Vizzavona and resupply
22:47 Day 6 Vizzavona - Bocca di Verdi
25:49 Day 7 Bocca di Verdi to Bassetta on the windy ridge
29:53 Day 8 Hiking to Bavella
32:42 Day 9 Final day and reaching Conca
35:47 Credits
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Full GR20 Gear list: lighterpack.com/r/a6ymqg
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"I didn't have a positive experience with the store owner" - Welcome to France Lyubo! 😂
Hehe, yeah I guess the man at the store was just way too tired of seeing hikers all season...
We had the same experience. He was swearing and getting cross his wife tried to calm him down. Faulty towers ?
I learned very intresting things from this video : October is stunning, a man with a camera made the hike look moderate just very long, due to all the refuges you don't need to carry a tent, it didn't seem there is any extreme scrambling on this route
This is absolutely stunning mate.
Top Level!
You should definitely keep producing content like this!
Thank you
Thank you! I am you enjoyed watching it, There is at least one more hiking video that I would like to release in the next few months, stay tuned :)
GR20 in october is the best. Great vid!
Wonderful video all around; incredibly helpful for planning, beautiful compositions, great music, solid narration, and very well edited. Excellent job on this, and thank you so much. I'm hoping to do it this year and this helps a lot with the planning phase. Thank you.
Thank you so much for appreciating the work that goes into making these films! I am glad you found it both enjoyable to watch and helpful with your planning! I hope you will have a great experience on the GR20 (if you didn't already visit Corsica) :)
An excellent record of your trip - well done. I walked the GR20 twice in the 1980s but that was before the internet. It would have been interesting to see your video before going, but in those days you only had the guide book! Your account brought back a lot of memories. Great job.
Wow, it must have been a totally different experience back then. I am glad you stumbled upon my video and that it brought good memories to you from the trail. With the technology and the advancement of the backpacking gear it is so much easier for us nowadays.. I hope you are still enjoying spending time in nature and the outdoors, Cheers!
Would you, as an experienced hiker from before the internet, be willing to share some hiking routes online that are worth trying again ?
Brilliant Lyubo. Love that. All of your work setting the camera, backtracking on your path, filming, editing, sound - great work. Thank you so much. I'm off to the GR20 next August and you've got me questioning - alone or in a group. All the best.
GORGEOUS scenery/landscape.
I did it about 50 years ago and still remember many of these places. It looks still the same. Thank you for this great film.
Thank you so much, and wow! I can imagine it was even more remote back then, it must have been a great adventure!
I've just watched this again after some months. I can't believe I didn't like or comment the first time. An absolute delight to watch. Visually enthralling and informative, with a humble delivery. Keep it coming and stay safe.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I am glad you found it enjoyable to watch! Happy hiking!
The tree growing sideways 🤯 would make a nice thumbnail! Hiking masterpiece again, great job!
Thank you! Yeah, actually that tree was one of my other ideas for the thumbnail. I might change to it :) Cheers!
Going to hike this trail with my buddy next summer. I will be 18, with a tiny bit of French knowledge. I am beyond excited. Amazing video!
Thank you so much for sharing your journey Lyubo! You inspired me!
Amazing. Thank you.
Fantastic - Thank you Lyubo - Inspirational.
Великолепен филм за твоето прекрасно пътешествие. Браво Любо!!! Сърдечни поздрави от Нова Зеландия. Бъди жив и здрав.
What a beautiful experience !!! Congratulations for this success.
Great film, thank you so much!
What a awesome video, love it!!!
Hoorah a new hiking video!
Awesome Video!!!
First of all, I want to tell, that you are awesome!!!
Filming is really good, and you spend a lot of time and power doing these shots of yourself. That is great!!!
Also, you have an amazing endurance. 9 days ... wow !!! Twice faster than me. And a week faster than usual. Plus, you are wearing such thin sneakers... Can't imagine how you manage not to hurt your feet.
And your food. You are cold eater. What you were taking along? As I see it is muesli and potato? What else?
