GC1Y4G4 Stoppani Park - Geological trail (Earthcache) in Trentino–Alto Adige, Italy created by Team C.A.S.A

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Hidden : 9/2/2009

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Geocache Description:

Cache-Type:	Earthcache	Parking:	Tourist Information at N46° 04.522 E010° 59.795
Cache-Size:	---	Equipment:	camera for photo
Trail:	yes	Hint:	see spoiler stoppani trail
Distance/Duration:	aprox. 3,5 km / 1.30 - 2.00 hours	Accuracy:	aprox. 3-5m

Stoppani Park - Geological trail

This is a glacial park dedicated to the nature scientist Antonio Stoppani, who was the first scientist to study the glacial phenomena in the areas of Vezzano, describing their morphological effects.

The Stoppani Park is located on the foothills of the Monte Castion, on the eastern slope of the Valle dei Laghi. In the area there are evident traces of the erosion and deposits that occurred during the last ice age: rocks modeled and shaped by glacial abrasion and moraine deposits. There are also traces of various karst phenomena on all the outcrops, namely potholes, furrows and springs with variable regimes.

The Stoppani geological trail was made by the Trento Natural Sciences Museum in 1971, to make the numerous geological and glacial phenomena in this area more easily accessible.

The trail begins near the town of Vezzano (where it is clearly signposted). It is 3.5 km long, there is a height differential of 230 meters and the walk is one and a half hours. There are numerous glacial pits or giant´s kettles along the way (about 20). Among the most interesting are the Bus de la Maria Mata or Pozzo Stoppani, very defined and on the bottom of which paleontological discoveries were also made; the glacial pit of San Valentino, with a characteristic cone shape; the Lusan pit, which has the circular shape typical of glacial pot-holes and smooth walls formed by the stones inside it.

Definition of Potholes (Columbia Encyclopedia):

Pothole, in geology, cylindrical pit formed in the rocky channel of a turbulent stream. It is formed and enlarged by the abrading action of pebbles and cobbles that are carried by eddies, or circular water currents that move against the main current of a stream. Potholes are most commonly found at the bottoms of eddies in rivers and in plunge pools below cataracts; sometimes potholes in a rock outcrop indicate the former site of a rapid or cataract. Potholes are often found in formerly glaciated regions where whirling columns of glacial meltwater sank well-like holes, or moulins, through the ice.

To obtain log-permission please answer the following questions and send your answers to our account-e-mail-address.

1. In what year did A. Stoppani his researches in Vezzano?

2. Send us the name of the pothole you will find at Pos: N46° 04.018 E010° 59.725 and the scale of the drawing at the S. Valentino pothole showing the dimensions of the pothole on the explanation board "Le Tracce Di Atichi Ghiaccia".

3. Please upload a picture showing you and your GPS in front of the pothole.

And please do not log without our permission to do so. We will try to answer back a.s.a.p. You can also write your answer at teamcasa@gmx.de

Contact - Geological trail Consorzio Turistico Valle Dei Laghi Sede Centrale, Via Roma 61/1 38070 Vezzano, Italy Tel: +39 (0461) 864400 Tel: +39 (0461) 981871 Fax: +39 (0461) 864535 E-Mail: consorzioturistico@valledeilaghi.it

C. and S. from Team C.A.S.A. wish you Happy Caching