Parco Nazionale della Val Grande

Flora, Fauna, and Geology - Buttogno-Valle del Basso (S. Maria Maggiore)

• Trail Conditions: On foot
• Interest: Flora, Wildlife, Geology, Panorama

Useful information on the Nature Trail

• A ritroso nel tempo ("Back in Time")
  Pranero - Praudina
  Short and easy route (30 minutes / unimportant difference in height)
  
  
• Attraverso i boschi ("Across the Woods")
  S. Maria Maggiore (800m) - Cappella di Larecchio (1,690m)
  Average difficulty and significant difference in height (2 hours and 15 minutes / difference in height: about 900m)
  
  
• Bellezza e fatica di vivere in alto ("The Beauty and the Effort of Living in the Mountains")
  Cappella di Larecchio (1,690m) - Al Cedo (1,560m)
  Average difficulty (40 minutes / difference in height: about 130m)
  
  
• I tempi della natura ("The Rhythms of Nature")
  Al Cedo (1,560m) - Laghetti del Geccio (2,100m)
  not including the detour to the outcropping rock called "il castello" ("the castle", 1,870m)
  Average difficulty and difference in height (1 hour and 45 minutes / difference in height: about 540m)
  
  
• Insediamento, abbandono, rinascita ("Settlement, Abandonment, Rebirth")
  Patqueso (1,100m; A. Crotte 990m) - Bocchetta di Vald (1,820m)
  Average difficulty and significant difference in height (2 hours and 40 minutes / difference in height: 830m)
  
  Via the intermediate road A. Erta (1,270m)
  Average difficulty and moderate difference in height (1 hour / difference in height: about 280m)
  
  Connection: A. Erta (1,270m) - Al Cedo (1,560m): it allows hikers to pass from a stretch of an itinerary to another according to their selected route.
  Average difficulty and moderate difference in height (30 minutes difference in height: about 290m)