, accessible from Highway n° 26 crossing the bridge over the Dora Baltea Stream, just after the Country of Nus (output Motorways A5), arriving at the
, and immediately after the field of Football, leave the roundabout to the left on the same (large signals), and go up to the Chief Lieu. Following the
and, still leaving the Municipal Road to the East to Barche Hamlet and towards Clavalité's Walloon satisfy the
, a tarmac road dates back to the South, starting between the Villages of Le Perron
, and through road bends that door, through the woods, to the small Village of Le Boit-du Chat
and the subsequent of Champlan. After four more through the windings road nearby the Torrent Bioley and goes West towards the basin left its course, always with tight bends reaches The Pieiller-de-Sermaz
small Villages, with a last bend to the West toward the Morgettaz tiny Hamlet reach the junction, with small parking lot on the floor, for the little semi-abandoned Village of
.
The carriage, which then continues over and again crosses the Bioley Torrent reaching the other side, with a wide circle first and then North-northwest to West-southwest, reach a junction just beyond the Village Champremier
, connecting to the Main Road leading up to St. Marcel towards wide
thus combining the "viability" in the upper area between these two communes. Please note that the path is formed by a narrow road with many windings, for which reason it is good thing to pay caution.
also allows power to vary the same trip, and after the climb to Saint Julien, such as going to Area Pic Nic Les Druges with the
modest sum payment (large parking in compress earth, various fountains near the
(from the nearby location of Furnace, now in ruins, the tops of which are accessed through marked trails and a General Map departure (Various Coppermines entrances, Houses and the remains of the Miners of large Ropeways wood for the transport of Ore to the valley floor);
and lift the nearby Chapel of Saint Bernard, from this, depending on your choice , you can continue up to the summer Pastures of Fontanafredda or Fontanafreida
; semi ruined and abandoned), right on the border with Fénis Municipality.
Regarding the descent, in case of extension of the excursion to the Area of Druges, it is convenient from the junction of the road on the right Champremier abandon climbed and get off at
. From Plout also Plou continue to Réan, Mezéin (
, turn right for Fénis, but with ban), Jayer, Moulin small Hamlets towards St. Marcel (Ancient Castle Location Paquier Fraction;
), and finally, passing under the Motorway and crossing the bridge over the Baltea near the ancient Foundry Copper
.
Combining it with the ascent of M. Saint Julien with St. Grat Shrine and Hermitage from Fénis through Pieiller Walloon,
, scenic, cultural and instructive.
Dal Paese di Fénis, raggiungibile dalla SS.26 attraversando il ponte in pietra sulla Dora Baltea, subito dopo il Paese di Nus (uscita Autostrada A5), arrivando al bivio 539 metri; subito dopo il campo di Calcio, lasciare a sinistra la rotonda sulla medesima (ampie segnalazioni), e salire verso il Capoluogo. Seguendo i cartelli in color marron "Saint Julien" e, lasciando ancora ad Est la strada Comunale per la Frazione Barche e la Clavalité, assecondare le indicazioni per il "Vallone del Pieiller"; una strada in asfalto risale verso Mezzogiorno, partendo tra le Frazioni di Le Perron (582 m) e Pommier (614 m), e tramite stretti tornanti si porta, in mezzo al bosco, al piccolo Villaggio di Le-Boit du Chat (695 m) ed al successivo di Champlan. Dopo altri quattro tornanti attraversa il Torrent Bioley e si porta ad Ovest verso il suo corso idrografico sinistro; sempre con stretti tornanti raggiunge il Villaggetto di Le Pieiller-de-Sermaz (1.075 m) e successivamente quelli di Maison Longue (1.112 m) e Le Plany (1.174 m). Tramite un ultimo tornante ad Ovest verso il piccolo Villaggio della Morgettaz raggiunge il bivio, con ridotto parcheggio in terra, per il piccolo Villaggio semi abbandonato di Le Coteau (1.234 m).
Annotazioni Varie
Descending on Main Road Les Druges Area to St. Marcel, by emiliusLa carrozzabile, che continua oltre attraversando nuovamente il Torrent de Bioley portandosi sull'altra sponda, con un largo giro dapprima a Nord-nordovest e quindi ad Ovest-sudovest, raggiunge un bivio appena oltre il Villaggio di Champremier (1.383 m), collegandosi alla Strada Comunale risalente da St. Marcel verso la Conca delle Druges unendo così la "viabilità" nella zona alta tra i due comuni. Da segnalare che il percorso é formato da numerosi tornanti a gomito, per il qual motivo é cosa buona prestar attenzione.
