Up to the start of the CAI path 408 you are walking on an alluvial fan that has been forming for 5000 years. It consists of materials eroded from Monte di Rivo and then transported and deposited by the Rio Randice in the area where it flows into the Bût …
While crossing the Rio Randice the walker can observe that it no longer flows on the surface of the fan, but has eroded the materials it had deposited itself. The stream flows in an incision that deepens towards the valley, creating slopes up to 40 m high. This is because …
Read more The cutting of the Rio Randice into its own alluvial fan
Near the hairpin bend at an altitude of 1092 m a.s.l you can note a sudden change in the vegetation. From dense spruce forest (lower down, sweet chestnut is also present) to sparse woodland with a range of species. The ground on which the path itself runs changes and from …
The Lander Bivouac is located on a small plateau at about 1175 m a.s.l. Near the bivouac there are limestone rocks belonging to the Val Badia Member of the Werfen Formation. Here, pay close attention to the various surface morphologies linked to karst phenomena. One can observe both medium-sized forms …
From here, the observer can closely examine the detachment niches left behind by the palaeo-landslide (50 million m3) which, about 10,000 years ago, affected the southern slopes of the Mounts di Rivo and Cucco. The material poured into the Bût valley, blocking it and creating a lake. The two niches …
Read more Palaeo-landslide niches of Mounts di Rivo and Cucco- and the Lander Campanili