Cyclotour: Courmayeur – Val Ferret

Courmayeur, Courmayeur

  • Best period:
    May - October
  • Departure:
    Courmayeur (Piazzale)
  • Arrival:
    Val Ferret (End of road, in Arnouva)
  • Difference in level:
    565 m
  • length:
    14,8 Km

A unique panorama distinguishes the Val Ferret, the majesty of Mont Blanc, the Giant's Tooth, the Grandes Jorasses, the Aiguille de Triolet and Mont Dolent. In summer, you can ride a mountain bike, try sport fishing, test your skills on the courses of the Courmayeur et Grandes Jorasses Golf Club or choose one of the numerous nature itineraries or excursions that lead to the refuges.


Description of the route

Courmayeur lies at the foot of the enormous Mont Blanc massif and is the oldest Alpine resort in Val d’Aosta. Ever since the 19th century it has been regarded as the capital of mountaineering and Alpine walking. The village is surrounded by numerous hamlets which retain the typical architectural features of traditional houses. From the hamlet of Entrèves you gain access to the Mont Blanc Tunnel (length 11.6 km), a spectacular feat of engineering, which crosses Mont Blanc. You then enter the Val Ferret, dominated by the Grandes Jorasses.

Places you go through on the route:
- Courmayeur (1,200 m)
- Mont Blanc Tunnel/Val Ferret junction 4.2 km (1,345 m)
- Planpincieux 6.7 km (1,580 m)
- Lavachey 10.9 km (1,630 m)
- Arnouva 14.8 km (1,765 m)

Meteo
Meteo

Details
Aosta
°C
°C
Tourist Areas
Tourist Areas

Mont Blanc

Gran Paradiso

Great Saint Bernard

Aosta and surroundings

Matterhorn

Monte Rosa

Central Valley

Tourist offer
Tourist offer
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