And one more time thank you for the film!!!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Having a lighter pack definitely helped with being able to go quicker along the route, but I also after all the rocky surface towards the ends of the days I would have pain on my knees and ankles. Taking it slower or stopping earlier I would have probably avoided all that pain.. And regarding food I would usually have a oats/musli/granola with nuts, raisins, protein powder, sugar, coconut flakes, then during the day I would have chocolate bars and nuts and dried fruit, and then for dinners I would usually have either noodles or couscous with peanuts, TVP (granulated soy), coconut flakes, spices and sometimes ketchup.. And I would usually soak the dinner for about 30minutes to an hour so it will be ready to eat :) Cheers!
I am hoping to do the GR20 next year and this video was just what I needed to get an idea of the route and the level of difficulty to be expected. Excellent work - thank you!
What a wonderful movie! I've dreamt of doing the GR20 for a long time, and this will certainly not make me dream of it less. Thank you! ☺👍
Don't dream about it, do it! :D
What a beautifully made film..
Thank you so much!
Absolutely loved watching this,thank you! Incredible hike you did and an amazing video you created!
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed watching it!
Great job! I did the GR20 this year, but not in such a speed or with headlamp 😀
Amazing
Thank you!
Thank You!!! I loved it! Impressive!!
My pleasure, thank you for watching!
Wow, gorgeous place. Love the music and editing in this one. Fantastically done!
Thank you! I was also pleasantly surprised by how beautiful this place was.
Was really nice to watch. Thank you for such an amazing and informative video.
Thank you for watching! I am glad you enjoyed it!
What a journey! Great adventure and movie!! 😁😍
Thank you for watching!
Best video I’ve seen of the GR20 experience! My wife and I did the hike in 2016, though in more days! Thank you for bringing back so many life affirming memories!
Love the way you document your hikes, it is just a joy to watch.
How big was your backpack and what do you take in it? How do you shower or wash clothes?
Excellent.
Thank you!!
Such great and inspiring content, keep it up! Beautiful journey👍🏼💛
Thank you, It was a beautiful hike indeed!
Looking forward to watch this one. Really enjoyed the last few trips with you!
Thank you, Happy watching!
Really cool video, thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you very much. You found the perfect balance showing lndscapes and also explaining your ecperience
Thank you! I am glad it was an enjoyable watching experience :)
The video is just incredible, congralutations for this extreme trip in Corsica ! I hope you will make hundred of thousands views on this video !
Thank you for watching and commenting! Time will show if the algorithm slowly picks it up :)
Another ultra-performance in your hiking career so far, both in the hike itself and in the video created! I look forward to many more around the world!
Hehe, thank you for the support Nico! Hopefully more to come, cheers!
woww what an intense hike!! this was so awesome to watch, the variety in scenery is absolutely stunning!! also, shot selection and editing is on point 😇👌
Thank you! I was also surprised by how beautiful Corsica was!
Amazing video!!! Thank you for sharing your esperience on gr20
My pleasure, Thank you for watching!
Love this video! The dialog makes it very calming to watch and WOW what a scenery :D
Thank you! I was pleasantly surprised with how beautiful Corsica was as well :)
Stunning video. This just went on my bucket list. Thanks for the inspiration
Thank you! I am glad I could inspire :) I hope you will get the chance to cross it off your list :) It's a tough but beautiful trip!
Beautiful video! What an amazing trail!
Thank you! GR20 was an amazing trail indeed!
Excellent video Lyubo, great footage and narration. Thank you for sharing! You’ve convinced me to book my visit!
Thank you! And I am glad it inspired you! It's a really beautiful and at times rough trail, Have a great time out there! :)
Your hiking videos are well narrated and beautiful scenery. You have a calming voice🌻
Thank you for watching and for your supportive comment :)
A great video and it brought back so many memories. It took me twice as long as you to do the GR20 in June 2019! You had exceptionally good weather too.
Thank you John, I am glad it could bring back good memories! And yes I would say I was lucky with the perfect weather for hiking in Corsica :)
Great story telling.
Thank you!! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Bravo!!
Thank you!
Great video! Really loved it! You have put so much effort into this, it is an invaluable information resource for the future GR 20 hikers. 😉
Thank you Josip, it does indeed take a ton of work, thank you for commenting and appreciating it :) Cheers!
