Maritime Alps, Walks and Treks in the

wandelgids Mercantour, Alpi Marittime

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Titelspecificaties
Titelspecificaties
Maritime Alps, Walks and Treks in the
Regio
Uitgavedatum 2016
Uitgever

ISBN

9781852848453

Gebied

Frans-Italiaanse Middellandse Zeealpen

Auteursnaam

Gillian Price

Formaat

ca. 12 x 17 cm

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2016 | Cicerone Press | 9781852848453 | Frans-Italiaanse Middellandse Zeealpen | Gillian Price | ca. 12 x 17 cm
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Engelstalige gids met 18 dagwandelingen en 6 meerdaagse routes, inclusief een 5-daagse doorsteek van het Nationale Park Mercantour en een 7-daagse route door het Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime. De gids richt zich zowel op beginnende wandelaars als doorgewinterde trekkers.


This guidebook describes 18 day walks and 6 long distance routes. The treks include a 5-day traverse of the French Mercantour National Park and a 7-day traverse of the Alpi Maritime Park, and the walks range from 6 to 20km in length. The routes are suitable for novices and experienced trekkers alike.

Seasons
mid-June to late September is guaranteed for snow-free paths and open huts; July and August spell wildflowers galore; October means crystal-clear visibility and having the whole place to yourself.

Centres
France: Tende, Castérino, St-Martin-Vésubie, Le Boréon Italy: Terme di Valdieri, Entracque, Vernante

Difficulty
from easy strolls along mountain streams on broad tracks, through to multi-day treks across arduous passes with elementary rock passages.

Must See
wildlife (magnficent ibex, chamois and marmots) and wildflowers; high-altitude lakes (Fremamorta, Lac Nègre); Argentera, Gelas and Clapier all over 3000m; prehistoric rock engravings are visitable from Castérino; old-style spa resort Terme di Valdieri with paved tracks dating back to the 19th-century royal game reserve; Col de Tende and Col de Fenestre.