Thank you for this suggestion. The walk is not only interesting, but also very nice and easy. Moreover, it is just a short car drive from Trento.
We found it difficult to get there so here we try to give you as straightforward directions as possible.
We found it difficult to get there so here we try to give you as straightforward directions as possible.
The whole landscape is very particular and moon-like with big and small rocks scattered everywhere.
We left our car at the car park and followed a clearly signposted asphalt road down to the beginning of the sort of bridleway. The signposts are in Italian so you have to follow the "Orme" sign, which in Italian means footprints. All the other information signs are in Italian and English, though. Throughout our walk we saw different numbers that we couldn't not really figure out what they were. (Possibly the number of places to see the footprints, but then it would be too many numbers?)
The footprints are divided into 2 main groups: one at a lower level on your right; the other one slightly further on, and it's on the upper level on your left. If you stay on the main track you can take a buggy with you. If you want to see the footprints, however, you have to leave your buggy on the side of the track and proceed without it as you can see it in the picture below.
The path on the left, leading up to the wooden terraces from which you can see the footprints, is quite steep. From here you can admire the biggest dinosaur footprints in this place. They are about 30-40 cm in diameter and they belong to a dinosaur that would measure 3-4 m in height.
On a last note we would suggest that if you go there with children, you could research the dinosaur topic first in order to make the trip more relevant and real.
The path on the left, leading up to the wooden terraces from which you can see the footprints, is quite steep. From here you can admire the biggest dinosaur footprints in this place. They are about 30-40 cm in diameter and they belong to a dinosaur that would measure 3-4 m in height.
On a last note we would suggest that if you go there with children, you could research the dinosaur topic first in order to make the trip more relevant and real.
How to get there: take the A22 towards Rovereto, exit the highway at Rovereto Nord (North) and go towards Lizzana. In Lizzana you'll find clear directions for "Pista dei dinosauri" and a big dinosaur (obviously not real). The dinosaur trail is in a place called Lavini di Marco.
If you do a search on Google Maps, you could put in Strada dei Artiglieri, Rovereto. (That's where the car park is.)
If you do a search on Google Maps, you could put in Strada dei Artiglieri, Rovereto. (That's where the car park is.)
Duration: from 3 hours to half a day;
Level: easy, suitable for all-terrain pushchairs;
Refreshments and toilet facilities: none;
Please let us know if you are aware of any websites.
Here's the website only in Italian, but at least you can see what these dinosaurs looked like.
http://www.museocivico.rovereto.tn.it/context.jsp?area=72&ID_LINK=190&page=1
Here's the website only in Italian, but at least you can see what these dinosaurs looked like.
http://www.museocivico.rovereto.tn.it/context.jsp?area=72&ID_LINK=190&page=1
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