Congratulations Brother, and thank you for sharing your excellent adventure!
Absolutely, thank you for watching!
Nice video, great job, Thanks
Thank you!
Beautiful
Thank you! And I appreciate your Super thanks - it is the first time I receive one :) Happy hiking!
Wonderful hike and beautiful scenery. thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your comment, I am glad you liked it!
Awesome video once again Lyubo! Keep inspiring us to go on great hikes. :)
Thank you! Inspiring others is a big part of making these films. I just returned from a trip to Norway, so there should be a new (and shorter) film coming sometime in the future. Cheers!
@@luboyanev Cool! Looking forward to that one. Norway is also high on the bucket list.
@@beerdemus2812 Yes, Norway was a beautiful place, but it also brought its challenges, stay tuned!
Loved your videos ...
Thank you!! Happy hiking!
Brilliant video and congratulations on the achievement mate
Thank you so much!! Cheers!
Very nice!
Thank you!!
Great video, was supposed to do the trail in 2019 but never got around to it. I really enjoyed the colors you were able to capture 👍
Thank you! Yeah I was pretty lucky with the timing :) If you still desire to hike the GR20, I hope you get a chance to do it!
Hello Lyubo, many thanks for posting this brilliant film! My friend and I were actually hiking the north section of the GR20 just a few days before you, and it was a pleasure to see some of the sights again so vividly and relive the experience.
Hehe, thank you! I am glad I could help you to experience again some of these places through this video :)
Brilliant little Vid 👌thanks , going to try and get it done this year 🙂
Thank you! I hope you will make it through and have a great experience on the trail!
thank you for sharing your hike with us, excellent scenery, commentary and video production. Awe inspiring indeed, thank you.
Thank you for your kind words and appreciating the work that goes into it! Enjoy the rest of your summer!
@@luboyanev oh man I found myself watching the whole experience again, vicariously following your journey. I am so envious of you doing that, truly marvelous creation. In my next life I want to do that trail. Thank you once again
This video is amazing, enjoyed watching the full part of it. Now I am sure that I will have to go there for hiking. Greetings from Poland :D
Cześć! :) I hope you get a chance to do it! It is a tough one, but definitely worth it!
Bravo
Thank you!
Amazing experience and wonderfull video memory you’ve created! Thank you for the inspiration, Lyubo.
By any chance do you have gpx files of your route/itinenary? Would love to repeat your journey this June.
Thanks so much! ✌🏻
Great job, bro! It was really enjoyable to watch this kind of adventure. Regards and see ya in Grado ;)
Хехе, мерси Любаче :) Поздрави!
gorgoues trail, well filmed and edited...subscribed and waiting for future adventures 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊
Thank you for the support! One video is in the works and a new adventures also coming up :) Happy hiking!
I really enjoyed watching this ! 😍 Beautiful movie, really ! I made it last year during the summer. Congratulations for hiking alone out of season. Respect ! 😃
Thank you Pierre, and respect for hiking the GR20 as well!
Merci pour cette vidéo superbe qui me replonge avec plaisir sur ce formidable parcours et ravive mes souvenirs 😍
Thank you! I am glad it could bring back good memories! Cheers!
I am not a hiker but this video is sick! Respect Lyubo for the good trip and the good job ! Thank you🙏🔥
Thank you for the support brother! Поздрави!
very good film, full with info. want to go there straight away))
Hehe, thank you! I hope you get the chance to hike these mountains :)
Really good video, it's probably the best I could find so far no the gr 20!
I've already been on the trail for a few days, a thruhike is definitely still on the agenda.
All the best to you!
Thank you so much! I hope you managed to make it all the way, or that you at least had a great experience out there! Cheers!
Beautiful hike my friend❤❤❤👍👍👍
Thank you for the support!!
Great video
Thank you!
Love your video Lyubo! You inspired me to hike the GR20 this october!:) Do you think campingaz is needed for the trek or can you still use the facilities at the refugos (as some of the rufugos in the southern part were closed)?
Nice 😊
Thank you!
I started to film my adventure as well, with drone shot and camera shot.
I love your stuff, you have good idea and a good way to tell your adventures :) !
