Torbiera del Tonale

It lies in a damp hollow on the Trentino side of the pass, where spring water, held back by moraine and alluvial debris, has formed an alpine peat bog: spruce trunks more than 7,000 years old have been found within its layers. It is a Special Area of Conservation of the Natura 2000 network (IT3120064, 62 hectares) and is part of the Rete di riserve Alto Noce. Plants of the Arctic regions that are rare in the Alps grow here, including the carnivorous sundew and bladderwort, and the area is home to the alpine newt, the common lizard, the pygmy owl and the capercaillie. The craters and remains of the Great War are still in the ground; the part downhill of the main road can be visited along a themed trail.