Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 108 out of 110 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Biotopo delle Marocche
In the middle of the green valley of the lower Sarca stands this immense expanse of rocks and boulders, the result of enormous landslides that occurred 10,000 years ago: they are the 'Marocche di Dro', a mass of debris scattered over an area of 3 km x 1 km. The detachment of the most consistent landslide can be clearly seen on Mount Brento. The landscape becomes completely different, arid, lunar. The rocks range from gravel to boulders of about ten meters in size. It is very interesting to observe how the vegetation, slowly and in different ways depending on the area, is colonizing the soil; first moss, lichens and tufts of grass, then shrubs and then some timid trees. There are marked paths that wind between the boulders; it is easy to get lost, were it not for some signs or for the mountains that crown the area that allow you to orient yourself.
December 8, 2024
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