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Val Veny

High Route 2 — Stage 2: Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini → La Thuile

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High Route 2 — Stage 2: Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini → La Thuile
Distance

12 km

Ascent

+456 m

Descent

−1169 m

Duration

5 h

Fitness level

~1071 kcal estimated

Elevation profile

Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini · 2156 mLa Thuile · 1440 m

Map & route

Download GPX

Official GPX track — Aosta Valley Region / lovevda.it

Description

From Elisabetta, descend toward Col des Chavannes (2603 m) and cross Porassey and Orgères before reaching La Thuile valley floor.

Key points

  1. Col des Chavannes

    2603 m · 4 km from start

    Marked AV2 alpine pass

Earth sciences

Geology & landscape

Southern flank of the Mont Blanc massif: Austroalpine basement gneiss and micaschists, Würmian moraines and proglacial deposits in Val Veny. The Brenva Glacier still shapes the valley floor morphology.

Water sources

Huts and bars in Courmayeur/Dolonne. Springs at Lac Combal; refill at Rifugio Elisabetta.

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.

Warnings

  • Check weather and residual snow early season
  • Book huts in peak season

Nearby peaks

Mont Blanc

4808 m

8 km (as crow flies)

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Start & end

Start

Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini

2156 m

Finish

La Thuile

1440 m

Refuges & bivouacs

Elisabetta Soldini Refuge

Photo gallery

Flora along the trail

genzianarododendro

Wildlife to spot

camosciostambeco

Adjacent stages

Previous stage

High Route 2 — Stage 1: Courmayeur → Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini

15 km · E

Next stage

High Route 2 — Stage 3: La Thuile → Promoud

16 km · E

ACurated and verified by Andrea

Data source: Catasto Sentieri Regione Autonoma VdA — Alta Via n.2 · Open data — DGR 899/2014

Last verified:

Val Veny

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