La Batterie di Capo d'Enfola - Elba Island

Route: Tonnara - Capo Enfola - Tonnara
Distance: km 4,7
Height difference: mt. 240
Dutation: 2 ore
Difficulty: easy
Interest: Nature, landscape, historical

The trail begins behind the building of the former tuna. Initially climb along a dirt road that climbs gently with eight bends which gives us panoramic views of the Gulf very suggestive of Viticcio and massive huts west and on the beaches and cliffs to the east where white high-rises elegant background as the Medici fortresses Portoferraio.

At the climax of the road (km 1850 mt 130) will insert left in a narrow but smooth path that surrounded by a fresh vegetation where pines alternate with the main plant in the maquis.

We walk clockwise fiancheggiando batteries of cannons with its fortifications dating back to World War and after about 500 metres turn left and descend steeply for a sentierino sometimes slippery up to the tip of Cape Enfola where in the spring months there is a gull colonies of the Royal largest Labe.

Head Enfola offers a very impressive especially at sunset when the white cliffs of granite rocks shaped by incessant sea anthropomorphic shape thanks to the magical game of shadows and the color pink.

Again the steep stretch the reverse and returned once the main path continue our turn clockwise to return to the road (km) to return safely to the parking lot of Tonnara (km 4.7).