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Val Ferret
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This splendid valley runs from the foot of Mont Blanc on towards Col Ferret, the pass that leads over into Switzerland. Along the left side of the valley are some of the loftiest, most magnificent peaks in the Alps: the Dente del Gigante, the Grandes Jorasses, the Aiguille de Triolet and Mont Dolent, while the slopes of Mont de La Saxe on the right are considerably less forbidding. The views here are spectacular all year round.
In the summer, mountain lovers will find a huge choice of routes available to them, from walks up to the mountain huts to high-altitude trekking trips and challenging mountaineering routes. The valley also boasts a nine-hole golf course and mountain bike trails, as well as offering the opportunity to try activities such as angling or even just to enjoy the view from the valley bottom as you relax outside the local bars and restaurants.
In winter, the Val Ferret offers cross-country skiing fans 20 km of slopes with great snow right up towards the end of spring.
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Cyclotour: Courmayeur – Val Ferret
Courmayeur lies at the foot of the enormous Mont Blanc massif and is the oldest Alpine resort in Val d’Aosta. Ever since the 19th century it has been regarded as the capital o…
Arp Nouva - Rifugio Elena - Col du Grand-Ferret
Once you reach Arp-Nouva by bus, cross the bridge over the stream and continue along the dirt road until you come to a path, which goes off to the right and is signposted TMB. After severa…
Balcony on Mont Blanc
The majority of the trail follows the balcony on the slopes of the Mont-de-la-Saxe, at around an altitude of 2000 m so it is an ideal route for panorami…
Lavachey - Rifugio Bonatti - Col Entre-Deux-Sauts
From Courmayeur, continue along the paved road and go into Val Ferret. When you get to Lavachey, continue for a further 1 km and, just before crossing th…
Mont-de-la-Saxe
Leave the car in Planpincieux, in the municipality of Courmayeur, then continue along the paved road walking alongside the Grandes Jorasses campsite. When you reach a chapel,cross the Dora of th…
Rifugio Bonatti - Col Malatrà
The departure point for this trail is the Bonatti refuge.
You can get to the refuge by taking Altavia 2 from Courmayeur, or go up route 28, which starts on the right side of the Val Ferre…
Villair - Bertone Refuge - Bonatti Refuge
From Courmayeur, take the road that leads to the village of Villair Superiore, at the entrance to Val Sapin. From here, the road continues to climb then becomes a dirt road and crosses the Tsap…
Grandes Jorasses
Day one
From Planpincieux, near the bars and restaurants, head towards the centre of the village following signs for the Boccalatte Refuge. After passing close to a smal…
Mont Dolent
First day
From Arnouva, walk along the dirt road that rises from the valley to the hairpin where, on the left, a path climbs to the summit of the Tête de Ferret. Th…
MOTOTOUR 16 - Morgex – Val Veny and Val Ferret (Round Trip)
VAL FERRET AND VAL VENY, WHITE SPECTACLE
Just a few Km after Courmayeur you encounter Entrèves, characteristic village. If you think the landscape has been amazin…
