The Camosciara and its waterfalls, in Abruzzo National Park
A valley enclosed by rock walls in the heart of Abruzzo National Park: you walk through the beech forest to the Ninfe and Tre Cannelle waterfalls and climb to the viewpoint, watching the ledges where chamois graze.
- Difficulty
- E Hiking
- Length
- 8 km
- Elevation gain
- +450 m / −450 m
- Time
- 3–3.5 hours
- Route
- Out and back
- Altitude
- 1030–1465 m
- Season
- Spring Summer Autumn
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The story
Abruzzo National Park, founded in 1923, is one of the oldest in Italy, and it was also created to save the Apennine chamois, reduced to a few dozen animals right here. Today there are thousands of chamois, and they have been reintroduced on the Gran Sasso, the Majella and the Sibillini. The park's ancient beech forests are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Why go
Because it is one of the easiest places in Italy to see wild chamois, in a valley that looks like the Dolomites.
Practical information
- Start
- Piano della Corte (Civitella Alfedena)
- Finish
- Rifugio Belvedere della Liscia, back the same way
- Best time
- April–November
- Parking
- Paid car park at Piano della Corte, on the road between Villetta Barrea and Opi.
- By public transport
- Buses from Castel di Sangro and Avezzano along the valley, with few services.
- Water
- Fountains along the Camosciara road.
- Shade
- Plenty, in the beech forest.
- Huts and refreshments
- Rifugio della Camosciara and Rifugio Belvedere della Liscia.
- With children
- Yes: the first part is a road closed to traffic, almost flat.
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What to see on the route and nearby
More hikes in Abruzzo
- 1From Santo Stefano di Sessanio to Rocca CalascioE 6.4 km · +250 m · 3 hours · out and back
- 3Hermitage of San Bartolomeo in Legio, on the MajellaE 8.9 km · +320 m · 3 hours · out and back
- 4Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi from Campo ImperatoreE 2.9 km · +270 m · 1.5–2 hours round trip · out and back
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