Covarey- Col de la Croix

From Covarey (1211 m), on the mountains of Charvensod that form a balcony over the Aosta basin, this hiking route (E) climbs to the Col de la Croix (2286 m) with just over a thousand metres of ascent in about 8 kilometres. The path soon leaves the conifer woods of the slope to open onto high pastures up to the pass, one of the crossings linking the southern side-valleys of the central valley. From the col the view ranges over the city of Aosta and, to the north, the border chain with its four-thousanders. It is a continuous climb, best done in summer with plenty of water: much of the route is in open, sunny terrain.