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Italian WWI observatory on the Filone dei Möt ridge (Walk 25)

Many of the old mule tracks and military supply roads form the basis for today’s walking routes. In this guidebook Walks 11–14, 19, 20, 23–26 and 29 follow such routes or visit WWI sites, poignant places that testify to the folly of man. Nowadays the magnificent landscapes can be enjoyed in the peace of a united Europe.

Nomenclature

The Stelvio National Park stretches over the Italian regions of Südtirol, Trentino and Lombardia. In the first, the German language is dominant (spoken by 80% of the inhabitants) and although all the place names were translated into Italian after 1918, in this guide the original German names have been given preference, as they are generally more meaningful in situ (the Italian version is provided when mentioned the first time). Although all road and place signs are bilingual, it can be a bit confusing: for instance, the famous road pass known as Stilfser Joch (or Stilfserjoch) in German is the Passo dello Stelvio for the Italians. Refuges changed hands postwar, spawning a gallery of double names such as Düsseldorferhütte–Rifugio Serristori.