Overview

• Four farmers have reinstated a €5 turnstile on the Seceda mountain path after an initial protest in early July drew 8,000 hikers in one day
• Provincial authorities have not issued any cease-and-desist orders or formally responded to landowners’ demands for compensation
• The Santa Cristina Tourist Board has deployed four park rangers to enforce trail boundaries, guide hikers and reduce litter
• Farmers say Italy’s free-access park law obliges them to bear restoration costs without receiving funds for meadow and path upkeep
• Carlo Zanella of the Alto Adige Alpine Club blames social media influencers for the surge in visitors and proposes banning them and raising admission fees