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Walking in Italy's Stelvio National Park

Italy's Largest Alpine National Park
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This handy guidebook by an expert local author explores one of the most extensive protected areas in the Alps - the Stelvio National Park in the Rhaetian Alps of Italy. Sitting between the Dolomites to the east and Switzerland to the west, the park encompasses valley farmland and villages that have been occupied for centuries, forested hillsides and alpine meadows as well as a high wilderness of glaciated summits and ridges. The 38 graded summer day routes described here range from low-level easy strolls for the novice to strenuous mountain scrambles up to unglaciated summits for the more experienced. Routes are spread right across the park, with a selection from each of the main valleys, and all can be fitted into a single day - although spreading them over two, with a stay in one of the excellent mountain refuges, would be just as enjoyable. All the centres are easy to reach by public transport from airports in northern Italy or Innsbruck, over the border in Austria, and offer an excellent range of accommodation. This is the first English-language guide to the Stelvio National Park and also includes an Italian-German-English glossary, accommodation listings and other useful contact information. It will undoubtedly attract adventurous walkers keen to explore a new summer hiking area.
After a degree in Anthropology and working in adult education, Gillian Price travelled through Asia and trekked the Himalaya. Eventually settling in Venice, she now works as a freelance travel writer. Gillian is steadily exploring all the mountain ranges and flatter parts of Italy, and has produced a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. She is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club CAI and Mountain Wilderness.
Introduction; Geography; History; Nomenclature; Plants and flowers; Wildlife; Valleys and bases; Getting there; Local transport; Information; When to go; Accommodation; Food and drink; What to take; Maps; Dos and don'ts; Emergencies; Using this guide; Walks; Walk 1 St Gertraud Alm Route; Walk 2 Huchsterhutte Circuit; Walk 3 Fischersee Walk; Walk 4 Rifugio Lago Corvo; Walk 5 Rifugio Dorigoni Tour; Walk 6 Baito Campisolo Route; Walk 7 Cascate di Saent; Walk 8 Ragaiolo Falls and the Venetian Sawmill; Walk 9 Val Cercen; Walk 10 Rifugio Larcher Tour; Walk 11 Monte Vioz; Walk 12 Sentiero dei Tedeschi; Walk 13 Malga Covel and Waterfalls; Walk 14 Forte Barba di Fior Loop; Walk 15 Lago di Pian Palu Circuit; Walk 16 Dosso Tresero; Walk 17 The Forni Sentiero Glaciologico Alto; Walk 18 Valle di Cedec; Walk 19 Rifugio Casati; Walk 20 Val Zebru and Rifugio V- Alpini; Walk 21 Lago della Manzina; Walk 22 Santa Caterina to Sant'Antonio; Walk 23 Monte delle Scale; Walk 24 Valle Forcola Traverse; Walk 25 Monte Scorluzzo and Filone dei Mut; Walk 26 Goldseeweg; Walk 27 Berglhutte; Walk 28 Trafoi Waterfalls; Walk 29 Tabarettahutte; Walk 30 Hintergrathutte Tour; Walk 31 Dusseldorferhutte and Kanzel Circuit; Walk 32 Madritschjoch and Hintere Schuntaufspitze; Walk 33 The Martelltal Glacier Trail; Walk 34 Zufritt See and Larchboden Loop; Walk 35 Stallwieshof Traverse; Walk 36 Pedertal; Walk 37 Orgelspitze; Walk 38 Soyalm; Appendix A Route summary table; Appendix B Glossary; Appendix C Accommodation; Appendix D Useful contacts
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