In the Urtier Valley there are rare botanical species and vegetation typical to the Alpine area, but what makes this excursion truly original is the visit to Colonna, an abandoned mining village situated at 2,390 metres above sea level which is a unique example of industrial archaeology. From Colonna can be enjoyed a breathtaking view of the Gran Paradiso mountain range and Mont Blanc.
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Program
Check-out: Gimillan 1814 m above sea level (own car, or bus from Cogne. See times tourist office). Difference in altitude: 685 m - Length: 4.5 km at village miners + 600 m in the open field. Total round-trip: 8.8 km.
Description: Departure from the Gimillan village. The entire route is south facing so sunny. The panorama extends from the Gran Paradiso massif of Mont Blanc. The path with an average slope steeper first through a forest of mountain pine, meets the pastures of "Tarabouch" and "Encieuseu" goes to a shoulder glacial and along the alpine meadow. Jump to Column the "dead city" and continue on a path up to Liconi, 2495 m, where the field of magnetite is in the open.
For the return you can choose the same route, or follow a path that leads to the last tunnel extraction in operation before the closure of the mine. The trail continues to the village of Montroz and subsequently reaches Gimillan. The lunch is organized for each participant.
The route may present some difficulties (passage with fixed ropes)
Info
Guide della Natura di Cogne
Via Bourgeois, 33 - 11012 COGNE (AO) Valle d’Aosta - ITALIA
+39 0165 74835
info@cogneturismo.it
Costs
15 euro per participant. Packed lunch by the participants
Timing and conditions of booking
At the association of reference at least 5 days before.