Inter-valley 105

A medium to high altitude trek for expert excursionists

Inter-valley 105 begins from Aosta, from the district of Roppoz Porossan (722 m) and climbs up to the Viou pass, with an altitude change of approximately 2,000 m which highlights the changes in the natural environment as the altitude changes. It then proceeds towards the bivouac of La Liée, from where, having crossed the pass of Saint-Barthélemy and the Leché pass, a panoramic descent commences, which arrives in Lignan, a charming district within the municipality of Nus and the headquarters of the Regional Astronomy Observatory, the only structure of its kind, in terms of characteristics and instrumentation.

Having crossed through typical villages of the mid mountains, amidst meadows and larch forests, the itinerary ascends to the Fenêtre pass and reaches the beautiful grasslands of Torgnon, the splendid balcony over the Matterhorn, from where you then descend to Antey-Saint-André. The trail then goes back up to the 2,700 m of Mount Zerbion - the highest altitude of the entire itinerary and the 360° view over the mountains of Aosta Valley, as well as over the trail of the mythical “Mezzalama Trophy” (ski mountaineering).

The following stage proceeds on the crest as far as Portola pass and then descends as far as Champoluc, in the presence of the massif of Monte Rosa. From the wild Mascognaz gorge, the trail crosses the Palasinaz pass and then re-descends towards the Arp mountain retreat, passing by the shores of some magnificent lakes. From the Valnera pass, the descent begins towards Gressoney-Saint-Jean, a typical Walser village. From here the itinerary goes back up towards the final destination, Colle Valdobbia, on the border with the Piedmont region.

Inter-valley 105

 
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 Stop off  Altitude   Time A-B   Time B-A
Information Point Bank Restaurant Ski lifts Post and Telegraph Camping Pharmacy Physician Grocery Telephone or emergency call Bus Bed Church
1 Porossan (Aosta) 722 01:20
Restaurant Camping Telephone or emergency call Bus Bed Church
Blavy (Aosta) 1468 02:00 02:00
      02:00   03:00  
2 Col de Viou / Penne Nere Bivouac (Aosta-Valpelline) 2087 01:00 00:35
Fouillou Summer Pasture (Valpelline) 2432 01:00 01:15
Col de Fouillou (Valpelline) 2160 00:45 00:30
Arpeyssau Summer Pasture (Valpelline) 2424 00:45
Bed
      03:30   02:30  
3 La Lliée Bivouac (Vapelline) 2424 00:10
Bed
Col d'Arpeyssau (Valpelline-Oyace) 2492 00:10 00:30
Tza di Verdona (Oyace) 2322 00:15 00:30
Col de Saint Barthélemy (Oyace-Quart) 2646 00:55 00:45
Valchourda Summer Pasture (Quart) 2374 00:30
      01:50   01:50  
4 Valchourda Summer Pasture (Quart) 2374 00:20
Col de Leché (Quart) 2583 00:35 02:50
Lignan (Nus) 1640 01:45 00:40
Restaurant Telephone or emergency call Bus Bed Church
Porliod (Nus) 1885 00:55 00:35
Church
Praz (Nus) 1763 00:30
Bus Church
      03:45   04:45  
5 Praz (Nus) 1763 01:00
Bus Church
Col Fenetre (Nus-Torgnon) 2203 01:20 02:30
Triatel (Torgnon) 1586 01:50 01:20
Antey-St.André (Antey S.A.) 1095 00:50 01:15
Information Point Bank Restaurant Ski lifts Post and Telegraph Camping Pharmacy Physician Grocery Telephone or emergency call Bus Bed Church
Promiod (Chatillon) 1500 01:40
Camping Church
      05:40   06:40  
6 Promiod (Chatillon) 1500 02:00
Camping Church
Monte Zerbion (Chatillon-Ayas) 2730 03:00 00:50
Col Portola (Chatillon-Ayas) 2432 00:30 02:20
Barmasc (Ayas) 1900 01:20 01:05
Restaurant Telephone or emergency call Bed Church
Periasc (Ayas) 1508 00:45
Restaurant Grocery Telephone or emergency call Bus Bed Church
      05:35   06:35  
7 Periasc (Ayas) 1508 00:50
Restaurant Grocery Telephone or emergency call Bus Bed Church
Mascognaz (Ayas) 1826 01:15 01:35
Restaurant Telephone or emergency call Bed Church
Col de Palasinaz (Ayas-Brusson) 2650 02:25 00:55
Arp Refuge (Brusson) 2439 00:40
Restaurant Telephone or emergency call Bed
      04:20   03:20  
8 Arp Refuge (Brusson) 2439 00:30
Restaurant Telephone or emergency call Bed
Col de Valnera (Brusson-Gressoney-S.J.) 2675 00:45 04:00
Bino (Gressoney-S.J.) 1395 02:20 02:10
Information Point Bank Restaurant Post and Telegraph Pharmacy Physician Grocery Telephone or emergency call Bus Bed Church
Colle Valdobbia / Ospizio Sottile (Gressoney-S.J.-Piedmont) 2490 03:30
Restaurant Telephone or emergency call Bed
Colle Valdobbia / Ospizio Sottile (Gressoney-S.J.-Piedmont) 2490
Restaurant Telephone or emergency call Bed
      06:35   06:35  
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Matterhorn

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