The "Volpere" naturalistic trail, improved by the Legambiente Sernaglia's volunteers, starts in "Passo Barca", locality of Falzé di Piave, and runs along the course of the Piave river up to the confluence with the "Fontane Bianche" and then along the foot of the escarpment. The distinctive natural feature is definitely the suggestive wall of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock formed from heterogeneous pebbles held together river floods, is easily eroded by water, creating natural caves of considerable size. The latter provide a shelter for many animals, including foxes ("volpi" in Italian), as the Toponym itself reminds us.
The importance of the site is also due to the presence of Mesolithic settlements, proved by the discovery of stone products from that time. The area has a deep historical value even in more recent times, thanks to the "Passo Barca", a connection point between right and left riverbanks, operative until the 70s, and the "Porto delle Zattere", an essential stopover to change the rafters' crew. Along the trail you will find fantastic creatures such as the Matharol, elf of the forest, and the Anguane, water-related feminine creatures with zoomorphic features, mythological personification of natural phenomena.
The route is very simple, also suitable for families with children, but overall it has a length of 11 km, as it combines two different routes. To shorten the length, the two paths can be done in two different walks.
