Gutturu Mannu Trail D-213: Arcu Su Lillu to Sa Perda ’e Acutzai

Gutturu Mannu Trail D-213: Arcu Su Lillu to Sa Perda ’e Acutzai

The Su Lilloni valley, in the mountainous territory of Villa San Pietro, owes its name to a flower, the star lily (Pancratium illyricum), which turns the meadows white in spring. You can follow the rough track that leads to Is Canargius or those who feel like trying the narrower paths made by goats and deer can opt for a more suggestive route along the banks of a stream that is full until late summer, along which you can enjoy small lakes that reflect the expanses of oleanders and rows of alders. There is also the similarly picturesque CAI Trail 213, which follows the mountain ridge and finally reaches the plain, following the stream to the foothill road of Villa San Pietro. You can reach
it from the road to Su Lilloni. You pass Sa Sedda, where there are two ‘giants’ tombs’ and, at the pass that marks the start of the Is Canargius valley, you take the cart track (part of CAI Trail 212) for 2 kilometres until you get to the arch of Su Lillu.
When you reach the pass, you leave the track – that continues downhill towards the sheepfold of S’Ega Gi- ualis – and, staying on the ridge, you go east on Trail 213, which fol- lows for a long stretch the border between the mountain areas of Sar- roch and Villa San Pietro. The path is a full of ups and downs amidst ol- ive groves, junipers and a few large oaks that escaped the woodcutters and is dotted with the rocky peaks that mark the ridge – first Puntera Sarbarori, then Puntera Tuvumannu and Punta Is Spadas – that we circumnavigate to the right. On the left, we are accompanied by a view of the mountainous profile of Sa Stiddiosa, which extends as far as the rocky spur of Su Sperrimu. On the opposite side, Monte Sa Cascia slopes down towards the Andria Pastori valley and, behind that, you can see the high ground of Monte Santo di Pula. Closer to us, among the poplars that adorn the banks of the stream, you can spy the red roofs of little houses hidden in the woods, sheepfolds and clearings for grazing.
You continue past the rocky step of Punta Sirboneddu (km 2.2) and stay at this altitude until you reach a clearing at the foot of the heights of Su Cappeddu de Giuanni Marro- ni. Here, you turn south and start a steep descent for 300 metres until you come to a rocky scree, where you find an old cart track. You fol- low the track and soon arrive at the bottom of the valley, where you meet the rough road of Su Lilloni. You take this road east and, trav- elling round the southern slope of Giuanni Murroni, you reach the foothill road of Villa San Pietro at Sa Perda ’e Acutzai. The Trail 213 hike is a total of 5 kilometres.

From: Regional Park of GUTTURU MANNU - Hiking Guide
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