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Erésaz - Borna da ghiasa

In 30/40 minutes walk from the centre of Emarèse, in loc. Erésaz, you reach Borna da Ghiasa, which translated from the Aosta Valley dialect means “hole of ice”, so called because of the freezing temperatures present all year round and which constituted an excellent natural (rocky) icebox useful for the conservation of food during the summer season.

Technical information

Difficulties

E - Excursionist

Recommended period

May - October

Departure

Erésaz (1184 m)

Arrival

Borna da ghiasa (1316 m)

Difference in level

132 m

length

731 m

Duration going there

00:24

Duration coming back

00:15

Trail sign

Description of the route

After parking the car near the centro studi Abbé Trèves, you can walk up a few tens of meters on a paved road until a pannel indicating the site; then you follow the track n. 6 which crosses some meadows until you get to a small bridge, after which to continue diagonally to the right and then go into a beautiful forest until reaching the destination, after twenty minutes.
The view from up here is beautiful.

It is recommended not to go inside, due to the risk of possible collapses.