The Rio Bletterblach Gorge
Natural Monument
· Bolzano and environs
· 1,552 m
The Rio Bletterbach Gorge has carved an opening in the rock, approx. 400m deep, in the Bassa Atesina. It has eroded the landscape into the unique and beautiful shape of a canyon.
The Rio Bletterbach Gorge lies deep in the rock at the bottom of the Corno Bianco. Since the ice age the erosive force of the Rio Bletterbach has carved layers of earth, 8 kilometres long and 400 m deep. On the whole it is thought that 10 million tons of debris were removed. The result of this erosion is a spectacular canyon. Like a book illustrating the story of the Earth, the gorge with its different layers of earth and debris bears witness to the geological events as well as to the climatic and environmental conditions of 250 million years ago. Fossils and dinosaur footprints were found here. An educational path called "Geo-Weg" takes us through the Rio Bletterblach Gorge using 16 signs which show the different rock layers, precious remains, fossils of animals and plants.
Coordinates
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46.360980, 11.417690
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46°21'39.5"N 11°25'03.7"E
UTM
32T 685983 5136996
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Circumnavigation of GEOPARC Bletterbach
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Difficulty
difficult
Distance
13.5 km
Duration
4:49 h
Ascent
800 m
Descent
800 m
Deep insightsAdventurous hike around the Bletterbach Gorge, the "Grand Canyon" of South Tyrol
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
4.1 km
Duration
1:32 h
Ascent
243 m
Descent
242 m
Die Rundwanderung in die Bletterbachschlucht startet am Besucherzentrum oberhalb von Aldein und führt durch Porphyr- und Sandsteinwände bis zum ...
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moderate
Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
316 m
Descent
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· Bolzano and environs
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easy
Distance
10.3 km
Duration
4:20 h
Ascent
528 m
Descent
458 m
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GEOTour Bletterbach zum Talschluss
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
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Duration
1:58 h
Ascent
324 m
Descent
325 m
Die GEOTour führt in den hinteren Teil der Bletterbachschlucht, wo sich der Berg wie ein “Amphitheater öffnet” und die Perm-Trias-Grenze sichtbar ist.
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· Bolzano and environs
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
5.7 km
Duration
1:49 h
Ascent
320 m
Descent
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· Dolomites
Dolomites World Heritage Geotrail II
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Difficulty
moderate
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Distance
201.3 km
Duration
18:05 h
Ascent
12,698 m
Descent
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Saurierpfad GEOPARC Bletterbach
Difficulty
Distance
1.2 km
Duration
0:20 h
Ascent
34 m
Descent
0 m
Der neue Saurierpfad führt in einer kleinen Rundwanderung auf eine Reise in diese Zeit vor 260 Millionen Jahren. Familien mit Kindern, ältere ...
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The Rio Bletterblach Gorge
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