E
Bassa Valle
High Route 1 — Stage 1: Donnas → Perloz
The start of the High Route of the Giants, from the valley floor up to Perloz meadows through Walser villages and chestnut groves.
12.5 km+950 m5 h
Trails and culture
Trails and Picotin
24 trails linked to Picotin — traditions and flavours along the route: difficulty E–EE, elevation gain 0–2282 m.
24 · 0.8–18.0 km · +0–2282 m
E
Bassa Valle — Mont Mars
High Route 1 — Stage 2: Perloz → Rifugio Coda
From Perloz hill the trail climbs through Lillianes forest and into the Mont Mars Nature Reserve, where Rifugio Coda at 2280 m opens the view to the high valley.
11 km+1150 m5.5 h
EE
Valle di Gressoney — Valle d'Ayas
High Route 1 — Stage 6: Gressoney-Saint-Jean → Rifugio Vieux Crest
Crossing Col Pinter at 2777 m is the highlight of this stage: a wild pass between two alpine valleys where Monte Rosa dominates the entire eastern horizon.
12.7 km+1427 m6.5 h
EE
Valle d'Ayas
High Route 1 — Stage 7: Rifugio Vieux Crest → Rifugio Grand Tournalin
From the ridges above Champoluc to Rifugio Grand Tournalin with the Matterhorn always in view: high-mountain terrain with sweeping panoramas over the Ayas valley and its pastoral landscape.
11.6 km+1162 m5.5 h
E
Bassa Valle
High Route 2 — Stage 14: Crest → Donnas
Final AV2 stage: from Retempio sanctuary to Donnas in the valley floor.
18 km+980 m7 h
E
Valgrisenche
High Route 2 — Stage 5: Planaval → Rifugio Chalet de l'Épée
Cross Valgrisenche to Rifugio Chalet de l'Épée.
12 km+915 m4.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
High Route 2 — Stage 6: Rifugio Chalet de l'Épée → Rhêmes-Notre-Dame
Descent from Col Fenêtre to Val di Rhêmes and Rhêmes-Notre-Dame.
10 km+475 m3.5 h
EE
Valgrisenche
Bellon - Becca France - Tsa de la Comba
7.7 km · +1065 m · EE — from Bellon to Tsa de la Comba (Valgrisenche).
7.7 km+1065 m4.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
Chamin - Boregne
In the Valgrisenche, commune of Arvier: an E-rated climb through forest and meadows toward a high-altitude pasture.
3.5 km+585 m2.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
Grand Haury - Boregne
From Grand Haury the route climbs through forest and alpine meadow to the Alpe di Boregne pasture plateau at the foot of Becca Verconey in a quiet Valgrisenche side valley.
5.8 km+835 m3.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
Grand Haury - Castello Montmayeur
0.8 km · +0 m · E — from Grand Haury to Castello Montmayeur (Valgrisenche).
0.8 km+0 m0.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
La Ravoire - Castello di Montmayeur
2 km · +207 m · E — from La Ravoire to Castello di Montmayeur (Valgrisenche).
2 km+207 m1 h
E
Valgrisenche
La Ravoire - Lolair
1.5 km · +245 m · E — from La Ravoire to Lolair (Valgrisenche).
1.5 km+245 m1 h
E
Valgrisenche
Lago del Fallère
5.9 km · +802 m · E — from Thouraz to Lago Fallère (Valgrisenche).
5.9 km+802 m3.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
Leverogne - Grand Haury
In the Valgrisenche, Arvier: a steady E-rated climb through forest and meadows toward upper pastures.
3.6 km+434 m2 h
E
Valgrisenche
Leverogne - La Ravoire - Baise Pierre - Baulin (Avise)
In the Valgrisenche, Arvier: a significant E-rated climb through forest toward upper pastures.
6.2 km+1018 m4 h
E
Valgrisenche
Leverogne - Relais de la television - Saint Nicolas
From the Valgrisenche valley floor at Leverogne (721 m) to the hilltop village of Saint-Nicolas (1,203 m): 3.4 km and 499 m of ascent.
3.4 km+499 m2 h
E
Valgrisenche
Oveillan - Tsa de Metz
5.9 km · +1385 m · E — from Oveillan to Tsa de Metz (Valgrisenche).
5.9 km+1385 m5 h
E
Valgrisenche
Planaval - Becca Ceré
In the Valgrisenche, Arvier: an accessible route from the lower valley toward upper hamlets through forest and vineyards.
4.9 km+838 m3.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
Pont-Avisod - Ville-Sur-Sarre
2.5 km · +497 m · E — from Pont-Avisod to Ville-Sur-Sarre (Valgrisenche).
2.5 km+497 m2 h
E
Valgrisenche
Revers - Boregne
In the Valgrisenche the route climbs through forest and meadows toward upper pastures: an E-rated itinerary in the commune of Arvier.
3.1 km+488 m2 h
E
Valgrisenche
Sarre - Mont Fallère
13.1 km · +2282 m · E — from Strada panoramica to Mont fallère (Valgrisenche).
13.1 km+2282 m9 h
E
Valgrisenche
TAPPA 05: Planaval - Rifugio Chalet de l'Epée
12.3 km · +998 m · E — from Planaval to Rifugio Chalet de l'Epée (Valgrisenche).
12.3 km+998 m5.5 h
E
Valgrisenche
Ville-Sur-Sarre - Mont-Fallère
10.1 km · +1856 m · E — from Ville-Sur-Sarre to Mont-Fallère (Valgrisenche).
10.1 km+1856 m7 h