Places
Park·Easy·Family·Popular
Prati di Tivo, Gran Sasso
Abruzzo
Prati di Tivo is a broad meadow shelf of beech woods and ski runs facing the sheer north walls of Corno Piccolo and Corno Grande. A cable car and easy paths lead to the Madonnina viewpoint and the Arapietra balcony, with the Paretone — the biggest rock face in the Apennines — filling the sky.
Duration
2–3 hours
Distance
6 km
Elevation
+300 m
Best season
June – October
Parking · Free
Free parking at Prati di Tivo above Pietracamela.
Water
Fountains at the resort; springs on the beech paths.
Highlights
- Under the Apennines' biggest rock wall
- Cable car to the Arapietra balcony
- Beech-wood family loops
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome on the pasture and forest paths; the cable car carries dogs off-peak.
