High Route 2 — Stage 7: Rhêmes-Notre-Dame → Eaux-Rousses
Warnings
- Check weather and residual snow early season
- Book huts in peak season
Map & route
Official GPX track — Aosta Valley Region / lovevda.it
Fitness level
~1665 kcal estimated
Climb to Col de l'Entrelor (3002 m), cross Lake Djouan and descend into Valsavarenche to Eaux-Rousses in Gran Paradiso National Park.
You enter the Park’s heart: the climb to the Col Entrelor (3,007 m) crosses the Entrelor forest and high pastures where chamois are at home. Beyond the pass you descend the wild valley of the Djouan lakes, past Orvieille, where King Vittorio Emanuele II kept one of his favourite hunting lodges, down to Eaux-Rousses in Valsavarenche.
Earth sciences
Geology & landscape
Gran Paradiso Park valley: Mesozoic limestones and dolomites with gorges and fluvial terraces; above 2200 m gneiss and micaschists.
History & culture
The royal hunting mule tracks, built for Vittorio Emanuele II in the mid-1800s, are the backbone of the Park’s trails: over 300 km of paved paths still in perfect condition.
Water sources
PNGP visitor centre at Rhêmes-ND; springs along the trail toward Col Entrelor.
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
Photo gallery
Photos are published immediately. JPG/PNG/WebP, max 6 MB.
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
Last verified:
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