From the Rifugio dei Forni parking lot, the trail follows the Valle dei Forni to the current glacier front, traversing over 200 years of glacial history. Along 13 observation points, visitors can see ancient moraines, historical locations of the glacier front (1810–2023), climate monitoring instruments, and landscapes shaped by ice. The trail offers firsthand evidence of the effects of climate change on Italy’s largest valley glacier.
Stoppani Glaciological Trail, Desio
Itinerary details
Trekking
3:30 h
8.86 km
570 m
570 m
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