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Province of Aosta

Gressoney La Trinitè  (1820m) map

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by car: 2 hours and 10 minutes

 

Gressoney-La-Trinité is an important ski resort, therefore there are modern ski lifts that lead effortlessly to considerable altitudes and there is no shortage of shelters where you can choose typical Aosta Valley dishes. There are two main guidelines for admiring the glaciers of Monte Rosa:
- Staffal - Sant'Anna - Colle Bettaforca (2672m)
- Staffal - Gabiet (2311m) -  Passo dei Salati (2970m) - Punta Indren (3275m).

The path that allows you to go around the Gabiet lake is sometimes stony and not very easy.

27 / 28-08-2021

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Valsavaranche - Djouan lakes map
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by car: 2 hours and 30 min

Starting on foot from Dégioz, the capital of Valsavarenche,   cross the stream and reach the village of Vers le Bois (1550m), from where the historic royal mule track for the former royal hunting lodge begins. Orvieille (2165m). Particularly the very beautiful path that, in some places, can be walked on barefoot. The water fountain is essential to continue the excursion to the valley of the Djouan lakes which are located at 2550m. The entire route is located within the Gran Paradiso National Park.
08-14-2021
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Valtournanche - Colle Roisetta (2828m) map
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by car: 2 hours and 15 min

Departure from the Cime Bianche cable car in Valtournanche. Upon arrival, choose path 23 to reach the Roisetta hill in two hours; a wild and beautiful environment, open and breezy from which to admire the Cime Bianche, Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn from the foot of the Mte. Roisetta.
08-15-2021
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Ru Courtaud - Ayes Valley map
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by car: 2 hours and 15 min

Beautiful flat walk along the path that flanks this tiny canal built in 1400 by local farmers to transport water. It is 25 km long but the described route takes just over two hours.
Arrived by car at the parking lot of the small hamlet of Barmasc in the municipality of Ayas, take the path to Ru Courtaud which you will meet in a few minutes.   Proceeding towards Monte Rosa, after passing Champoluc, a left turn leads after a quarter of an hour to the Belvedere balcony with a wonderful panorama.
08-12-2021
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Champoluc - ref. Belvedere (2400m) - lakes map
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by car: 2 hours and 10 min

Starting on foot from the arrival of the Crest cable car, follow to the Belvedere hut passing through the Rane lake. The climb is steep but not too long.  The view is beautiful. Continue the walk to the Saler, Contenery and Ciarcerio lakes. For the return it is possible to take the chairlift and get off at Alpe Ciarcerio from where the funicular that leads to the provincial road starts and return to Champoluc along the river. (note gondola and cableway same ticket for round trip)
  12-08-2021
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Champorcher Valley - Dondena (2192m) map
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by car: 2 hours

Park in Chardonney at the departure of the Monterosa Sky cable car. Upon arrival at the station, take the path which, after a first uphill stretch, continues flat to the Dondena refuge, in the middle of the basin of the same name. After having lunch at the refuge we returned by climbing up to the antennas clearly visible in front and descending along the ski slopes until we returned to the cable car. However, it is advisable to reach Lake Misurin from the refuge.
08-26-2020
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Champorcher Valley - Mont Avic Park map
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by car: 2 hours

Reaching Chardonney, take the road to Dondenaz up to the car park where the path to Lake Muffè begins. Once there we climbed up to Col du Lac Blanc (2309m). Fantastic panorama. On the way back we had lunch at the characteristic Lago Muffè restaurant (2076m) ._ cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
08-27-2020
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Tete de Cou da Albard di Bard (1372m) map
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by car: 1 hour 40 min

From Pont Saint Martin continue to Donnas, where you turn right onto the asphalted road uphill (do not take the first road indicated, but the second one near the medieval village) and continue to Albard di Bard where you can park.   Exceptional view of the Bard fort, the area of Mount Avic and the peaks of Champorcher. Upon arrival there are ruins and entrenchments also  of the Napoleonic era. Packed lunch.
09-30-2018
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Mont Fallére Refuge (2385m) map
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by car: 2 hours 20 min

The path starts from the hamlet of Vetan, which is located after Aosta, taking the direction of Saint-Nicolas. To the Hotel Notre Maison 1800m. take path 13 for 4.5km towards Mont Fallére Refuge. Along the last stretch of the route you can admire numerous wooden sculptures. Packed lunch.
02-07-2017
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Valtournanche map
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by car: 2 hours 20 min

Park in Perrères and take the Sant'Anna path which leads to the chapel of "Sant'Anna Notre Dame De La Garde" (Chapelle Du Pape) at 2,390 m. on Alpe Promindoz. Continuing at high altitude we arrived above Cervinia (ski resort) and returned by the same route. Nice view on Mount Cervino  Packed lunch.
09-28-2016
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Brusson - Palasinaz Lakes map
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by car: 2 hours 10 min

The path starts from the car park in loc. Estoul, in the municipality of Brusson, Follow itinerary no. 5,   up to the mountain pastures  from which you can reach various lakes up to the Palasinaz hill 2676m. Varied and very beautiful route. Packed lunch.
02-07-2016
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Vallone di Saint-Marcel map
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by car: 2 hours 10 min

S park in the square of the Plout sanctuary (955m), after Saint-Marcel. The proposed route leads to the abandoned mines of Chuc, climbing through beautiful woods and partly along the Saint Marcel stream. The road is very little used and does not show wide views. The peculiarity is given by a stream (1390m) containing a copper compound (woodwardite) which has covered the stones and sand of the bottom with a turquoise patina, giving it a truly unique appearance.
09-07-2016
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