Ondrò Verdebio - Colle Valdobbia

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Gressoney-Saint-Jean

Difficulties:

E - Excursionist
Best period:
June - September
Departure:

Ondrò Verdebio (1427 m)
Arrival:

Colle Valdobbia (2492 m)
Difference in level:

1.113 m
length:

4.554 m
Ascent:

3h20
Trail sign:

11
GPS tracks:

GPX , KML

This itinerary includes interesting natural and historical features and coincides with a valley that was already used in previous centuries for the passage from Val d’Aosta to Valsesia. At 2480 m on Col Valdobbia, stands a hospice built by Canon Nicolao Sottile at the start of the 19th century, and today used as a refuge.

Description of the route

At the junction for Savoia castle, head right, going past the houses and take the path that goes up and then goes into the woods. Continue along the trail as it winds, up the steep step that leads to a panoramic promontory. Continue into the wood and enter Valdobbia valley. Go past the Cialfrezzo cabins below, turn left, cross the stream and go back up the valley to reach the hill and the Sottile hospice.