Where to spot

2 trails to spot Alpine cottongrass

2 trails where Alpine cottongrass is listed in flora/fauna: difficulty E–EE, elevation gain 320–1397 m.

2 · 9.0–17.1 km · +320–1397 m

Valtournenche — Val Saint-Barthélemy

High Route 1 — Stage 10: Rifugio Jean Barmasse → Rifugio Oratorio di Cuney

The wild heart of the Alta Via: 17 km across Fenêtre de Tsan, Col Terray and on to Rifugio Oratorio di Cuney, with Matterhorn and Grand Combin dominating a horizon of 2700-metre passes.

17.1 km+1397 m7 h

Mont Mars — Valle di Gaby

High Route 1 — Stage 3: Rifugio Coda → Rifugio Barma

A high-level traverse between Mont Mars and the Barma Lakes: a skyline path linking two historic huts across a landscape of peat bogs, glacial slabs and end-of-summer bilberry.

9 km+320 m4 h