Questa Strada di Collegamento permette di poter variar la gita medesima e, dopo la salita al Saint Julien, ad esempio salire All'Area Pic Nic di Les Druges con Varie Possibilità:
a) - : sostare alla medesima con modica cifra di pagamento (buon parcheggio, fontana, numerose "isole" con panche e tavoli in legno, barbecue in pietra, servizi igienici);
b) - : visitare i Siti delle Miniere di Rame e Ferro di Chuc-Servette con partenza dalla vicina Località di Fornace, ormai in rovina, alle parti superiori alle quali s'accede tramite sentieri segnalati ed una Mappa Generale alla partenza; sussistono ancora i vari imbocchi, Case dei Minatori e resti delle grandi Teleferiche in legno per il trasporto del Minerale;
c) - : da Les Druges Alte (1.567 m) salire con il sentiero n° 14 partendo alla fontana con attiguo splendido e piccolo squadrato "Rascard" in legno e risalita alla vicina Cappelletta di San Bernardo; da questa, a secondo della vostra scelta, potete continuare fino a Fontanafredda o, in loco, Fontanafreida (1.800 metri circa), Bren (1.961 m) ed infine all'ultimo di Prapremier o Praz-Premier (2.010 m), proprio appena oltre il confine con Fénis. Sin qui giunge anche una parallela e sottostante strada poderale.
Per quanto concerne la discesa, in caso di prolungamento della gita insino l'Area delle Druges, conviene dal bivio di Champremier abbandonare sulla destra la strada percorsa in salita e discendere in Saint Marcel con la Strada Regionale; in siffatta maniera passando dalla "Locanda del Diavolo", Viplana, Ronc, Sazailland e Seissogne (1066m; bel mulino in legno) si raggiunge il Villaggio di Plout con il suo famosissimo Santuario del 1640, ma esistente, come nicchia, già dal 1200, dedicato a "Notre Dame des Hermites" (968 m; splendida "Via Crucis" all'esterno nel porticato, che raffigura i "Quindici Misteri del Rosario" ad opera di Pittore Astigiano nel 1854). Da Plout o Plou continuare per Réan, Mezéin (793 m; 300 metri prima, bivio a destra per Fénis, ma con divieto di transito ai mezzi non autorizzati), Jayer, Moulin e Saint Marcel (Antico Castello a Paquier; 609 m); infine, passando sotto all'Autostrada ed attraversando il ponte sulla Dora nei pressi dell'antica Fonderia del Rame (547 m), s'arriva alla Statale n° 26.
Abbinandola alla salita dal Villaggio di Coteau del Mont Saint Julien (con presso la Cima, il Santuario di San Grato ed il sottostante rifugio scavato nella roccia dell'eremita San Giuliano) da Fénis pel Valloncello del Pieiller, risulta Fantastica Gita Escursionistica, paesaggistica, istruttiva nonché culturale, molto adatta a ragazzi ed anche per i bambini.
Grand-Alpe Pasture at the end of Clavalité (2.116m), by antonio
Description of the 10 most interesting Routes
M. Iverta above Savoney & Champdepraz Vallons, by Orlando Grivon1) - Mont Chermontane (2.683m), by South-southeast Crest: from Robioz or Robbio
(+; 2.512m) at the beginnig of Clavalité in East with path
n° 2A/2B towards La Petite Bella Lana Alp (
2.256 abandoned Ironmines) and homonym Pass
(2.501m); from hill under the easy watershed crest (
EE/A/F+; 2h'45/3h'15 by Robbio;
0h'50 pass).
2) - Mont Iverta (2.939/40m), through Northwestern Slope or North-northwestern Crest: from Petite Bellalanaz, reached with previous route, towards Raye Chevrère Hill
(2.703m) in Southeast through path
n° 3; leaving East the same, without path but on traces in moraine, to Chevrère or Iverta Loch
(2.762m). From this, along Northwest Slope or North-northwest Crest easily amongst blocks, rotten rocks with debris, to Summit (
EE/F; 1h'45/2h'15 by Bella Lana;
0h'50/1h'10 from Iverta Loch or pass).
Mont Glacier North-northeast Edge (left) on Upper Savoney Vallon, by sergioenrico 3) - Mont Glacier (3.186m), by North-northeastern Edge: from Bioley or nearby Maisonnasses Alps
(1.527m, 1.534m), just beyond Robbio, in the Southeast by the path
4/Alta Via n° 2/Inter valleys n° 102 towards Le Crin, Les Bayettes, L'Orgère, Savoney, Mézove
(2.396m) Alps, near Margheron Lake; continue reaching the Col Medzove or Mezove (
2.614m;
E; 0h'40 Margheron Lake;
2h'45/3'15 Bioley;
4h'15/4h'45 Lovignana). Start the climb up some traces reaching a bump in altitude
2.849 meters followed by a collar rock; should always follow the ridge for every
350 meters of the climb, facing a series of rocky plates much broken and covered with debris. Nevertheless, the climbing is enough fun, safe and almost always easy (steps I°/II°) reach the Top (
EE/A/PD/PD-; 1h'00 base;
4h'00/4h'15 Maisonnasses/Bioley;
5h'15/5h'45 Lovignana).
