{"id":5211,"date":"2018-01-29T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T13:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/?page_id=5211"},"modified":"2020-03-11T11:48:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T10:48:53","slug":"canyons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/karst-phenomena\/canyons\/","title":{"rendered":"Canyons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5211\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5211-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5211-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5211-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"menu-territorio-inglese-container\"><ul id=\"menu-territorio-inglese\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-5297\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-5297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/\">Geological Heritage<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-5298\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5298\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/geological-evolution\/\">Geological Evolution<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-5299\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5299\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/geomorfologia\/\">Geomorphology<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-5300\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-5300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/paleontology\/\">Paleontology<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-5301\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5301\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/paleontology\/fossils\/\">Fossils<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-5302\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5302\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/geosites\/\">Geosites<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7588\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7588\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/geotopes\/\">Geotopes<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-5303\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-5303\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/karst-phenomena\/\">Caves and surface karst phenomena in the Carnic Alps<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-5304\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5304\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/karst-phenomena\/caves\/\">Caves<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-5309\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5309\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/karst-phenomena\/karren\/\">Karren<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-5310\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5310\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/karst-phenomena\/canyons\/\">Canyons<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-5311\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5311\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/mines-and-quarries\/\">Mines and Quarries<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6903\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6903\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/en\/geological-heritage\/downloads\/\">Downloads<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5211-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"paddingContentWithSidebar panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-5211-0-1\" ><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div id=\"pl-w5e68c21526857\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5e68c21526857-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"mb panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5e68c21526857-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5e68c21526857-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68c21526857-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68c21526857-0-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><span class=\"widget-title__inline\">Gorges<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>A gorge (also called canyon) is a narrow valley carved into the rock, between steep, if not vertical, walls. The erosion that creates a gorge is mainly due to mechanical action, that is, the dragging down of materials by the watercourse, which wear away the side walls. Where faulting phenomena occur, or in areas subject to karst phenomena, with &#8211; for example &#8211; cave collapses, the formation of these gorges is frequent.<\/p>\n<p>Gorges can also arise in areas corresponding to confluence steps, caused by the modeling of glaciers, where a minor glacier once joined to a main one with a greater erosive capacity. In this case, when the ice melts, the hanging side valley undergoes accelerated erosion by the watercourse that runs through it, initially forming a waterfall and then evolving through the deepening of the gorge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5e68c21526857-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68c21526857-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68c21526857-0-1-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-0 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24.Copertina-Forre-Las-Calas-1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24.Copertina-Forre-Las-Calas-1280-689x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24.Copertina-Forre-Las-Calas-1280-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24.Copertina-Forre-Las-Calas-1280-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24.Copertina-Forre-Las-Calas-1280-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24.Copertina-Forre-Las-Calas-1280.jpg 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5211-0-1-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><hr class=\"hr--dashed\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"3\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>To get some idea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some examples of gorges in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Geopark<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"4\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><hr class=\"hr--dashed\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id=\"pl-w5e68bfcd5a773\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5e68bfcd5a773-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"mb panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5e68bfcd5a773-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5e68bfcd5a773-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68bfcd5a773-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68bfcd5a773-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>The Buse dai Pagans gorge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cavazzo Carnico, Area: Tolmezzo Prealps and Val Tagliamento<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Buse dai Pagans is a narrow gorge carved by the Rio Cianevutte. The entrance is a few metres upstream of the river that you cross to reach the Chianevate cave, initially a difficult route among the boulders. This is a passage about 3 metres wide, dominated by walls about thirty metres high. Entering, you reach a wide point in the gorge with a large boulder in the middle of the gravel bed. After a further twenty metres in the gorge closes with a circular space, at the end of which runs a small waterfall about 15 metres high.<\/p>\n<p>The gorge continues uphill with successive falls and other phenomena caused by fluvial erosion, ending up on the Falnor Plateau towards Cesclans. This stretch, however, can only be explored starting from above and by using speleological techniques.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5e68bfcd5a773-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68bfcd5a773-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68bfcd5a773-0-1-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-0 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25.Forra-Cavazzo-Buse-dai-pagans-1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25.Forra-Cavazzo-Buse-dai-pagans-1280-688x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25.Forra-Cavazzo-Buse-dai-pagans-1280-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25.Forra-Cavazzo-Buse-dai-pagans-1280-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25.Forra-Cavazzo-Buse-dai-pagans-1280-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/25.Forra-Cavazzo-Buse-dai-pagans-1280.