NEBRODI PARK- MAULAZZO LAKE – BIVIERE LAKE – DUCHY NELSON

The destinations of this itinerary are the wide beech woodland of Mt. Soro, which is really extraordinary for its width and for the beauty of its centuries-old specimens, Maullazzo Lake, an artificial basin within the woodland, and Biviere Lake, the high-altitude wetland of greatest naturalistic value in Sicily.

Passing through a beech woodland which becomes less thick, and therefore more charming. The beech woodland is in some points mixed to examples of Mountain Maples, Field Maples, Ash trees, Hawthorns, and Holly shrubs. Before reaching the destination, the tour through the woodland allows visitors to see a monumental Mountain Maple, one of the biggest in Italy (22m of height, and about 6m in diameter)

By going back and taking the road turning left from Portella Calacudera, you get to Maulazzo Lake, an artificial basin in the north-eastern part of Mt. Soro that has acquired a great value as far as its naturalistic aspects and landscape are concerned.

After about 5 km you will get to Biviere Lake, the heart of the Park, combining the great naturalistic interest to panoramic values: indeed, besides being surrounded by impenetrable populations of hydrophilous plants and dominated by imposing beeches, it opens up in the north to wonderful settings.