Gressoney-Saint-Jean to Bronne via Valle dei Principi

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Gressoney-Saint-Jean

Gressoney-Saint-Jean to Bronne via Valle dei Principi

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Gressoney-Saint-Jean to Bronne via Valle dei Principi

05:19

8.66km

860m

Hiking

Start from the car park near the bridge over the Lys stream, at the junction for the Savoia Castle. The path immediately climbs steeply through the houses of the village, then enters the larch forest where the climb becomes continuous and the landscape closes in around you in a green…

by Valle d’Aosta

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 566 m for 3.04 km

After 3.75 km for 1.18 km

After 5.06 km for 3.04 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.46 km

Rifugi Scherpia Inferiore

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A fascinating example of ancient alpine pastoral architecture, where time seems to have stood still among the sun-blackened wooden beams and the mighty dry-stone foundations. These historic huts, partially integrated …

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3.64 km

Valle dei Principi

Highlight • Natural

A charming high-altitude plateau where nature expresses itself with extraordinary delicacy, amidst meanders of crystalline springs that slowly cross the marshy meadows. The basin, enclosed by rocky backdrops dotted with …

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4.21 km

Bronne

Highlight • Settlement

A remote mountain settlement located at about 2,228 meters above sea level, immersed in a rugged and evocative landscape dominated by imposing scree slopes. The small cluster of huts, partially …

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8.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.35 km

287 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.36 km

275 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

3°C

-2°C

39 %

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

July 6, 2025,Gressoney St.Jean-Valle dei Principi anello

Going up from path 11A, at a certain point you leave it and the last stretch of the path becomes less marked. At km 2.8 we lost it just before reaching the valley of the princes.

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July 22, 2026

Start from the car park near the bridge over the Lys stream, at the junction for the Savoia Castle. The path immediately climbs steeply through the houses of the village, then enters the larch forest where the climb becomes continuous and the landscape closes in around you in a green silence.
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