Thank you, and nice, just checked your videos - looking good, keep up the good work!
@@luboyanev So kindz ty !
Great video. Awesome character. Beautiful views. My next hinking with my son in next july ( third for me et first for my son) I see your vid so many Times. Thanks Lyubo for that. 🤘⛰️
Thank you so much! I hope you had a great hiking experience together! Enjoy the rest of the summer!
@@luboyanev badly.... WE ..I so WE have failed with right knee issue. Next try in two years!
awesome video...I hope to be able to do this hike one day
Thank you!! It's a wonderful (and sometimes challenging) hike, I hope you get a chance to do that too!
Thank you for the beautiful video! Your backpack doesn't seem to be too heavy. Could you maybe tell us about everything you take on a trip and about the food you bring? Maybe you can do a video about it :).
Thank you, and very good suggestion, I have actually filmed a gear video, but I didn't think it turned out that good and never published it. In a few months I would like to release a new hiking film from a trip to Norway, and I might make a video about my gear then. Stay tuned, and enjoy your winter :)
Прекрасен филм! Чудесни кадри! Браво!
Мерси, Радвам се че ви хареса!
I'm heading there tomorrow, can't wait!
Your video deserves so much more views, that's the best one I saw about the GR20 yet!
Thank you Markus! I hope you had (or that you're still having) a great experience along the Corsican mountains!
@@luboyanev Thank you, it was amazing. But it was a bit harder than I expected, so I only had time to go from Calenzana to Vizzavona. But I'll come back and do the rest in the future :)
@@MarkusFolz Yeah, and the north section is the tougher part of the trail, so congrats on completing that! And good to hear you still had a good time out there.
@@MarkusFolz I just saw your story highlights from your trip, it looked like you also managed to hike during the fall colors, and mostly good weather. But I was curious, I saw we have the same Duplex tent, and you had managed to have it pitched on the platforms near the huts. How did you manage to pitch it, it looked very well taut, did you tie rocks or sticks to the guylines, or did you use these platform anchors that zpacks sells? And btw. if I could give one piece of advice, I saw your footprint extended quite a lot away from the sidewalls, and this way when water drips down the tent it would gather up. I have cut my footprint to be the size of the baththub floor of the tent (or even slightly smaller), about 225cm by 110cm, so that water won't drip on it, and still protects the tent floor. Hope that will be helpful
@@luboyanev Awesome, thank you for the tip with the footprint. I had some issues with water building up between the footprint and the tent. Sometimes I stuffed the footprint under the tent, but most of the times I was too lazy... But I'll definetly cut it for the next trip! :)
I used my normal tent stakes as kind of an anchor to pitch the tent on the wooden platforms, I'll send you a video on Instagram
Magic stuff Lyubo!! Thank you for this wonderful content. It helps a lot when you're stuck behind a desk 😂 If you're ever in Cape Town, South Africa, give me a shout. Would love to show you our mountains.
Hehe, thank you Arno! I am glad it made your day more magical :) And I will let you know if I at some point end up going on a hiking trip in South Africa :) Cheers!
A brilliant film mate, thank you. Looks awesome and it's on the list of trails to do. Was it relatively easy to follow?
Thank you! Yeah, I would say the trail is very well marked, but there were very few places where I got off trail and having the offline map and gpx file of the trail on my phone helped to easily get back on the trail. Happy hiking!
Excellent video, my friend. I am also doing the GR20 solo in mid-October. I start in a few days. Thanks for helping with my preparation.
My pleasure, I hope also have a great time out there! Feel free to let me know how your trip went :)
@@luboyanev I completed in eight days. It is the hardest hike I have ever done. I lost the trail on day two when I took lunch at Asco and then proceeded to hike the Cirque de la solitude. Almost died, but other than that section, enjoyed the hike and the fall colors. 😆
@@CaryMercer amazing and congratulations! It's was a pretty physically challenging hike for me as well, but totally worth the effort! And good job for doing it in only 8 days!
@@luboyanev My video is up if you want to check out more from Corsica.
Superb film. Big fan of your work, Lyubo. Maybe see you in the Scottish mountains one day.
