{"id":3992,"date":"2014-08-25T16:23:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T14:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.italygreentravel.com\/?p=3992"},"modified":"2014-08-26T14:54:50","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T12:54:50","slug":"wolf-trekking-maritime-alps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/wolf-trekking-maritime-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"The wolf’s trekking, discovering the Maritime Alps Natural Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a story of trave<\/strong>l and love.<\/p>\n

Ligabue<\/strong> was hit by a car on the streets around\u00a0Parma. Its investor has stopped and took him to the vet. Only there they realized that it was not a dog but a wolf<\/strong>. After having taken care of him, they’ve applied a gps to\u00a0record his movements.<\/p>\n

In a few weekd\u00a0Ligabue was\u00a0back on the road, from Parma to Liguria, to France, back\u00a0to\u00a0his house, between the Maritime Alps, in the\u00a0southwestern part of the Alps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Was this young wolf to reveal the route of wolves, traveling between mountains, forests and amazing natural spaces.<\/p>\n

Franco Voglino and Annalisa Popporato decided to walk part of the route of the wolves, and to trace a route in collaboration with the park of the Maritime Alps.<\/p>\n

They walked for 10 days, with their daughter of 5 years, through the Park of the Maritime Alps<\/strong> in Piedmont<\/strong> and the Mercantour National Park<\/strong> in France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Annalisa Franco and talk about their journey on foot through the beautiful mountains, enchanting valleys, lakes, forests and waterfalls.<\/p>\n

Hut to hut have gone through no less than 5 hills at 2,400 meters above sea level, in a striking circular route, part of which goes through the streets of hunting used by Vittorio Emanuele II in the second half of the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n

on the trail of the wolf between the Italian and French Alps, map of the route on foot<\/p>\n

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Route map of 10 days on the trail of the wolf, between the Maritime Alps (Piedmont) and the Mercantour National Park (France)<\/div><\/div>\n

The trek of the wolf in 10\u00a0stages<\/h3>\n

1 step<\/p>\n

The rail start from San Giacomo di Entraque<\/strong>, few houses surrounded by ancient forests. We are surrounded by a nature<\/strong> that enchants with thunderous waterfall<\/strong>s and streams, where you can\u00a0meet chamois, shepherds, sheep and cows grazing.<\/p>\n

2-3 steps<\/p>\n

Refuge from Soria Ellena<\/strong>, stop for the night, you walk towards Boreon through with windows, a rocky landscape inhabited by chamois, narrow passages and caves carved into the mountain, beautiful glacial lakes.<\/p>\n

4 step<\/p>\n

From Boreon<\/strong>\u00a0we take the direction to the plan casa del re, crossing the Col de ciliegia. Before we\u00a0cross that seem enchanted forests, such as those of the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood, then rocks and glaciers. So we arrive at base camp tent floor of the house, wild place where it is no longer the man but the wolf at the top of the food chain. Surrounded by majestic mountains<\/strong> and clouds.<\/p>\n

5-6 steps<\/p>\n

From the floor of casa del re\u00a0we leave for the shelter Velasco<\/strong> (former royal hunting lodge), walking along the actual roads, mule tracks hunting reserve of the real, which exceeds such as highways at high altitude boulders of rock. Only some of these paths have been widened during the Second World War to pass the means of war, tell me Franco and Annalisa.<\/p>\n

7-8 steps<\/p>\n

We\u00a0depart from the shelter Velasco to the refuge Morelli-Buzzi, amidst the clouds and glaciers, where the chamois<\/strong> arrive at the gates of quiet refuge.<\/p>\n

9-10 steps<\/p>\n

From the refuge Morelli-Buzzi<\/strong> returns to the starting point of Entraque San Giacomo, where you can visit the wildlife refuge Wolves and Men<\/strong>, in the Park of the Maritime Alps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After the Wolf Ligabue has revealed this beautiful path (and after that Franco and Annalisa have walked it, and have wrote a book about their adventure), this route has become a special trekking in the natural park of the Maritime Alps.<\/p>\n

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Wolf in the italian Maritime Alps natural Park<\/div><\/div>\n

You can really see the wolf?<\/h3>\n

I\u00a0can not resist the curiosity, and this is my\u00a0first question. Have you seen the wolves<\/strong> during your journey?<\/p>\n

Along the way, wolves are there but you can’t seen them. Wolf is a nocturnal animal, it has a powerful sense of smell and is able to perceive the presence of humans from miles away.<\/p>\n

Once in the park<\/strong>, however, the wolves are close and you can see in complete safety, there are also many interactive information for children<\/strong>. This is for the children the greatest incentive to walk!<\/p>\n

Info to know before you go:<\/strong> Dogs<\/strong> are not allowed in the park of the Maritime Alps. Almost all of the steps outlined are feasible even by children, but check with the park before departure. The average altitude is 800\/600 meters<\/strong> (just a couple of steps and ‘by 1000 meters). Annalisa and Franco do not recommend the tent, because the shelters are really comfy! \u00a0More information about their\u00a0book ‘Trekking del lupo<\/strong><\/a>‘ (in Italian). An other interesting book about the path\u00a0of the wolf in Italy\u00a0is ‘The Way of the Wolf. Into the wild – from the Apennines to the Alps<\/a>‘, by Marco Albino Ferrari.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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This is a story of travel and love. Ligabue was hit by a car on the streets around\u00a0Parma. Its investor has stopped and took him to the vet. Only there they realized that it was not a dog but a wolf. After having taken care of him, they’ve applied a gps to\u00a0record his movements. 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