High Route 2 — Stage 10: Cogne → Rifugio Sogno di Berdzé
Warnings
- Check weather and residual snow early season
- Book huts in peak season
1 / 2Map & route
Official GPX track — Aosta Valley Region / lovevda.it
Fitness level
~1425 kcal estimated
Climb Val di Cogne via Lillaz and Urtier pastures to Sogno di Berdzé hut.
From Cogne you ascend the wild Urtier valley, the most secluded on this side: working alps, stone bridges and, high on the opposite flank, the abandoned Colonna mines. The Sogno di Berdzé hut at Alpe Péradzà (2,530 m) is the valley’s only support: always book. The valley keeps the atmosphere of a forgotten corner of the Park: there are no roads to the upper alps, only the old miners’ and shepherds’ paths, and the silence is broken solely by streams and the whistle of marmots.
Earth sciences
Geology & landscape
Glacial valley with moraines and fluvioglacial deposits; gneiss and calcschist outcrops. Paradisia botanic garden documents alpine flora on varied substrates.
History & culture
The hut’s name — “Berdzé’s dream”, the shepherd — comes from local legend; the Urtier valley was the miners’ route climbing on foot from Cogne to Europe’s highest mines.
Water sources
Many fountains in Cogne and Valnontey; managed huts at altitude.
Getting there
VITA buses and connections from Aosta; check seasonal timetables at vita.it.
Parking
Parcheggi comunali nei paesi di valle; verificare limitazioni in alta stagione.
Nearby peaks
Refuges & bivouacs
Photo gallery
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Flora along the trail
Adjacent stages
ACurated and verified by Andrea Rama
Data source: Catasto Sentieri Regione Autonoma VdA — Alta Via n.2 · Open data — DGR 899/2014
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Val di Cogne
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