Vens - Joux lake - Letanz Dessous
Saint-Nicolas
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Difficulties:E - Excursionist
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Best period:
May - October
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Departure:Vens (1738 m)
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Arrival:Vens (1738 m)
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Difference in level:209 m
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length:4643 m
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Ascent:1h00
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Duration coming back:0h30
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Trail sign:19 - 17 - Cammino Balteo
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GPS tracks:
Round walk starting from Vens, a charming village forgotten by time, from where you can enjoy an incredibile panorama on the central Aosta Valley and on the highest peaks of the region.
Description of the route
After leaving the car in the small parking lot in Vens hamlet, continue on itinerary n. 19 that, sometimes with short steep parts, leads to Joux lake. You can reach the lake with strollers on the traffic-free road that continues on the right. You will walk on this longer road later to come back to the departure point.
After reaching the lake go up slightly on the right and take, again on the right, path n.17 (also part of Cammino Balteo trek). The panoramic itinerary, halfway up the hill through woods and meadows, reaches a wide gravel road (200 metres ahead you can find Letanaz Dessous mountain pasture). You can come back along the gravel road that reaches the road that goes up to the lake. The last part of the itinerary runs on the paved road that goes down to Vens hamlet.