Thank you! Ooh, and I have heard many good things and have seen images of Scotland and it looks very impressive too, so one day I hope I'd visit. Cheers!
@@luboyanev Can’t promise as much sunshine as Corsica! 😆 But the mountains are good!
@@martindare9363 Hehe, yes! It would most likely have to be a last minute booking with the forecast looking promising :)
Здраво Љубо,поздрав од Србије!
Поздрави! И весело лято!! ⛰🙌
Great video! I’m also going to be hiking the gr20 in early-mid October, next month. I expect the refuge situation will be similar with them being unmanned and some closed. Do you think I can rely on the gas stoves in the refuges for a hot meal most days, so i dont need to bring my own camping stove? Thanks!
i absolutely loved the video and i will add it to my bucket list for hiking! i think you should visit the high tatras in poland and slovakia and maybe the tour de mont blanc ;)
Thank you! It was a challenging trail but so much worth hiking the GR20! And thanks for the recommendations, I have actually hiked near TMB, back in 2018 I hiked the Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt. Incredible area, just haven't made the video from that trip.
@@luboyanev oh ok great! but the high tatras are very pretty the prettiest places imo are mount rysy kozi wierch and gerlakoski shtit
@@brandonjohnston2762 thank you for the recommendation, I hope I get the chance to hike there one day
You are one of the best hikers in youtube.
You should come to Portugal and try our national parque...Gerês. Congratulations
Thank you! And I thanks for the recommendation, never heard of it and looking on the photos online it does look nice. I have thought about hiking on Madeira, it looks so beautiful and seems like these days it's a really popular place to visit for hikers and tourists..
Very beautiful, you can try Via Transilvanica in Romania!
It's a pretty long one :) I just looked at the website and looks like there is a solid organisation behind it, good job! I hope it attracts more people to explore the mountains in our balkan countries :) Cheers!
🙃 UR DA BEST, dude!!! 🙃
Thank you for the support Joao!
Great video. The narration, the shots and the information. Just wondering about your conclusion - The toughest trail in Europe?
Thank you, I am glad you appreciated the effort! And regardless being the toughest, I think because I pushed myself to do two stages every day, and from walking on the hard rocks all day towards the end of the days I would start getting pretty bad pain on the sides of my knees and on my ankles, and I was carrying a pretty light pack. I think if I was doing one stage per day it would be way less painful and not so tough. I don't know if you saw my video from Lofoten, personally I had a tougher time there mostly because of the climate. The views on the GR20 also made the hard parts worth it. In the end hard to say if it's the toughest trail in Europe :) It is challenging, but it is worth it..
Hi. Awesome video. Are your shoes strong enough? Would you do it again in the same shoes?
Както винаги прекрасно поднесен филм , все едно ходи човек с теб докато гледа... Браво! Баща ти ми вика оня ден: Пуска нов филм утре ... знае с къв кеф ги гледам :)
Хехе, мерси Иво! Радвам се че ги оценяваш :)
Hello Lyubo, I discovered your channel and I just subscribed. Thank you for this beautiful sharing on one of the most beautiful routes in France. I also share my hiking routes and we film the same way. I therefore know the work that it represents, before, during and after. Congratulation. Sincerely, Eric
Thank you for the support Eric! I can see on your channel that you have been to many beautiful mountain destinations! For me being on the adventures is the fun part, the editing can sometimes be tough, but once we have captured all this beautiful footage, it will be a shame not to share it right :) Happy hiking!
Congrats!
Next one one could be The Peaks of Balkans ~ 190 km trail.
And your videos are so inspiring. But I always ask myself... how tf he doesn't hate that "put the camera in position, return a few steps for recorrding, and get back to pick up the camera..."
Thank you for the recommendation, it's the first time I hear about this trail.
And for the filming - it's a good question. You gotta really love it, even though sometimes it can be tough when you're tired or you wish to have reached camp already, but when you have an idea in your mind to create a good story the process can be enjoyable, and seeing and capturing great views also helps :) Cheers!
For that I have an extra portion of respect ! Wonderful video of my favourite place on earth .
Hi great video, can I ask did you filter the water as you replenished or was it safe to drink?