Hiking

Andrate Nordic Walking Park

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:50:53 GMT

The paths and old mule track “Andrate Nordic Walking Park” connect Andrate (839 m) with the town of San Giacomo (1229 m) and from here Mombarone

(2371 m) proposing an ecosystem to hikers that is still intact and of rare beauty, something that today represents a harmonious interlayer of woods and clearings while up to mid 60’s it was almost exclusively characterised by grasslands and pastures, with a perfectly organised forage order, serving a self-sufficient economy. The ”Andrate Nordic Walking Park” represents a perfect natural gym for learning and practising NW, offering a great variability of difficulties, difference in altitude, types of base and travel times. It is a true paradise for Nordic Walking!

Indicated period: the entire year

Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica NordicWalking Andrate

Ivrea Tourism Office

Ivrea Tourism Office hours:

Monday through Friday 9.00 - 13.00 / 15.00 - 17.00 (Thursday afternoon 14.30 - 18.30)

first Saturday of the month until 19.00

first Sunday of the month 15.00 - 19.00.

Phone number 0125.618131

info.ivrea@turismotorino.org

www.turismotorino.org

Hiking

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:30:29 GMT

The Area of the 5 Ivrea Lakes, a sequence of round hills and lake basins, astonishes for its variety of natural environments and the very particular panoramic points of the AMI and the low Valle d’Aosta. The population of the surrounding areas consider it a true natural playground: you can run, pedal, climb, swim, go for walks, you can even reach the sky with a paraglider. The Terre Ballerine are a place of worship, a peat bog that floats on the water, where those that walk flutter along with the trees. A labyrinth of pleasant farm paths, mule paths and pathways interweave within, the hiker’s “joy and desperation”.

Recommended period for activity: Spring and Autumn

Lake Cascinette ring

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:09:25 GMT

Also know as Lake Campagna, this body of water is of glacier origin and dates back to the era when the great Balteo glacier retreat;

The lake area, a green and quit oasis, is interesting from a naturalistic, geological, zoological and botanical point of view, besides the pleasant landscape aspect.

On the Castellazzo rocks it is possible to enjoy a splendid view of the San Giuseppe Castle, the Mombarone, Serra Morenica and Chiaverano.

TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE ROUTE

Starting place: Cascinette, church, Piazza deglialpini parking lot.

Colour: purple

Running time: 2h (excluding variations)

Variations: Lake Sirio (30’)

WARNING

The rings, all easy to travel, can be travelled the entire year, trying not to go out on days with strong winds or after abundant rain or snow.

The availability of landowners make it possible to enjoy the walk, Be thankful by showing respect.

Lake Nero Ring

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:03:44 GMT

It is the darkest and wildest of the five lakes. The natural beauty of this body of water has given life to many obscure and fascinating legends.
Following it clockwise (from left to right) you reach a tombstone and shortly thereafter the guardian’s home (place called home of the fishermen). Along the route there is also a loose bulder.

TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE ROUTE
Starting place: Borgofrancod'Ivrea town hall
Colour: blue
Running time: 2h and 30’ (excluding variations)
Difficulty: easy

WARNING
Hikers should not move away from pathways so as not to disturb animals and keep out of private property. Hikers are warned that there may also be people on horseback or bicycle: show reciprocal respect.
The rings, all easy to travel, can be travelled the entire year, trying not to go out on days with strong winds or after abundant rain or snow.
The availability of landowners make it possible to enjoy the walk, Be thankful by showing respect.

Lake Pistono Ring

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:05:54 GMT

The hike brings you to the glacier origin basin where you find Lake Pistono: walking between vineyards and chestnut woods it is possible to admire the Montalto castle.

From a geological point of view, the area is even more interesting due to the passage of the Insubric Line.

The “Variantedel Maggio” brings you to one of the most interesting panoramic points of the Morainic Amphitheatre of Ivrea, while that of the “Terre Ballerine” (Dancing lands) leads to an area subject to a particular phenomenon: at the bottom of the hollow there is a peat bog, where the ground is so elastic it fluctuates under your steps.

TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE ROUTE

Starting place: Montalto Dora, town hall

Colour: orange

Running time: 2h (excluding variations)

Variations: Maggio Mountain (45’) and Terre Ballerine (Dancing Lands) (20’)

WARNING

The rings, all easy to travel, can be travelled the entire year, trying not to go out on days with strong winds or after abundant rain or snow.

The availability of landowners make it possible to enjoy the walk, Be thankful by showing respect.

Lake Sirio Ring

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:07:56 GMT

Lake Sirio, known in ancient times as San Giuseppe dal convento, a place with the same name on the high grounds that dominate it, is the largest of the five. It is a swimming lake and it is possible to reach the body of water by way of the two bathing establishments located at South-West and East.
The ring pathway around the lake winds in two variations that lead you to discover the Terre Ballerine (Dancing lands), a former peat bog where the ground at the bottom of the hollow is elastic ad fluctuates under your steps, and ruins of a Roman aqueduct.

TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE ROUTE
Starting place: Sirio parking lot
Colour: green
Running time: 1h and 30’ (excluding variations)
Variations: Roman Aqueduct (30’), Terre Ballerine (Dancing lands) (1h)

WARNING

Hikers should not move away from pathways so as not to disturb animals and keep out of private property. Hikers are warned that there may also be people on horseback or bicycle: show reciprocal respect.
The rings, all easy to travel, can be travelled the entire year, trying not to go out on days with strong winds or after abundant rain or snow.
The availability of landowners make it possible to enjoy the walk, Be thankful by showing respect.

Montresco Ring

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:10:53 GMT

The pathway skirts along the Maresco di Bienca, a lake watershed that during the Roman Era was used to bring water from the hill towards the city of Ivrea. The ruins of the Roman aqueduct are still partially visible: the outside is made with split stones and mortar, the inside instead is made of “cocciopesto” (crumbled bricks mixed with lime).

TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE ROUTE

Colour: pink

Running time: 2h (excluding variations)

WARNING

The rings, all easy to travel, can be travelled the entire year, trying not to go out on days with strong winds or after abundant rain or snow.

The availability of landowners make it possible to enjoy the walk, Be thankful by showing respect.