Where to spot
40 trails where Clusius' gentian is listed in flora/fauna: difficulty T–EE, elevation gain 0–1685 m.
40 · 1.2–9.0 km · +0–1685 m
Valle del Gran San Bernardo
From Allein village, the climb to Mont Saron crosses forest, alpine pastures and a summit ridge on the watershed between Gran San Bernardo and Valpelline: 1434 m ascent for fit hikers.
Valle centrale
In the Val di Cogne, commune of Aymavilles: an E-rated climb through forest and alpine pastures in the Gran Paradiso National Park.
Valtournenche
From Chamois (1812 m) — Italy's only road-free municipality — to trail junction 4 at 2600 m. 779 m ascent over high pastures above the central Aosta Valley.
Valle di Champorcher
4.8 km · +647 m · E — from Chardonney to Parcheggio Dondena (Sentiero Scalette) (Valtournenche).
Valpelline
From Chez-Chenoux the trail quickly clears the forest belt and opens onto the Comba di Vertsan pastures, climbing to the ruins of Alpe Chardonney (2519 m) in the quiet upper Valpelline.
Valle centrale
4.9 km · +831 m · E — from Cré to Croix de Bouque (Lys Valley).
Val d'Ayas
2.1 km · +0 m · E — from Crest to Mascognaz (Central Valley).
Valpelline
7.8 km · +1552 m · E — from Planavilla to Col Champillon (Valtournenche).
Valle di Champorcher
2.9 km · +832 m · EE — from Dublanc to Tete du Mont (Champorcher Valley).
Val di Cogne
5.7 km · +1085 m · E — from Epinel to Col du Drinc (Lys Valley).
Valtournenche
8.3 km · +1014 m · E — from Etirol to Col de Tsomioy (Valpelline).
Valle del Lys
7.2 km · +1683 m · E — from Fey to Mont Crabun (Central Valley).
Valle del Lys
7.8 km · +1429 m · E — from Capoluogo to Col de Gragliasca (Lys Valley).
Valle del Gran San Bernardo
8.9 km · +1661 m · E — from Gignod to Pointe Chaligne (Central Valley).
Val di Cogne
4.7 km · +866 m · E — from Gimillan to Tsaplana (Lys Valley).
Valgrisenche
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.
Valle del Lys
7.2 km · +1036 m · E — from Gressoney-la-Trinité to Colle Bettaforca (Lys Valley).
Valtournenche
2.4 km · +23 m · T — from Cappella di Saint-Pantaléon to Saint-Evence (Central Valley).
Valle centrale
3.3 km · +580 m · E — from Lac du Joux to Col du Mont.Joux (Central Valley).
Valle centrale
8 km · +1466 m · E — from Miserègne to Ponton (Lys Valley).
Valle di Champorcher
3.6 km · +478 m · E — from Outre l'Eve to Borney (Valtournenche).
Valle centrale
5.9 km · +1385 m · E — from Oveillan to Tsa de Metz (Valgrisenche).
Valtournenche
3.7 km · +317 m · E — from Paquier to Champleve (Central Valley).
Val d'Ayas
1.2 km · +160 m · E — from Pilaz to Fontaines de Goillaz (Ayas Valley).
Valle centrale
3.1 km · +806 m · E — from Pompiod to Champallex (Champchenille) (Valtournenche).
Val Veny
2.9 km · +283 m · EE — from Pont Combal to Ghiacciaio del Miage quota 2260 (Great St Bernard Valley).
Val di Cogne
4.9 km · +983 m · E — from Praviou to Rifugio Chabod (Ayas Valley).
Valtournenche
8.2 km · +992 m · E — from Praz to Fenetre de Tsan (Valpelline).
Valtournenche
4.8 km · +166 m · E — from Prelaz to Col des Bornes (Valsavarenche).
Valle centrale
5.4 km · +881 m · E — from Chabodey to Promoud (La Thuile).
Valle del Lys
4.8 km · +1211 m · EE — from Rong to Passo Valdobbiola (Champorcher Valley).
La Thuile
6.5 km · +876 m · E — from Strada Piccolo San Bernardo (tornante quota 1861) to Laityre (Lys Valley).
Valtournenche
4.7 km · +747 m · E — from Capoluogo to Rifugio Barmasse (Central Valley).
Val di Rhêmes
3.7 km · +390 m · E — from Thumel to Rifugio Benevolo (Great St Bernard Valley).
Valgrisenche
4.2 km · +582 m · E — from Valgrisenche to Arp Vieille (Valtournenche).
Valle centrale
A short climb in the Valdigne from Vedun, via Châtelet, to the pastures of the Alpe Or de Breuil, above La Salle.
Valle centrale
5.5 km · +613 m · E — from Vetan to Lac des Grenouilles (Central Valley).
Valle di Champorcher
7.2 km · +1020 m · E — from Veulla to Col du Lac Blanc (Central Valley).
Valle centrale
3.4 km · +722 m · E — from Villair to Rifugio Bertone, tavola di orientamento (Great St Bernard Valley).
Valle centrale
9 km · +1685 m · E — from Villair to Col de Licony (Central Valley).