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Trek around Monte Viso in 5 stages.
A beautiful high mountain hike.
Hike over a 5 day period.
An exquisite high mountain trek.
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 59.91 km
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Calculated time: 5 days
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Difficulty: Difficult
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 4,361 m
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Vertical drop: - 4,357 m
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Highest point: 2,945 m
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Lowest point: 1,698 m
Description
Step by step walk
This walk needs several days, find the details below:
Useful Information
Bring good shoes and warm clothes as you'll be heading up over 2900 M altitude. At this altitude, snow showers in August are commonplace. Don't pack your back pack with heavy or unnecessary gear. You'll be carrying it for 5 days.
Neves last until mid-July in the northern parts of the trek. If you're hiking earlier in the season, cleats and an ice axe are advised.
Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.
During the walk or to do/see around
The black pearl of Monte Viso.
During your trek around Monte Viso, you might come across a black salamander. It's the Lanza's alpine salamander. It's an endemic species of Viso massif found nowhere else but here.
The current population is decreasing and in danger of becoming extinct.
Don't tread on it, don't pick it up. If you come across one in the middle of a trail move it slightly so it doesn't get walked on.
Other walks in the area
Trek around Monte Viso in 5 days, stage 1
Departure from Ristolas (05 - Hautes-Alpes)
This first stage is a warm-up for the rest. It's a medium mountain trek starting through larch trees before reaching alpine pastures surrounding the pass. A beautiful view over Pellice valley during the hike down.
Trek around Monte Viso in 4 days
Departure from Ristolas (05 - Hautes-Alpes)
A 4 day trek on a high mountain route. The trek around Monte Viso (one of the highest summits in the Italian alps) is a sight for sore eyes. Crossing through some of the most authentic and wild high valleys of the Alps is delightful. This trek is almost identical to another trek by another hikiideas hiker which is done over 5 days. A big thank you to him and his description which inspired me.
Trak around Monte Viso day 1: L'Echalp - Refuge Granero
Departure from Ristolas (05 - Hautes-Alpes)
First stage starting at Queyras National Park (Parc National du Queyras) passing through Col Lacroix, then a beautiful Italian valley and ending up at a shelter near a lake where the real trek around Monte Viso will start the next day.
Trek around Monte Viso in 5 days, stage 2
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
The second stage of our trek around Monte Viso starts with a hike through green foliage at the bottom of the valley. Then a passage through beautiful alpine pastures near a delightful little lake. Stunning view point at Col Sellière.
Trek around Monte Viso day 2: Refuge Granero - Refuge Quintino Sella
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
Quite a long high mountain stage today, set in a mineral landscape passing through "les sources du Pô" and near beautiful mountain lakes. Exploring the north-east side of Monte Viso (3841m) will be the highlight.
The Crosenna Alp – Valpréveyre
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
3rd and last stage of this Franco-Italian circuit. It meets with a variation of the Queyras circuit above the Jervis Refuge to reach Valpréveyre by the Col d’Urine.
The Queyras circuit - Val Pellice
Departure from Abriès (05 - Hautes-Alpes)
Three days walking through the passes and cabins in this region and opportunities to explore this lovely area. Enjoy an Italian tradition: agroturismo by residing overnight in one of the farms alongside calves, cows, pigs, chickens etc.
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