Plan Maison - Lake Goillet
Breuil-Cervinia
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Difficulties:E - Excursionist
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Best period:
July - September
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Departure:Plan Maison (2543 m)
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Arrival:Lake Goillet (2603 m)
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Difference in level:60 m
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length:1.227 m
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Ascent:0h35
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Trail sign:65 - 36 - 16
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GPS tracks:
Easy mid-altitude walk in the Breuil-Cervinia area.
The Goillet is a man-made reservoir with 12 million m³ of water where you can see the imposing reflection of the Matterhorn with all its 4478 m. It was built during the period 1939-1948 when an enormous dam structure was created to regulate the hydro-electric system.
Description of the route
The lake and its artificial dam can be seen on the right-hand side as soon as you leave the cable-car station. Follow trail no.65 until you reach a rocky outcrop on the Barmaz Creek and go down along the path. After passing the creek, where there is a water supply intake structure, you can choose one of two itineraries if you want to reach Breuil-Cervinia by foot. One goes along the foot of the dam and back up along the opposite slope, and the other one goes uphill from the lake. To get back to Breuil-Cervinia, we recommend itinerary no 16, wich brings you into town after about a 45 minute descent.
