The starting point is situated in the parking of "Arcu e Tidu" (445), near
the Forester Barracks at the entrance of the 7 Brothers Natural Park. It's
easy to reach; driving along the S.S. 125, coming from Cagliari, you must
turn right and cover a few metres.
The air is fresh and clean and we start the run along the asphalted ascent
leading to "Monte Cresia" (650), where a lowland allows to us to admire
the beautiful landscape.
After 5.5 km. we turn left for an off road way which cross a stream (photo 1)
and leads us to "Arcu sa Spina" (700), where the itinerary runs across a
marvelous valley dominated by the Mountain of 7 Brothers.
After a spring we run across "Arcu Curadori" and "Arcu su Crabiolu"
where begin a disconnected and very fun descent that leads us to "Arcu Buddui"
(575). Following on the left, after a water cross, we begin the hard ascent along the stream "Riu Ceraxa",
a very disconnected and insidious slope where sometimes we have to use our foot
After the last hairpin bend, the road surface become red. It's the mark of the
ending of the ascent to "Baccu Malu" (1016), one of the 7 brothers that lies just
in front of us. At the fork we turn right to the Forester Barracks of Baccu Malu
where, turning right, a dog (Charlie) and a fawn welcome us (photo 2).
A few metres far from the Barracks, on the right, there is a view point where we
can admire a marvelous landscape with the green woods and the sea coast of Castiadas.
Just the time for a break and we start the downhill turning on the right from
the view point. This descent, after a spring and a bar, drive us to the lowland of Castiadas along a path
with an insidious transversal slope that get us towards the mountain. (photo 3)
On the asphalted road we go to Castiadas (170) running near the villages of Annunziata,
Sabadi and Camisa. Arrived in Castiadas we found a little village, some old
houses and a few people! In the main square in front of the old prigion, we turn right
and found a water spring!
So we follow the route turnig on the right to the Arcu Gutturu Frascu (400)
along a white off road ascent.
At the next cross we turn right to the area of Mont'Arbu.
If you turn left you run on the climb to MinniMinni Mountain where you
can have a marvelous view to the coast from Villasimius to Costa Rei.
If you go straight you run on the descent to Solanas.
We run on an hard climb that after some kilometres became a nice lowland
that drive us at the "Sanguinetti House" after which we arrive to a cross
in the "Arcu Ollioni" area. There we turn right in the second and smallest
way. It's a wonderful single track, very tecnical and disconnected (photo 4)
along which sometimes we have to run by foot.
At the end of the single track we turn right and we arrive at the old building
"Dispensa Vecchia" (400), after which
we cross the stearm and we begin the ascent named "Sa Corti".
It is a climb that begin with an hard slope, but it become more
easy since the top in the area called "Codoleddu" (700).
We go on right to the Monte Cresia area on an asphaltated road
that drive us to a cross with two off roads on the right.
We run on the second which cross a stream and leads us to Arcu sa Spina,
but we turn left before the biginning of the climb
along an off road that turn on the right to a medium slope climb
which drive us to a clearing. On the left we found a small
path called "sentiero n° 5". It is a funny single track which runs
under the wood and arrive near the forester barracks of Maidopis
where we turn left for the final descent that ends on the bridge over
the Maidopis stream. Turning on the left we climb since the
asphalted road near the car parcking.
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