Adamello Brenta Nature Park, Val di Sole Trentino

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ADAMELLO BRENTA PARK: WHERE, WHEN, WHAT

About the park

The Adamello Brenta Nature Park merges the Dolomitic rocks of the Brenta Group with the granite massifs of the Adamello-Presanella, reaching into Val di Sole, Valli Giudicarie valleys, Val Rendena and Val di Non (Non Valley). In Val di Sole the Park includes parts of the municipalities of Dimaro-Folgarida and Commezzadura.

Set up in 1967, it has a total surface area of 620 hectares and is particularly well-known for its role as promoter, together with the Trento Provincial Authorities, of the Life Ursus Project, which in 1999 reintroduced the bear into the Brenta mountains. The Brenta Dolomites are one of the unique world-famous attractions in the Adamello Brenta Nature Park, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With an altitude that goes from 447 to 3558 metres above sea level, it is the perfect habitat for a wide diversity of flora and fauna.

Flora

Two different geological and morphological characteristics have encouraged the development of characteristic plant associations here, including: edelweiss, maple, Norway spruce, larch, dwarf juniper, Swiss pine, rhododendron, Alpine azaleas, creeping willow, mountain avens, dwarf mountain pine, green alder, service tree, Nepal oak, hazelnut, and manna ash.

Fauna

Thanks to the unspoilt varied environment, the Adamello Brenta Park is populated with an extraordinary array of wildlife, which includes bears, roe, stag and chamois deer, mouflon, ibex, groundhogs, squirrels, foxes, eagles, capercaillie, rock ptarmigan, European honey buzzards, stoats, kestrels, owls, Eurasian pygmy owls, and Arctic char.

Glaciers

Despite their shrinking, some of the most extensive glaciers in the Park include the Mandrone, the Lobbia and Lares and the smaller glaciers flanking the Presanella. In the Adamello Presanella Group in particular, the water from the large glaciers and snowfields, helped by the impermeable nature of the magmatic rocks, creates spectacular streams and waterfalls.

Geology

The distinguishing feature of the Adamello Brenta Park, which has earned it recognition as a geopark, is the co-existence of two different rock types: the Brenta Dolomites, with calcareous-sedimentary rocks, evidence of ancient seas, and the crystalline intrusive magmatic rocks of the Adamello-Presanella, which include Tonalite, similar in appearance to granite and well-known to geologists worldwide.

ADAMELLO BRENTA PARK: HOW

Your Park Experience

You can relax in the meadows, by the lakes and waterfalls or put yourself to the test on the legendary peaks in the Dolomites. If, during your holiday, you intend to take a closer look at the nature and culture of this protected area, we suggest you choose one of the excursions or activities organised by the Adamello Brenta Nature Park.