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VALLE D'AOSTA / PIEMONTE
AO - VC - BI
Gressoney-Sain-Jean - Gaby - Andorno Micca - Piedicavallo
Monte Rosa / Alpi Biellesi

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Stage point (start or end of stage)
Intermediate accommodation possibility
Summit
Pass
Town, village
Other locality

Catering
Doctor
Chemist
Bakery / grocery
Hardware / sports shop
Post
Bank / cash dispenser
Train
Coach
Taxi
Open automobile access

A Tarred or paved road
B Dirt track
C Mule trail
D Mountain trail
E Equipped trail (cables, ladders)
F No trail

Stroll / tourism (broad, non-exposed trail)
Hiking (mountain trail, in places narrow and exposed)
Alpine route (equipped or very exposed section, snow field, blocks)
D17 Gressoney-Saint-Jean » Piedicavallo
  |   6h55   |   16.4 km   |   1286 m   |   1626 m

Across pastures, through conifer and hardwood forests and old Walser villages, the stage leads to the Lazouney and Mologna Grande passes. The trail leads down to the Rivetti hut, through scree and grass slopes. Another long descent leads down to lower ground and the hamlet of Piedicavallo.

Point Segment
Name Services Information Marking
Gressoney-Saint-Jean
1385 m
|   3 km / 0h40
Lomatto
1364 m
| D  5 km / 3h20
Colle del Lazouney
2402 m
| D  2.3 km / 0h30
Colle della Mologna Grande
2365 m
| D  0.6 km / 0h20
Rifugio Rivetti
2173 m
| D  5.5 km / 2h05
Piedicavallo
1041 m
Detailed route description
Other long-distance trails and alternative routes
From the Rivetti hut there are routes that climb to the following peaks: Punta Tre Vescovi, Monte Rosso del Croso, Gemelli di Mologna, Monte Cossarello. Partly follow GTA stage 237.
Useful topographic maps
  • 9 ~ IGC Ivrea Biella, Bassa Valle d'Aosta (1: 50.000)
  • Monte Rosa ~ Kompass (1:50.000)
Useful guidebooks
  • Guida delle Alpi Biellesi, G.Regis ~ libreria Giovannacci, Biella (ISBN )
  • Guida n°3-Le Valli del Monte Rosa ~ Guide dell'Escursionista (ISBN )
  • Guide IGC/TO Cervino,Mattherhorn, Monte Rosa, G.Berutto ~ IGC/TO (ISBN 1996)
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  • ROUSSELLE - 2010-01-04
    Balisage rouge et blanc GTA entre Piedicavallo et colle della Mologna Grande puis Flèches jaunes jusqu'à Greysonney St Jean
    Automatic translation [Google]
    Red and white markings Piedicavallo between GTA and then glue Mologna Grande della Yellow arrows until Greysonney St Jean
Last update : 2013-07-16