Monte Rosa Randò: high path

24 June, stage 1: Brusson – Antagnod (Ayas) (+ 630 m / – 250 m, 5 h 30’) meet at 09:30 at the Hotel Beau Site Brusson. This is the day of the Ru Courtod, this challenging medieval work, as long as 30 km of captured water from the slopes of Monte Rosa to irrigate the land high of the hill of Saint-Vincent. In that period, particularly the drought was considered to be essential to the construction of this work, which had taken a good 45 years of work, in those times, who was building he knew he did not qualify but he did it for future generations. The first part of the ru runs through 14 tunnels restored recently, in some places it is also possible to walk on the bottom of the old ru. In the climb before the Col de Joux, you pass near the fountain of Napoleon, where it is said that, in may 1800, he talked with an austrian officer, who had not recognized. Presentation of the Tour complete with video projections, photos, information and curiosity. Dinner and overnight stay in Antagnod, at the hotel Petit Prince

25 June, Stage 2: Antagnod (Ayas) – Champoluc (Ayas) (+ 730 m / 920 m, 7 h 10’) Breakfast and ready for departure at 09:30. Today is the day of the Monte Rosa, which approach more and more, from some points of the Ru Courtod the view is magnificent, from the Pian di Verraz we will be at his feet. The Ru Courtod originates from the vallone of the White Tops, an environment of great natural interest where you can see one of the few areas of the Aosta Valley with peaks of limestone. Pian-de-Céré and Pian-de-Verraz are unforgettable. In the last stretch before the Town the route passes through an area in which are located the wooden sculptures carved by the best sculptors of the Valle d’aosta. At Saint Jaques to take the bus to get back to Brusson.