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Excursions in Alta Badia
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starting from CORVARA1. Corvara – Pisciadù waterfalls (2.00 hours approx. – round trip). Departing from the station downstream from the Boè cabin lift that leads into the Borest forest. You will then take the route of the same name that climbs gently up to Rio Pisciadù. From the entrance to Val Mezdi you must proceed along the marked out trail until you reach a vast clearing in front of the waterfalls.
On the return journey it is advisable to take the trail that crosses the flatland fields of Rön and that comes out near the Luianta Hotel. You must than proceed along the trail until reaching Corvara.
2. Corvara-Pescosta - Colfosco (40 min. approx). From the centre of Corvara you must go down towards the Hotel Col Alto, you must deviate towards the left, reaching the locality of Pescosta. You must take the communal road that crosses the residential area and goes uphill in the direction of the Hotel Sassongher. Just a little before the Hotel you must deviate towards the left in the direction of the farmsteads of Merscia and Costa. The trail comes out near the parish church of Colfosco.
3. Corvara - Col Alto - Pralongià (1.00 - 3.00 hours approx.). From Corvara you must go uphill by foot or in the chairlift to Col Alto or to Pralongià (from the golf course). The vast meadows and pastures offer infinite possibilities for walks in a spectacular countryside due to its beauty and varying aspects. The circular panorama that can be seen from over the whole plateau is one of the most beautiful characteristics of the Dolomites.
..: starting from COLFOSCO
1. Colfosco - Val Stella Alpina (1.00 hour approx.). Abandoning the residential area, you must take trail number 4, which will lead you directly to Val Stella Alpina, where you will see the Edelweiss alpine hut. On the right hand side it is possible to go uphill to Col Pradat, take a left for the Forcelles alpine hut and proceed towards Passo Gardena.
2. Colfosco - Corvara (50 min. approx). From the parish church of Colfosco, you must proceed towards the east, in the direction of the farmsteads of Costa and Merscia, in order to reach Pescosta. From Pescosta an easy walk brings you to the center of Corvara in only a few minutes.
3. Colfosco-Pisciadù waterfalls (30 min.). From the hotel Luianta you cross the flat lawns in direction of the Sella group and after about 30 minutes you will reach the Pisciadù waterfalls. The walk is short but particularly suggestive because of the beauty of the landscape and the proximity of the rocks.
..: starting from PEDRACES/SAN LEONARDO
1. Pedraces - Sompunt lake(1.00 hour approx.). From Pedraces you must take the little road that, departing from the city hall, goes up in a southerly direction to the farmsteads of Ciaminades and Paracia, coming out in the beautiful valley of the Lech da Sompunt. From the Miramonti and Sporthotel Teresa hotels, which are situated on the state road of Val Badia, you must go up to the farmsteads of Ciaminades and proceed as above.
2. Pedraces/San Leonardo - Oies (45 min. approx.). From Pedraces walk up to San Leonardo and short before the parish church, on your right, take the asphalt road that goes up to the Oies Sancturay. After only 5 minutes you can take the shorter, unsurfaced road (20 minutes approx.)
3. Pedraces - Lalunch lake (1.00 hour approx.).
From Pedraces you must go uphill along trail number 1 to the Runch farmstead and from here through the various fences until you reach the beginning of the forest (table). You must walk alongside the fence that divides the meadow from the forest, you will reach a hay barn and then proceed uphill until coming to the end of the slope. From the summit you will soon reach Lalunch lake.
..: starting from LA VILLA
1. La Villa – Sompunt lake (1.00 hour approx.). You start from the historical centre, that is developed around the parish church. At the elementary school you must take the little road that, overcoming the station upstream from the Gardenacia chair lift, leads into the forest, coming out again just a short distance from the Sotsas farmsteads. Proceeding slightly uphill, you will easily reach the lake. You will be able to reach the walk by going back up the road that connects the main part of Val Badia to the higher part of the town of La Villa and then proceeding as above.
2. La Villa- Piz La Ila - Pralongiá (2.00 hours approx.). Going up to Piz La Ila with the cabin lift, you will have numerous possibilities of walks amidst fields, forests and meadows. From Piz La Ila you will easily be able to reach the centres of Corvara and S. Cassiano and the plateau of Pralongià.
3. La Villa – Cianins - San Leonardo ( 1.00 hours approx.). From the centre of La Villa you must go downhill towards Altin. You must cross the main road and proceed in the direction of the Cianins farmstead. Along the trail you will have the possibility to admire the farmsteads of Craciorara and Fisti. After about 1 hour you will arrive to San Leonardo or if you want, you can follow the direction of Oies (at the birth place of the Saint Giuseppe Frenademez).
..: starting from SAN CASSIANO
1. San Cassiano – Malga Valparola (1.00 hour approx.). From the Armentarola Hotel you take the trail that leads into the forest and follow it until you reach a little bridge on the Gran Ega. In a southerly direction you then cross the meadows of Costa. Having abandoned the meadows the trail enters the forest and, for a brief part, it becomes rather steep. At the Malga Valparola (summer pastures) there is the possibility of sampling a milk and butter based snack.
Before reaching the Malga Valparola you have the possibility to take the forest road to the Störes meadows.
2. San Cassiano – Piz Sorega (1.00 – 2.00 hours approx.). Reaching the Piz Sorega by cabin lift, you can take walks and excursions in all directions. Well marked out trails connect the area to the inhabited zones of La Villa and Corvara and to the plateau of Pralongià. The Piz Sorega can be reached also by following trail n. 22 that starts at the station downstream of the Piz Sorega chair – lift.
3. San Cassiano – "Larch wood " naturalistic and educational trail. The trail with start from the localities of Glira or Armentarola goes through the farmsteads of Rü and Larscei and leads to the Rudiferia farmstead where you can admire a characteristic water mill that was recently restored and that is perfectly functional. The trail, which was set up thanks to the work of the natural parks office of the Province of Bolzano, unwinds through larch forests and alpine meadows at the foot of the Fanes – Senes – Braies natural park. Apart from offering suggestive views of the countryside, the route also gives excursionists the possibility of admiring some interesting man-made creations that are in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature, such as the characteristic fences of the alpine region, the dry walls and the aforementioned water mill. Along the trail a series of data plates give most important information regarding certain types of plants and shrubs and there are also some tables with information on the flora, fauna and geology of the area.
..: starting from LA VAL
1. La Val – Cians – Saint Barbara church (45 minutes approx.). Short and comfortable walk. Starting from the center of La Val you take the asphalted road to Cians and from here you proceed on the unsurfaced trail that leads to the Saint Barbara church.
2. La Val-Cians-Ciampëi-Biei (2 - 4 hours approx.). From La Val, village center, you walk up until Cians and Ciampëi. From here you take the forest road and after a comfortable walk you will reach the farmstead of Biei.
3. La Val - Armentara meadows. You can reach the Armentara meadows passing from the Furnacia or the Coz farmsteads. If you take trail n. 15, you can walk until the foot of the mountain Sasso Santa Croce (with approximately 2,5 hours of walk).
