Discover Paneveggio: Forest, Trails and Nature Experiences

Paneveggio is a place where forest, mountain landscape and cultural history come together closely. The Foresta demaniale di Paneveggio lies entirely within the Paneveggio - Pale di San Martino Natural Park. In the upper Travignolo basin, it covers around 2,700 hectares and extends across elevations from 1,400 to 2,150 metres.

The Foresta dei Violini

Spruce trees dominate the tree layer. They account for around 85 percent and occupy the elevation range from 1,500 to 1,900 metres. Known as the “Foresta dei Violini”, the Foresta demaniale di Paneveggio is famous for its resonance spruce trees, which Italian and European instrument makers select for the soundboards of musical instruments. This means that the forest can be understood not only as a landscape, but also through its connection with instrument making.

Experience nature around the visitor centre

The Centro Visitatori di Paneveggio is located near Lago di Forte Buso on the SS50, which leads from Predazzo to Passo Rolle. At the Centro Visitatori, the “Suona Foresta” installation conveys the surrounding Foresta di Paneveggio and its inhabitants through sounds, songs, rustling and melodies.

The Sentiero Marciò begins at the car park next to the Centro Visitatori di Paneveggio and follows a circular route with information boards. It first crosses the Travignolo on a covered bridge, and later on a suspension bridge over a narrow gorge where rapids and waterfalls form. Around 100 metres from the Sentiero Marciò, there is a wildlife park where several deer are kept in conditions close to nature.

When there is no snow or ice, the Sentiero Marciò is also suitable for people with reduced mobility and families with pushchairs. Another route leads from Paneveggio to Malga Bocche: The outward journey takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes, with approximately the same amount of time needed for the return journey. The path leads from Paneveggio at 1,524 metres to Malga Bocche at 1,946 metres and has an elevation gain of around 400 metres. It initially runs through the Foresta di Paneveggio, then reaches the pastures of Malga Bocche, where Dolomite and porphyry landscapes can be observed.

Hiking, cycling and guided experiences

For a different way of getting around, there is the Caoria–Paneveggio cycling and walking route. It is just under 36.5 kilometres long; 33 kilometres of it run along forest roads and 3.4 kilometres along existing paths. The different route lengths give you a concrete framework when planning the focus of your days and the location of your accommodation according to your preferred travel rhythm.

The bookable experience “Vita tra gli alberi. Tracce ed intrecci nel bosco” is an approximately two-and-a-half-hour circular walk starting from the Centro Visitatori Paneveggio. The focus is on forest ecology, nature conservation and forest management. Advance registration by 18:00 on the previous day is required for the experience “Alla scoperta di Paneveggio, la Foresta che Suona”.

History in the landscape

Historical traces are also part of Paneveggio’s character. The Chiesetta dell’Assunta di Paneveggio was rebuilt in 1926 after being set on fire by Austrian soldiers in 1915. A former hospice in Paneveggio, together with the hospice of Santi Martino e Giuliano in Castrozza, served travellers crossing the Rolle and Valles passes on difficult routes. With the emergence of tourism in the second half of the 19th century, it was converted into a hotel. Forte Dossaccio was built between 1890 and 1895 on the summit of the mountain of the same name at an elevation of 1,838 metres as a military fortification.

The reintroduction of deer in Trentino began in Paneveggio in the 1960s. Between forest, wildlife, trails and historic buildings, the area therefore offers various concrete starting points for planning your trip – from a short circular walk to the longer route to Malga Bocche.

Further places for orientation: Cavedago, Sover, Sant'antonio Di Mavignola, Pracorno, Albiano, Pomarolo, Sagron, Sanzeno

For the overarching travel overview: Trentino.