Orsiera-Rocciavrè Natural Park

Orsiera-Rocciavrè Natural Park

The Orsiera-Rocciavrè Natural Park (Italian: Parco naturale Orsiera-Rocciavrè) is a nature reserve in Piedmont, Italy. It was created in 1980. It covers a big Alpine area between the Val Susa and the Val Chisone, in the Graian Alps and the Cottian Alps. The highest point in the park is the peak of Monte Orsiera, which is 2,890 meters above sea level. Famous places in the park include the Colle delle Finestre, the Fenestrelle Fort, and the Montebenedetto Charterhouse.

Since 2009, the park has been cared for by the Ente di gestione delle aree protette delle Alpi Cozie. This group also looks after other nearby natural areas such as the Val Troncea, Lakes of Avigliana, and Gran Bosco di Salbertrand.

The park has many kinds of plants, including Scotch pines, larches, beeches, and alders. Animals that live there include chamoises, alpine ibexes, marmots, mouflons, red deer, wolves, foxes, European badgers, black grouses, Eurasian sparrowhawks, and golden eagles.

There are five mountain huts in the park. They are connected by the Giro dell'Orsiera (Tour of the Orsiera), a 55-km GR footpath that goes around Monte Orsiera.