Cartine Zanetti 1:50.000 – Sheet 54 – Parco Nazionale Valgrande
Note:
How to get there:
Cicogna can be reached from the A 26 Genoa-Gravellona motorway, exit at
Verbania; then, at Fondotoce take the road for San Bernardino Verbano
and follow the signs for Rovegro – Parco Val Grande.
Uffici informazioni:
Ente Parco Nazionale Val Grande
Villa S. Remigio - 28922 Verbania Pallanza (VB)
Tel. 0323.557960 - Fax 0323.556397
pvgrande@tin.it
Descrizione:
The Val Grande park is the most extensive wild area in the Alps; its
closeness to Lake Maggiore and to one of the most densely-populated
metropolitan areas, has not spoilt the characteristics of this area,
which in 1992, was made a National Park.
The establishment of a protected area made it possible to save numerous
species of animals and plants, which, thanks to the very low anthropic
level and to the fact that it is very difficult to reach most of the
area, have found their ideal habitat in the Park.
the crossing of the Parco da Cicogna at Finero is one of the most
beautiful itineraries you can take within the protected area. It
requires a good level of fitness and good technical preparation, and
can take two days.
First leg
Leave the car in the car park in the square at Cicogna and descend
towards the valley. At the first bend take the path for Pogallo. The
path was built by Carlo Sutermeister, a Swiss engineer who worked in
the timber business for a long time in Val Grande, and follows the Val
Pogallo. The “Strada Sutermeister” has wonderful views of the river,
with its alternating rapids and quiet pools, where those who do not
feel the cold can have a bath.
After walking for an hour and a half in the shade of the woods, we arrive
at Pogallo (777 m), a characteristic mountain pasture in the middle of
a grassy hollow. We descend through the trees leaving the first houses
on the left and cross a little bridge over the river. We continue along
some apparently flat ground skirting the river Pianezzoli, which
we cross twice and then cross a beech grove. After an undulating
section we arrive at the ruins of Alpe Preda (1005 m); we then climb
through the beech grove until we finally arrive at Pian di Boit, where
we can spend the night in the Park bivouac.
Second leg
We climb through the woods along a steep path towards Alpe Terza (1428
m), which, climbing along the left of the crest, gets steeper arriving
at Bocchetta di Terza (1836 m), the pass that leads to the Finero
valley.
We descend along steep paths, reaching the ruins of Alpe Val Viccio
(1440 m), after which we enter the woods on the right, then crossing a
canal and continuing along some apparently flat ground. A short
distance after this, we meet a path that descends from Alpe Uovo which
we take, following the river as far as Provola. Here we cross the river
and arrive at Finero (896 m), where the path ends.
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