Sorgenti del Vera
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Hike·Moderate·Relaxing·Popular

Sorgenti del Vera

Abruzzo

Fed by snowmelt filtering through the Majella's limestone, these springs emerge cold and clear in a beech and fir forest above Pretoro, feeding a stream once channelled to power local sawmills. The walk is shaded nearly the entire way, making it a good choice on hot summer afternoons.

Duration
2.5 hours
Distance
7 km
Elevation
+300 m
Best season
May – September

Highlights

  • Clear cold-water spring source
  • Deeply shaded fir and beech forest
  • Remnants of old water-powered sawmills

With your dog

Forest path along a spring-fed stream; dogs off-leash away from water intake structures.