Natural Park of the Marguareis
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Natural Park of the Marguareis
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 Valle Pesio |
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| location | Tanaro , Ligurian Alps , Cuneo Province , Piedmont , Italy | |
| surface | 66.38 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 6020 | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 14 ' N , 7 ° 40' E | |
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| Setup date | 1978 | |
The Parco naturale del Marguareis is a nature reserve in the south of Piedmont in the north-western Italian province of Cuneo . Until 2011 it was called Parco naturale della Alta Valle Pesio e Tanaro .
location
The nature park extends over an area of 6,638 hectares in the upper reaches of the Tanaro - the largest river in the Ligurian Alps - and its tributary Pesio , both of which belong to the river system of the Po . The nature park was founded in 1978. Its area is also called Piccole Dolomiti in Italian .
The park encompasses the two opposite mountain slopes of Punta Marguareis (2,651 m), and there are a number of grottos on its site , with a currently explored total length of over 150 kilometers and maximum lows of 1000 meters. The flora and fauna are mostly alpine . It is worth mentioning the relatively young presence of the wolf in the park.
Hiking trails
The Via Alpina and the Grande Traversata delle Alpi run through the Parco naturale del Marguareis . The most famous circular hiking trail is the Giro del Marguareis.
See also
- Belbo
- Valle Pesio and Ellero
literature
- Sabine Bade / Wolfram Mikuteit: Piedmont hiking . Michael-Müller-Verlag, Erlangen 2010, ISBN 978-3-89953-566-2 .
Web links
- www.parks.it - Official website of the nature park (Italian, English)
- Giro del Marguareis Hiking tour Giro del Marguareis
Individual evidence
- ↑ The park changes its name (Italian). Retrieved February 23, 2018