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Excursion Naturonda along the stone city

· 4 reviews · Hiking route · Val Gardena Dolomites
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From the Passo Sella go right under the Sassolungo through the City of Stones.

easy
Distance 7 km
1:00 h
28 m
586 m
0 m
1,618 m

The città dei sassi is located on Passo Sella under the famous Sassolungo, it is a "city" with a lot of stones of different sizes which you can climb or walk around. Along the path you have an amazing view of the city and its surroundings.

Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
0 m
Lowest point
1,618 m

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Coordinates:
DD
46.509331, 11.757403
DMS
46°30'33.6"N 11°45'26.7"E
UTM
32T 711540 5154334
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Turn-by-turn directions

Start from the Passo Sella bus stop and follow the signposts to Naturonda. You will come across Città dei sassi, resting at the bottom of the northern, vertical walls of the Sassolungo; continue on a jaw-dropping journey through a marvellous natural landscape. Information boards, placed along the walk, offer interesting titbits on local flora and fauna such as descriptions, food foraging and the habitat of wild foxes, rabbits and groundhogs living in Val Gardena. The boards also list interesting trivia on flora, geology and regional herbs. Return back on path number 526.

Public transport

With the bus 471 from Selva Val Gardena to the Passo Sella.

By road

From Selva to the Sella pass. You can reach it either by bus 471 from Selva in direction to Passo Sella or by car until the parking place.

Parking

From Selva Val Gardena until the parking place of Passo Sella.

Coordinates

DD
46.509331, 11.757403
DMS
46°30'33.6"N 11°45'26.7"E
UTM
32T 711540 5154334
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Questions and answers

Question from Matteo Taci · May 24, 2021 · Community
COME RAGGIUNGERE LA CITTA DEI SASSI
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Answered by Barbara Orsi · May 24, 2021 · Community
Si può raggiungere dal Passo Sella o prendendo la cabinovia Ciampinoi da Selva e facendo una piacevole escursione.

Rating

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Marina Baldi
August 18, 2022 · Community
Bellissimo percorso, in alcuni punti non facile ma fattibile e adatto a tutti, vi troverete in un paesaggio davvero stupendo ai piedi del Sassolungo con vista mozzafiato sul gruppo del Sella e sul ghiacciaio della Marmolada.
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Route done on August 14, 2022
Photo: Marina Baldi, Community
Photo: Marina Baldi, Community
Photo: Marina Baldi, Community
Photo: Marina Baldi, Community
Photo: Marina Baldi, Community
Lorena Lambri
July 09, 2021 · Community
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
7 km
Duration
1:00 h
Ascent
28 m
Descent
586 m
Lowest point
1,618 m
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