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"6\" ><div id=\"pl-w5e68bfcd5b2f9\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"mb-xl panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Vinadia gorge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Villa Santina \/ Lauco. Area: Prealps of Tolmezzo and Val Tagliamento<\/p>\n<p>The Vinadia gorge is the result of the erosive action of three rivers: the Chiantone, the Pichions and the Rio Vinadia itself which, at the end of its impetuous run, flows into the Tagliamento. Almost at the intersection of the three waterways and not far from the road that leads from Vinaio to Buttea, flanked by an evocative waterfall, rises the imposing base of what was a curious natural phenomenon, a stone tower of considerable size, that unfortunately collapsed quite recently. The gorge is carved into dolomite and dolomitic limestones belonging to the Schlern Dolomite formation (Middle-Upper Triassic). Only in a limited portion, immediately downstream of Vinaio, does the riverbed cut into the well-stratified dark limestones alternating with marls in thin layers belonging to the upper Triassic. The canyon walls are often well polished by the river\u2019s erosive action. The typical fluvial-torrential morphologies are present, widespread and well represented. We encounter waterfalls and jumps, pools and meanders in rock, potholes and undercuts, which outline the evolution of the hydrographic network, with a progressive lowering of its actual altitude. The itinerary within the gorge is a continuous succession of waterfalls, pools and stretches flanked by rocky walls so close together that you cannot see the sky from the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Along the route, partly equipped with a via ferrata, expert speleologists can visit a cave, which is accessed through an artificial tunnel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Vinadia gorge<\/strong> is a geological site of regional interest. (see Geosites)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68bfcd5b2f9-0-1-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-0 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26.Forra-Vinadia-1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26.Forra-Vinadia-1280-688x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26.Forra-Vinadia-1280-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26.Forra-Vinadia-1280-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26.Forra-Vinadia-1280-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/26.Forra-Vinadia-1280.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"7\" ><div id=\"pl-w5e68c192925f6\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5e68c192925f6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"mb-xl panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5e68c192925f6-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5e68c192925f6-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68c192925f6-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68c192925f6-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"mb-none\">Forra Las Calas<\/h3>\n<p class=\"zona\">Paularo. Area:Western Carnic Alps<\/p>\n<p>The Las Calas gorge is a natural monument carved out of the rock by water, which has polished it, creating evocative scenes. But it is not only the water that is the protagonist of this gorge. In fact, along the way we can observe the result of the enormous forces in action during the two orogenies, the Hercynian and the Alpine, and the crustal deformations that subsequently shaped the outcropping rocks. In addition, the lithological differences, which characterize the Devonian-carboniferous stratigraphic succession, carved by the Chiars\u00f2 Torrent, give rise to an environment of considerable interest from a geological perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/geotrails\/forra-las-calas\/\">Geotrails<\/a> to download the Geotrail Las Calas (route, geological contents, .gpx files) or download the free app GeotrAC!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5e68c192925f6-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68c192925f6-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68c192925f6-0-1-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-0 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27.Forra-Las-Calas-1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27.Forra-Las-Calas-1280-689x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27.Forra-Las-Calas-1280-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27.Forra-Las-Calas-1280-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27.Forra-Las-Calas-1280-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27.Forra-Las-Calas-1280.jpg 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Forra-chiarso\u0300-1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Forra-chiarso\u0300-1280-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Forra-chiarso\u0300-1280-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Forra-chiarso\u0300-1280-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.geoparcoalpicarniche.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Forra-chiarso\u0300-1280.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder\" data-index=\"8\" ><div id=\"pl-w5e68c192932ac\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5e68c192932ac-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"mb-xl panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5e68c192932ac-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5e68c192932ac-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68c192932ac-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68c192932ac-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>The Lumiei gorge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ampezzo \/ Sauris. Area: Prealps of the Val Tagliamento and Tolmezzo<\/p>\n<p>This develops downstream of the artificial basin of Sauris, created in 1948 (the year of the inauguration of the Maina dam) for the production of hydroelectric energy. The gorge is probably set along lines of tectonic discontinuity and crosses the banks of Ladinian-Carnian dolomite and dolomitic limestone. From the bridge over the Lumiei you can see the passage between the terrestrial deposits, among which the layers of green tuffs from the Ladinic and dolomites stand out.<\/p>\n<p>The dolomite formation is deeply incised and is affected by a dense series of sub-vertical faults running North-South.<\/p>\n<p>The Lumiei gorge is a geological site of regional interest (see Geosites).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5e68c192932ac-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5211-0-1-8\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div id=\"pl-w5e68c19293e49\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5e68c19293e49-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"mb-xl panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w5e68c19293e49-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5e68c19293e49-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5e68c19293e49-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5e68c19293e49-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Garnitzenklamm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M\u00f6derndorf. Area: Gail Valley<\/p>\n<p>This is a deep gorge carved into the rock by the Garnitzen stream and runs for a length of about 4.5 km. The gorge owes its origin partly to a fault zone that has provided the runoff water with less resistance than the surrounding rock formations, and partly because of the melting of the glaciers of the last Ice Age, the W\u00fcrmian, as a result of which powerful mixed streams with rocky material have contributed to eroding the slopes (\u201cexaration\u201d is the term that defines the shaping action caused by a glacier on the surrounding rocky walls). The gorge is passable and is also the destination of a Geotrail (see Geotrails). 4 km long, it has a drop of about 500 metres. The entire route is very demanding and reserved for experts with a guide. 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