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Monumental Swiss Pine Near Lago Bagnour

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Monumental Swiss Pine Near Lago Bagnour

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Monumental Swiss Pine Near Lago Bagnour

Name: Monumental Swiss Pine Near Lago Bagnour
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Location: Casteldelfino, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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1. Valle Giargiatte e Duc – loop in Valle Varaita

15.5km

07:55

1,340m

1,350m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Ancient Swiss Pine Forest Trail to Lago Bagnour (via Route U51)

6.17km

03:01

530m

Ancient Swiss stone pine forest hike to serene lakes, featuring 500-year-old trees and Italy's tallest recorded pine.

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3. Bosco dell'Alevè Trail to Passo dei Duc

13.3km

06:41

1,200m

Forest trail through Europe's largest Swiss stone pine grove, home to a 500-year-old giant tree.

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Alessandro Tordi

March 1, 2021

The Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.) in the photo with an estimated age of 500 years, 18 m high and a circumference of 360 cm since 2018 is numbered among the monumental trees of Italy. It is located near the Bagnour lake (2017m a.s.l.), in the splendid Bosco dell'Alevè (from the Occitan language èlvou = "Swiss pine") in the Monviso Natural Park.
The 825-hectare wood develops in the territories of the municipalities of Casteldelfino, Pontechianale and Sampeyre at an altitude between 1500-2500 m s.l.m. It is a pure wood dating back to the last glaciation and already mentioned by Virgil and Pliny the Elder, in 2000 the Bosco dell'Alevè was declared a Site of Community Interest (SIC IT1160058 "Gruppo del Monviso and Bosco dell'Alevè" ZSC / SPA).
Source: parcomonviso.eu

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Gianfranco

July 22, 2021

lago Bagnour

Daniele C

September 4, 2022

Pine near the Bagnour Refuge.

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Location: Casteldelfino, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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Monumental Swiss Pine Near Lago Bagnour

1. Valle Giargiatte e Duc – loop in Valle Varaita

2. Ancient Swiss Pine Forest Trail to Lago Bagnour (via Route U51)

3. Bosco dell'Alevè Trail to Passo dei Duc

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