Southern extensions

Overview
In contrast to the remainder of this wiki, this section is written under the assumption that the hike is made from North to South.

There are several ways to extend a GTA hike either towards the Mediterranean Sea or as part of the Sentiero Italia along the Appenine. The main variants are:
 * Follow the GTA only to the Argentera massiv, then cross into France's Mercantour Park, visit the petroglyphs in Vallée des Merveilles and continue on GR52 towards the French Riviera.
 * Near Punta Marguareis, turn right to follow the side ridge of the Alps that marks the French-Italian border and that descents strictly southbound towards the coast. Disadvantage: no water, no accomodation.
 * Slighly east of the ridge, follow legs 5 to 1 of the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri to Ventimiglia
 * Near Ormea or Garessio, cross over to legs 7 or 8 of the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri and continue eastbound.
 * From Ormea, using Kompass map 641, find a diagonal trail that brings you in 2 or 3 days to the coast, e.g. at Ceriale.