Hiking the Via Alpina - Stage Usseaux

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Location

Country	Italy
Region / Land / Canton	PIEMONTE
Province / department	Torino
Municipality	MASSELLO
Massif / Valley	VAL GERMANASCA
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		Catering

		Doctor

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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)

D39

Usseaux » Balsiglia

Walking time 7h10 | Distance 19.98 km |

1517 m |

1585 m

From Usseaux the route follows a road to the little lake of Laux. Keeping to the right of the stream, the trail leads to the Albergian pass. It then heads down to the waterfalls at Pis, and on to the village of Clot del Mian. It crosses the river and heads on to the village of Balsiglia.

Point
	Name	Services	Information	Marking
	Usseaux 1443 m
\|			D 2.4 km / 0h35
	Lago Laux 1343 m
\|			D 9.49 km / 4h05
	Colle Albergian 2695 m
\|			D 0.87 km / 0h15
	Ricovero Moremut 2552 m
\|			D 7.22 km / 2h15
	Balsiglia 1375 m

Other long-distance trails and alternative routes

The trail of the mills: the trail runs halfway up the slopes of the Massello valley, through old villages, woods and ancient mills. The Arturo Genre trail: named after the professor who codified the franco-provençale dialect of these valleys. The signs are written strictly in dialect.

Useful topographic maps

ASFn°11, ROCHEMELON, VAL DI SUSA ~ IGN (1: 25000)
1 ~ IGC Val di Susa e Val Chisone (1: 50000)

Useful guidebooks

Lungo le strade del sale, dal mar Ligure a Ginevra, E.bernardini, O.Levati ~ sagep (ISBN )
Camminaitalia, Cannobini, Carnovalini, Valsesia ~ Le guide di Airone, Mondadori (ISBN 1995)

Websites relative to natural and cultural heritage

ATL MONTAGNEDOC : http://www.montagnedoc.it
PROVINCIA DI TORINO : http://www.provincia.torino.it
Com.Montana Val Chisone e Germanasca : http://www.chisone-germanasca.it
Val Chisone : http://www.valchisone.it

Tourist offers

Lakes, mines and fortresses in Val Germanasca

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Mouro - 2023-08-10

In 2023, the camping site in Usseaux was for caravans only. No tents and no facilities

D. Lepaul - 2012-05-25

Ou allez vous chercher le point 2263 m. entre Ussaux et le lago Laux . Avec ce profil d 'itinéraire on arrive à + de 3000 m de dénivellation en montée et autant en descente biensûr

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Or will you seek the point 2263 m. Ussaux between lago and Laux. With this route profile we arrive at 3000 + m in height uphill and downhill of course much

Last update : 2013-07-15