Walk through the vineyards of Gressan and Jovençan
Gressan
-
Difficulties:E - Excursionist
-
Best period:
February - November
-
Departure:Hamlet of Moline (671 m)
-
Arrival:Hamlet of Pompiod (632 m)
-
Difference in level:150 m
-
length:3000 m
-
Ascent:1h00
-
Trail sign:3 - Cammino Balteo
-
GPS tracks:
Easy route through the vineyards in the territory of Gressan and Jovençan. The path largely follows the route of stage 18 (Aymavilles-Aosta) of the Cammino Balteo hiking itinerary.
Description of the route
Arriving from Aosta, turn right at the roundabout immediately after Pont Suaz and take the road to the roundabout in front of Gressan town hall. Here turn left on SR 40 Pila, after a few hundred meters turn left by the wooden signpost indicating the hamlet Moline.
Leave the car in front of Maison Gargantua, then follow the uphill road that passes behind the Maison, the path starts immediately behind the chapel of Moline with a beautiful donkey-backed stone bridge
Follow the itinerary of Cammino Balteo towards Aymavilles.
The path crosses orchards and vineyards, with a view of the castles (Tour de Villa, Royal castle in Sarre, Saint-Pierre Castle) and Romanesque bell towers (La Magdeleine and Sarre).
Cross the SR 40 regional road at a bend then the path narrows and rises slightly. You arrive at a sign indicating the ru d’Arberioz and from here take the white road until the village Pompiod, eventually it is possible to take a bus for the return to Gressan.
