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Sentiero Delle Quattro Sorgenti Nel Massiccio Del Gottardo > Alla scoperta delle sorgenti del Reno, della Reuss, del Ticino e del Rodano. 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Arrivo e partenza Partenza e arrivo sono 7 2 1 1500 m km 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1500 m km 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1500 m km 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1500 m km 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1500 m km 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 DIFFICOore/min. 1/50 >LT À 2/50 > Escursione 4/05 > 5/20 di > montagna, sentiero raggiungibiliore/min. 1/19 > 2/40 > in treno 4/24 > 5/15 o> autopostale. ore/min.Alloggio 1/35 > 2/45 > 3/35 > 4/35 > Dr. 5/30 > 5/50Christoph > 7/30 > Blocher, ore/min. 1/31 > 1/55 > 3/25 > 4/55 > 5/25 > 6/15 > 7/00 > ore/min. 0/40 > 1/20 > 3/05 > 4/45 > 5/45 > 7/15 > ben tracciato con passaggi esposti assicurati CARtINe Carta nazionale svizzera 1:50 000, Bus ex consigliere federale con corde o catene (scala CAS T2/T3). n. 5001 «Gottardo». Dettaglio ridotto del 15% Treno pARTENZA Passo dell’Oberalp. (v. pagine 10, 16, 22, 28, 34). Negozi Con il sostegno di ARRIVO Hotel Belvedere. INFO www.sentiero-delle-quattro-sorgenti.ch 2044 m 2345 m 2314 m 2421 m 2042 m 2701 m 2776 m 2256 m 2091 m 2182 m 2522 m 2015 m 1996 m 1982 m 2003 m 2440 m 1925 m 1355 m 1368 m 1757 m 2429 m 2271 m Passo Lago di Capanna Passo Capanna Passo Giübin Lago della Passo del Alpe Passo Ri di Ri di Capanna Alpe Passo Ladstafel Ober- Ober- Gletsch Passo del Hotel dell’Oberalp Toma Maighels Maighels Vermigel della Sella Sella San Gottardo Lucendro Lucendro Cavanna Bedretto Piansecco Cruina Novena gesteln wald (ferrovia a vapore) Furka Belvedere 2500 m 2250 m Sorgente della 2000 m Sorgente Sorgente Sorgente del Reno Reuss del Ticino del Rodano 1750 m 1500 m 5 ore 20 min. 14,4 km > 5 ore 15 min. 12,8 km > 7 ore 30 min. 20,6 km > 7 ore 19,8 km > 7 ore 15 min. 17 km > Tappa 1 Tappa 2 Tappa 3 Tappa 4 Tappa 5 nel massiccio del Gottardo nel massiccio sorgenti quattro delle Sentiero Sentiero delle quattro sorgenti Edito dalla fondazione della Reuss, del Ticino edel Rodano. Alla scoperta delle sorgenti del Reno, Indice 5 Sentiero delle quattro sorgenti nel massiccio del Gottardo 7 Alla scoperta delle sorgenti 8 Dal passo dell’Oberalp alla sorgente del Reno Tappa 1: Passo dell’Oberalp – Lago di Toma (sorgente del Reno) – Passo Maighels – Capanna Vermigel 14 Dal Giübin al passo del San Gottardo Tappa 2: Capanna Vermigel – Passo della Sella – Piz Giübin – Lago della Sella – Passo del San Gottardo 20 Dal passo del San Gottardo alla sorgente della Reuss Tappa 3: Passo del San Gottardo – Lago Lucendro – Sorgente della Reuss – Passo Lucendro – Capanna Piansecco 26 Dalla capanna piansecco alla sorgente del ticino Tutti i diritti sono riservati. Tappa 4: Capanna Piansecco – Sorgente del Ticino – ® 2012 Fondazione Sentiero delle quattro sorgenti, Altdorf Passo della Novena – Obergesteln ConteNuti e descrizioni 32 Dall’Obergoms alla sorgente del Rodano Josef Arnold-Luzzani, Schattdorf Tappa 5: Obergesteln – Gletsch – Passo del Furka – Ghiacciaio del Rodano (sorgente Rodano) – Belvedere IMpaginazione e re Alizzazione 38 uno sviluppo segnato da corsi d’acqua e vie di comunicazione Armin Furrer, Furrer Graphic Design, Lucerna Uno sguardo storico-culturale sulla regione del Gottardo Bozze e produzione 52 una ricca biodiversità Edith Jörg, pr-work jörg, Lucerna Una scoperta naturalistica in cinque tappe tR ADuzione 60 le montagne, un continuo crescere e disgregarsi si dice sàrl, Fribourg Un’escursione geologica in cinque tappe 70 Bacini idrici tra produzione energetica e valore paesaggistico produzione e distribuzione Lo sfruttamento dell’energia idroelettrica nel massiccio del Gottardo Gamma Druck + Verlag AG, Medien-Atelier, Altdorf 76 Informazioni utili 1° edizione 2012 79 Bibliografia Printed in Switzerland ISBN: 978-3-906200-48-4 80 Ringraziamenti Sentiero delle quattro sorgenti nel massiccio del Gottardo Nel massiccio del San Gottardo nascono il Reno, la Reuss, il Ticino e il Rodano. Da qui Paul Dubacher ha tratto lo spun- to per la realizzazione del Sentiero del- le quattro sorgenti. Originario di See- Paul Dubacher, promotore e responsabile dorf, Dubacher è un esperto di sentieri del progetto Sentiero escursionistici. Ha, ad esempio, colla- delle quattro sorgenti borato in modo significativo al comple- tamento della Via Svizzera lungo il Lago dei Quattro Cantoni e del Sentiero fer- Il sentiero si snoda nei Cantoni di Uri, roviario nella regione del Gottardo. Grigioni, Ticino e Vallese. Conduce alla I lavori per il Sentiero delle quattro scoperta di paesaggi unici, risvegliando sorgenti, inaugurato nel 2012, hanno nell’escursionista la consapevolezza che inizio nel 2009, anno in cui viene isti- l’acqua è un bene indispensabile per tuita la fondazione Sentiero delle quat- l’umanità come per la flora e la fauna. tro sorgenti, che annovera tra i suoi membri importanti personalità dei Una guida a tutto tondo quattro Cantoni della regione del San La guida del Sentiero delle quattro sor- Gottardo (v. pag. 78). genti contiene, oltre alle descrizioni de- Maggiori informazioni al sito gli itinerari, informazioni di carattere www.sentiero-delle-quattro-sorgenti.ch. generale e contributi di esperti sulla storia, la flora, la fauna, i fenomeni ge- Un’escursione in cinque tappe ologici, la glaciologia, i cambiamenti Il Sentiero delle quattro sorgenti è un climatici e l’importanza idrologica della itinerario alpino, lungo circa 85 chilo- regione del Gottardo. metri. Particolarmente adatto alle fami- Questa impostazione permette agli glie, propone cinque escursioni giorna- escursionisti di contestualizzare le loro liere alle sorgenti di quattro importanti impressioni e di capire meglio alcuni fiumi svizzeri: il Reno, la Reuss, il Tici- aspetti: come l’uomo ha modellato nei no e il Rodano. secoli l’area del Gottardo? Perché le La partenza e l’arrivo delle singole tap- montagne non dormono mai? Quali pe sono organizzati in modo tale da elementi richiedono un’osservazione permettere agli escursionisti di servirsi più attenta? Qual è l’importanza della dei mezzi pubblici.
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