Walking Holidays in Aosta Valley | Hiking The four Giants
Four excursions of great naturalistic value interspersed with free days of complete relaxation, for visits to castles and fortresses, savoring the food and wine delicacies of the Aosta Valley.
From the Gran Paradiso Parks, the Mont Blanc chain, the San Bernardo Valley and the splendid Ayas Valley to travel, in complete safety, accompanied by an expert guide, the most evocative and spectacular trails of the Aosta Valley Alps where uncontaminated nature releases a particular charm and energy.
this varied crossing allows you to discover the wild mountains and the welcoming villages of the Aosta Valley, the solitude of the high passes and the abundance of the Aosta Valley gastronomy. A demanding trail, but not too technical, with stages of uniform difficulty and a light bag to fully enjoy the landscapes of this legendary route.
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Difficulty: intermediate (easy to walk paths with medium slopes), a good physical preparation is required. Average height differences of the treks between 300-600 m. Timetable and duration of excursions (indicative): departure at 9.00 return at 17.00 excursion time uphill 2/3 hours. Effective walking time 4.30 / 6.00 hours. Slow pace.
Min age 12 years: in relation to physical preparation, children of lesser age can also be admitted.
Number of participants: guaranteed departures!
Our guides
For years Travelrouter has been collaborating with nature / excursion guides who have over twenty years of experience, competence and great reliability. All with professional qualification.
Group of friends: upon request of pre-established groups, other departure dates or itineraries differentiated in type and duration may be provided.
Important!
For technical or organizational reasons, the order of the excursions and the places where they are carried out may be subject to change. We also remind you that if the weather conditions do not allow one or more excursions to be carried out, alternatives will be proposed.
Individual arrival in Valle d’Aosta. Check-in at the hotel.
Overnight
Meeting with the guide, transfer by private vehicle to the Gran San Bernardo Valley, a historic pass traveled over the centuries by pilgrims, merchants and armies.
Excursion: Colle del Gran San Bernardo (2470 m) – Frassati Refuge (2540 m) – Saint Rhemy en Bosses (1652 m). Difference in height: +400 m / -1100 m – circular route – Total time: 6h Excursion duration: full day
Packed lunch
It begins with an itinerary that allows you to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the wildest mountain, crossing small collected valleys, dominated by steep slopes and traces of ancient glaciers. After the Colle des Ceingles at an altitude of 2810 m, a long descent awaits us that crosses disparate environments, rich in bewitching flora. Coffee break in the refuge.
Meeting with the guide, transfer to the Ayas Valley at the foot of Monte Rosa with a crowd of over 20 peaks that exceed 4000 m.
Excursion: Saint Jacques (1685 m) – Blue Lake (2220 m) – Ferraro Refuge (2070 m) – Saint Jacques –
Difference in height: 540 m + ups and downs – Ring route – Total time: 5h – Excursion duration: full day
Packed lunch
As in a dream, the Monte Rosa massif suddenly appears, imposing and majestic, rising from a plateau at over 2000 m. The Blue Lake, housed in a basin, amazes for the color of its waters.
Free
Full day available for visits and free excursions. We suggest a visit to the Roman and medieval Aosta, or to one or more of the splendid castles « scattered » throughout the region, or the ascent with the Sky Way cable car up to 3452 m
of Punta Helbronner. Panoramic cabins, rotating at 360 °, so as not to miss any of the splendid spectacle of the entire Mont Blanc chain and the most famous 4000 in Europe. Overnight
Meeting with the guide, transfer to Rhêmes Notre Dame, in the Gran Paradiso National Park.
Excursion: Thumel (1850 m) – Grand Vaudalaz valley (2300 m) – Benevolo Refuge – Thumel –
Difference in height: 570 m – Total time: 4.30h excluding stops – Ring route – Duration of excursion: full day – Packed lunch.
We enter the oldest national park in Italy, full of wild animals and rare flowers. In the upper part, the route becomes even more panoramic: the view embraces the nearby peaks and glaciers, extending over the valley below.
Meeting with the guide, transfer to Courmayeur, where we will take a shuttle that leads to the beginning of the path.
Excursion: La Vachey (1642 m) – Bonatti Refuge (2025 m) – Ref. Bertone (1991 m) – Courmayeur – circular route. The trekking week ends with an extraordinary route, located in front of the Mont Blanc chain on the edge of the 200 ° meters: from the Bonatti Refuge, reachable in an hour from the valley floor, the route goes halfway up, in view of peaks and glaciers overhanging, cradle of world mountaineering, up to the Bertone Refuge and then down to Courmayeur.
Difference in height: +400 m / -700 m – Total time: 6.00 h excluding stops – Excursion duration: full day
Packed lunch
Free excursion. We suggest a visit to the Bard Fort, and inside it, the « Museum of the Alps », an exciting virtual journey to discover the Mountain Universe.
