Aosta - Gran Paradiso Park
1° day Pila (1800m) - Rifugio Arbolle (2500m) Starting in Pila at an altitude of 1800 m., we go up for about 1.40 hours through alpine meadows covered by flowers, rivers, small forest till we get to the Chamolé lake (2325m), where you can stop for a rest.
After having rest the journey is continues until the Arbolle refuge (2511m). The section till colle di Chamolé (2641m) is quite steep and it takes about 45 min. From the hill it takes about 20 minutes to get to refuge.
Elevation: +820m - 130m
Time: 3,5 h.
2° day Rifugio Arbolle (2500m) - Cogne (1500m) Breakfast and trek to the pass Col Garin (2872m), climbing rocky sections, you need to be in good physical shape and preferably have strong trekking boots.The pass overlooks the Cogne town and the Gran Paradiso Park.Then we will have a long, two-hour descent to the village of Cogne, from where we will return to Aosta by bus.
Elevation: +300m - 1000m
Time: 3,5 h.
