Cogne - Valnontey
Map & route
GPX track — verify on the ground before hiking
Fitness level
A short, gentle walk from Cogne to Valnontey, along the great Sant'Orso meadow and the stream: the widest irrigated meadow in the Italian Alps, kept intact for centuries by the community's will. At Valnontey, base for the routes towards Gran Paradiso, you can visit the Paradisia alpine botanical garden, which since 1955 has grown over a thousand high-altitude species. A route for everyone, with the Tribolazione wall closing the valley.
Earth sciences
Geology & landscape
The Gran Paradiso massif is a crystalline core of the Penninic nappe: augen orthogneisses wrapped in calcschists and greenstones, shaped by the glaciers that feed the valley's lakes and waterfalls.
History & culture
This is the Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy's oldest (1922), born from the royal hunting reserve of Vittorio Emanuele II: here the ibex was saved from extinction and the trails follow the royal mule tracks. Ibex, chamois, marmots and the bearded vulture are frequent sights.
Getting there
Parking
Photo gallery
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Flora along the trail
Wildlife to spot
ACurated and verified by Andrea Rama
Data source: Catasto Sentieri Regione Autonoma VdA · Open data — DGR 899/2014
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