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Covoli in Val di Lamen

Archaeological Itinerary on the Footsteps of Mazarol

Location: Val di Lamen, in the Municipality of Feltre.

Access: from Pedavena follow the indications to Val di Lamen, then follow the road of the valley bottom up to a bridge over the stream Colmeda (picnic area of the Park).

Altitude: min. 775 m, max 950 (1,047 the alternative route for expert hikers reaching "Covoli alti" and the summit of Mt. Pafagai).

Difference in height: 203 m (350 m the alternative route for expert hikers).

Length of the route: 2,5 kilometres (5,7 the alternative route for expert hikers).

Walking time: 2 hours 30' (5 hours 20' the alternative route for expert hikers).

Difficulty: intermediate (the alternative route for expert hikers is difficult, with non-protected exposed passages).

Season: from March to November.

Bibliography: "Covoli in Val di Lamen. Itinerario archeologico sulle orme del Mazarol", by A. Sartorelli and F. Piazza. Series: Itinerari nel Parco Nazionale Dolomiti Bellunesi, n 4. Duck Edizioni.

Historical-archaeological route to discover the so-called "covoli": under rock shelters housing in the past small pre-historic communities. Today they are the object of archaeological research activities carried out by the Park. In four different sites, traces of human presence have been brought to light. The finds can be dated back to a period ranging from the Neolithic age to the Middle Ages, and include a burial of the 8th-10th century AD.