4) - Mont Delà (3.139m), by Northeastern Crest: from Bivouac E. Borroz-Rotary Clavalité
(2.151m), just above Grand-Alp, in East-southeast with path
5C towards La Tramouaille-de-Cuneux
(2.509m); continue more in East up to the Fussì Hill
(2.911m). From this by the steep Northeast Crest, bypassing some stretch further to the right (steps of II°-/II°+/III°-) on the North Face and path very exposed to the East at the end (
EE/A/PD/AD-; 1h'20 base;
3h'30/4h'00 bivouac
6h'15/6h'45 Lovignana).
Mont Delà Northeast Crest (in center) above Etsely Damon Vallon, by emilius 5) - Tour Moussaillon (3.073m), by North Face: from Grand-Alpe or by bivouac with the preceding route towards Le Tramouai du Cuneux or Cuneùs; from this in South with path
5D up to the Moussaillon Pond
(2.766m), just below the pass
(2.853m). Crossing West into moraine reach the base of North Face; through steep but easy rocks, blocks and debris to a carving on East-northeast Crest and by right short traverse on Top (
EE/A/F+/PD-; 1h'10 lake;
3h'15/3h'45 bivouac
6h'00/6h'39 Lovignana).
6) - Punta Tersiva (3.515m), by Great Crest E-NE: from Grand-Alpe to follow the path
7/102/Alta Via n° 1 almost up to the Turati private Hut, below Lavòdiléc; leaving West the same, continue South through prairies with sparce blocks towards the Glacier Punta Tersiva with traces of glaciation up to the
2.850/2.900 meters about. It goes up again awry immediately some grassy and rocky promontories overhanging the Pastures of Grand Alp, where it has beginning the tall Comba Tersiva; it is almost exclusively a rocky crest that constitutes the Normal Route, or at least surely the more frequented, from the Valley of Fénis. From the Peak it goes down above the Pastures of Grand-Alp, after to first common line, with three great parallel crests, of which dark that to North, to border left hydrographical of the Glacier de the Pointe Tersiva, constitutes the route of slope. From an analysis from the lower part he introduces more difficulty than is not it; if integrally crossed on the thread it also proposes passages of IV-/IV°, all with possibility of avoidances alternatively on both sides (II°/II°+). Great ascent with difference in level
2.950 meters about from Barche;
800/1.000/1.300m (variants) and
around 500 meters in final part; (
EE/A/PD+/AD/PD; 5h'00/5h'30 by Grand-Alpe;
7h'45/8h'15 Lovignana).
Downhill: should go down with the S-SE Ridge to Col Pontonnet or via the N-NW Ridge to the Tersiva Pass
(3.312m) and go down with this path exposed to falling rocks and delicate to the East on Glacier Tersiva (
from 3h'30 to 4h'00 in descent).
Punta Tersiva the "Classic Via" through East-northeast great Ridge by Fènis Route on High Comba Tersiva, by Battista Pieiller7) - Petit Avert/Grand Avert Traverse (2.946m, 2.991m), through Lavòdilèc Hill: from Grand-Alpe with the path
7/102/Alta Via n° 1, or more directly from Meney Damon
(1.952m) by an
unnumbered shortcut towards Lavòdilèc Lake and overhanging Hill
(2.863m); continue North through a small track on Southwestern Slope to Petit Avert (
2.946m;
EE/F+; 0h30 from hill;
3h'00/3h'30 Grand-Alp). Continue with easy descent in Northeast on Northeast Crest reaching Col de Terre Bleue
(2.830m); from this and by Southwest Crest with an exposed step into the short dihedral (I°+/II°-) to Grand Avert (
2.991m;
EE/A/F+; 1h'15 by Petit).
Downhill: should go down via enough easy Northern Ridge to the next Grand Avert Pass
(2.832m) and from this to the East without trail but steep moraine until you find the trail
n° 7C and with this to Lavòdilec Loch.
