Val di Cogne

Gran Paradiso Tour — Stage 1: Cogne → Valnontey

Gran Paradiso Tour — Stage 1: Cogne → Valnontey
Distância

2.9 km

Desnível +

+124 m

Desnível −

−11 m

Duração

1 h

Nível físico

Mapa e percurso

Traço GPX — verifique no terreno antes de caminhar

Descrição

Pontos-chave

Partida

Cogne · 1543 m

Chegada

Valnontey · 1667 m

A short approach stage for everyone: from Cogne cross the great Sant’Orso meadow and follow the stream to the village of Valnontey (1,666 m), the tour’s starting base and home of the Paradisia alpine botanical garden.

The Sant’Orso meadow, ranked among “Italy’s most beautiful meadows”, is the curtain that opens the tour: a square kilometre of mown grass with the Tribolazione glacier as backdrop. The walk follows the stream through larch woods and over little wooden bridges — perfect for stretching the legs on arrival day. In Valnontey, the Paradisia botanical garden, with over a thousand alpine species, and the old rural houses of the hamlet deserve a visit. From here start the royal hunting trails that will take you high tomorrow.

Ciências da Terra

Geologia e paisagem

Glacial valley with moraines and fluvioglacial deposits; gneiss and calcschist outcrops. Paradisia botanic garden documents alpine flora on varied substrates.

História e cultura

The Sant’Orso meadow, kept intact for centuries by the community’s will, is the widest irrigated meadow in the Italian Alps; at Valnontey the Paradisia garden has grown over a thousand alpine species since 1955.

Pontos de água

Water at the stage's support points (Cogne, Valnontey). On the high ground and at the passes springs are not guaranteed: fill bottles in the valley and at the huts.

Como chegar

VITA buses and connections from Aosta; check seasonal timetables at vita.it.

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Galeria de fotos

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Flora do trilho

Fauna para observar

Etapas adjacentes

AEditado e verificado por Andrea Rama

Fonte dos dados: Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso — rete sentieri ufficiale · Traccia calcolata su rete sentieri OpenStreetMap (ODbL); verificare sul terreno

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