Villair Dessus - Tsapy
Courmayeur
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Difficulties:T - Tourist
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Best period:
June - October
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Departure:Villair Dessus (1313 m)
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Arrival:Tsapy (1609 m)
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Difference in level:296 m
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length:2295 m
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Ascent:1h00
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Duration coming back:1h00
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Trail sign:AV1, TMB, 38-42, 43-44
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GPS tracks:
The escursion is suitable to pushchairs with wide wheels, too.
Description of the route
The itinerary starts covering the dirt road which begins at the end of Villair Dessus hamlet and penetrates into the wild Val Sapin.
Crossing the bridge, the road develops into hairpin bends through a hardwood forest until reaching the cottages of La Trappa an then going on, with a moderare slope to Tsapy where the road ends.
Tsapy is an ancient mineral village at the edge of the wood with some pretty houses.