8) - Punta Plan Rué or Tita de la Rossa (2.881m), through Belfrond Hill: from crossroads
1.842 meters, on Clavalité Tableland and before Meney Dèsott Pasture, reach Le Bayet Alpage
(1.918m) with path in North-northwest
n° 7C/8C; continue, same direction, towards Alp Arcolo and following Tramouail de la Rossa or La rossa Damon
(2.022m, 2.295m). From this, leaving North the path
n° 8/8A towards Col Crotey, climb on steep rocky-grassy slopes towards Belfrond Hill (
2.598m Hunters Pass), by the North-northwest Crest or on the next Slope with fine debris and rotten rocks enough easily, but with caution, to the Top (
EE/A/F+; 1h'15 Belfrond Pass;
3h'30/4h'00 Le Bayet)
Punta Plan Rué from Mont Corquet nearby Crotey & Belfrond Hills, by emilius9) - Mont Corquet (2.530m), through Crotey Hill: through the previous route up to the La Rossa Damon Alp; continue North by the path
n° 8C/8 towards the fork
2.186 meters. Leaving the last towards Prapremier Alp
(2.010m), continue West through the small path
n° 8A into a narrow walloon reaching the Crotey Hill
(2.458m); from this in North before by an evident track always
n° 8A and after, through flat prairies, that more easily towards Mont Corquet (
E/F; 0h'45 by Crotey Hill;
2h'45/3h'15 Le Bayet).
10) - Mont Saint Julien (1.384m), through Western Slope: it starts with the path
n° 10B (wooden signpost for St. Julien) at the hairpin-junction between the villages of La Morgettaz and Le Pieiller
(1.230m) after a short distance on a dirt track and soon you get to the source village "Phantom" by Le Coteau
(1.234m), in the woods. Here is another similar sign, hanging from the old alp, half in ruins and in front, pointing towards the South direction, a small ramp leading to the little votive Chapel/Oratory of St. Joseph, just behind the old village, now abandoned (one renovated house) and looking ghostly, where in times not so long ago there was "Life". He turns to the East and with gentle climb you pass a brook with a flat stone, which acts as a miniscule bridge, leaving below a pasture with grass at the edge of the woods that is about to go broke, you continue progressing toward Northeast until meet the plates of polished rock and blackish
(aimed at a small climbing didactics; in the area are succulents). The trail begins to rise before addressing slope towards a grassy collar, scrapping on the left, (Collar of Saint Julien? Impassable because beyond presents a vertical rock face) and then decisively in the direction of North to a long wooden boardwalk that a good fence protects against a quantum leap rock, above the Pieiller Vallon. The next stretch leading to the wooden walkway that "cuts" the West Slope with a diagonal to the North, and very exposed an impressive leap rock, but protected by a fence that is hanging in the balance at the end because, due to the winter snow, it is off exit from its base. You have to pay a little attention, especially in the presence of childrens. After crossing the same, the trail climbs to the North-northeast, and with a beautiful stone staircase, pleasant to go, achieving a rampart with beautiful views of the Central Valley, the Dora Baltea and the Aosta Town; while the West stands the Range Roèses (to photograph must come in the morning), preceded by the South Coast more than
Mont Saint Julien salt to the nearby Torrasse
(1.854m), Mont Corquet
(2.527m) to eventually decline with semi-circular route to Mont Roux
(2.277m), the site of ancient Ironmines and Copper. Turning to the right with a nice diagonal through the woods, on the trail soft, slightly steep and studded safe from dawn of mushrooms, you get to the
Saint Grat Sanctuary with octagonal Church its high, white and square (
T/E; 0h '35/0h '40). The true Summit is just above and you can reach in a short time with a trace of grass and trees just to the right (West).
Descent from Mont St. Julien with Hermitage above Clavalité Plan, by Osw
Difficulties & Equipment
DifficultiesHighly variable depending on the Excursion and as directed by
T/E (Tourist or Hiking) to
EE/A (Expert Hikers/Climbers) with steps, however, never exceed the II°+, except for the E-NE "Crestone" of Tersiva that, if full path on edge of the ridge, involves steps of IV°-/IV.
Molto variabili a seconda dell'Escursione e come rivolte da T/E (Turistiche od Escursionistiche) ad EE/A (Escursionisti Esperti/Alpinisti) e con passaggi che, comunque, non superano mai il II°+, tranne che per il Crestone E-NE della Tersiva che, se percorso integralmente sul filo di cresta, comporta passaggi di IV°-/IV°.
Tour Moussaillon or Moutsaillon Northern Slope or Normal Via, by emiliusEquipmentFor Hiking, preferably with rope against some climbs type Mont Glacier, Mont Delà, Tour Moussaillon, Punta Tersiva and Punta Plan Rué.
Da Escursionismo, meglio se con corda nei confronti di alcune ascensioni tipo Mont Glacier, Mont Delà, Tour Moussaillon, Punta Tersiva e Punta Plan Rué.