Trekking in Italy's Stelvio National Park

The Stelvio National Park in the Italian Rhaetian Alps, bordering the Dolomites to the east and Switzerland to the west, the Stelvio is one of the largest protected areas in all the Alps. Its unspoilt landscape ranges from valley farmland to forested slopes and alpine meadows to a wilderness of rugged glaciated peaks and ridges, the highest of which is Ortler at 3,905 metres.

Practical guide

When to go?

Late June to October.

Cities & Services

Easily accessible from Milan, Verona and Innsbruck.

Bormio, S Caterina Valfurva, Sulden, Martell, St Gertraud, Peio, Rabbi, Malè.

Not to be missed

• The exciting Stelvio pass on foot or by bus
• The Forno Glacier.
• The Ortler and Cevedale Mountains.
• Search for ibex and chamois in Val Zebrù.
• Martelltal and Valle di Rabbi.
• Bearded vultures and eagles
• The traditional Ultental

The routes

/ St Gertraud Alm Route / Höchsterhütte Circuit / Fischersee Excursion / Rifugio Lago Corvo / Tour of the Rifugio Dorigoni / Baito Campisolo Route / Cascate di Saent / Ragaiolo Waterfalls and the Venetian Sawmill / Val Cercen / Val Cercen / Tour of the Rifugio Larcher / Monte Vioz / Sentiero di Tedeschi / Malga Covel and the Venetian Sawmill / Val Cercen / Tour of the Rifugio Larcher / Monte Vioz / Sentiero dei Tedeschi / Malga Covel and waterfalls / Forte Barba di Fior / Lago di Pian Palù / Dosso Tresero / Forni Sentiero Glaciologico Alto / Valle di Cedèc / Rifugio Casati / Val Zebrù and Rifugio V° Alpini / Lake della Manzina / Santa Caterina a Sant'Antonio / Monte delle Scale / Valle Forcola Traverse / Monte Scorluzzo and Filone dei Möt / Goldseeweg / Berglhütte / Trafoi Waterfall / Tabarettahütte / Hintergrathütte Tour / Düsseldorferhütte and Kanzel / Madritschjoch and Hintere Schöntaufspitze / Martelltal Glacier Trail / Zufritt See and Larchboden / Stallwieshof Traverse / Pedertal / Orgelspitze / Soyalm /