Menthieu - Alpe Revéraz-Dèsot
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Menthieu - Alpe Revéraz-Dèsot is an official trail from the Aosta Valley trail registry (code 68_S29). The route lies in the municipality of Valtournenche, in the Valtournenche. From Menthieu, partenza poderale (1850 m) to Incrocio 14A-13/14 (Alpe Revéraz-Dèsot) (2149 m): 7.7 km with +299 m of elevation change, difficulty E (CAI scale). Minimum elevation 1850 m, maximum 2149 m. Recommended season per registry: Luglio-agosto (months 7, 8). GPX track and elevation data from Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta (open data DGR 899/2014).
Along the way — you move in the valley of the great Rutor and Grande Sassière glaciers. The route crosses alpine pastures and larch woods, with flowering meadows in summer and broad views of the peaks opposite. It calls for a fit hiker’s pace and proper footwear.
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Flora along the trail
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ACurated and verified by Andrea Rama
Data source: Catasto Sentieri Regione Autonoma VdA · Open data — DGR 899/2014
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