Loops around the great massifs
Tour of Gran Paradiso
A loop entirely within Gran Paradiso National Park: Cogne, Valsavarenche and Valle dell'Orco (Piedmont). Outstanding wildlife — ibex almost guaranteed — and a landscape studied by glaciologists as a laboratory of alpine climate change.
Tour of Gran Paradiso
~120 km, 7–9 days
A loop entirely within Gran Paradiso National Park: Cogne, Valsavarenche and Valle dell'Orco (Piedmont). Outstanding wildlife — ibex almost guaranteed — and a landscape studied by glaciologists as a laboratory of alpine climate change.
~120 km, 7–9 days
5 VdA stages available
Route map
Official GPX tracks · use zoom and compass to explore
All stages
01T🇮🇹Stage 1
Gran Paradiso Tour — Stage 1: Cogne → Valnontey
Cogne → Valnontey
Approach in the heart of the Park: Cogne to Valnontey.
6 km+150 mOpen
02E🇮🇹Stage 2
Gran Paradiso Tour — Stage 2: Valnontey → Lago Djouan
Valnontey → Lago Djouan
Climb to Lake Djouan, jewel of Gran Paradiso National Park.
12 km+850 mOpen
03E🇮🇹Stage 3
Gran Paradiso Tour — Stage 3: Lago Djouan → Eaux-Rousses
Lago Djouan → Eaux-Rousses
Descent from Djouan basin to Eaux-Rousses in Valsavarenche.
10 km+200 mOpen- 04EE🇮🇹
Stage 4
Gran Paradiso Tour — Stage 4: Eaux-Rousses → Rifugio Vittorio Sella
Eaux-Rousses → Rifugio Vittorio Sella
Climb to Col du Loson and Rifugio Vittorio Sella.
16 km+1644 mOpen 
05E🇮🇹Stage 5
Gran Paradiso Tour — Stage 5: Rifugio Vittorio Sella → Cogne
Rifugio Vittorio Sella → Cogne
Return to Cogne closing the VdA loop of the tour.
8 km+0 mOpen