Hike on trails between the Monte Rosa massif and the iconic Matterhorn, which sits on the border between Italy and Switzerland. An incredibly beautiful and majestic landscape, which you are likely to remember for many years after you finished this tour.
We have categorised this tour ‘easy to medium’ and suitable for hikers, who prefer less altitude variation on their tour. There are no major technical passages on the trails and therefore it is suitable for most people in average to good shape.
You spend the night in charming mountain huts, enjoying delicious food, warm hospitality and great mountain atmosphere.
This tour at the foot of Monterosa will allow hikers to see and experience all the beauties of the Val d’Ayas. Villages, panoramas and landscapes will remain impressed on people mind. The variety and typicality of the places where sleeping and the restaurants will allow to fully enjoy the stay.
As in the nearby Valle del Lys, here too many languages and dialects are spoken: Italian, the
Franco-provencal and Walser-deutsch dialects. Many cultures met in Val d’Ayas, and strong are the architectural and traditional influences of the Walser, a population of Germanic origin that arrived through Zermatt and the Teodulo pass.
The first part of the trek goes up the valley until it touches the Verra Glacier at the foot of Monterosa, the highest destination of the trek. Then the return through an uncontaminated alpine landscape full of flowered mountain meadows, deep blue lakes and Walser villages to go back to the starting point in Brusson, not after passing through the places that set the book “Le 8 montagne” by the award-winning writer Paolo Cognetti.
Choose between six or eight days on this tour.
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*This tour is based on a minimum of two participants. Only services mentioned above are included in the price. Single travellers should expect to pay an extra fee for single rooms in hotels. Luggage transfer is only available for two or more participants.
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Additional information
Ticket Type | Adult, Child (under 13 years) |
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Ayas Valley
This is an example of a tour on this route. Your final itinerary may be different depending on availability of rooms at the time of your booking.
Data:
Total distance: 67,6 KM
H+: 3486
H-: 3486
Level: Easy to medium.
Day 1: Arrival in Abreny
Day 2: Abreny - Lavarets
the beautiful Barmasc plateau (1900 m) is reached: originally, it was a summer settlement of the farmers of the valley below, who let their cows graze here during the summer months.
Distance: 11 km
H+: 630
Day 3: Lavarets - Ferraro
extending a bit to Lake Blu among the moraines of the Verra glacier. Returning to the floors you reach the Ferraro refuge in the panoramic village of Rosy through a beautiful wood.
Distance: 13.5 km
H+: 718
Day 4: Ferraro - Aroulla
Distance: 8.5 km
H+: 483
Day 5: Aroulla - Abreny
Distance: 9 km
H+: 614
Day 6: Departure from Abreny
Distance: 13 km
H+: 860
Day 7: Aroulla - Abreny
Distance: 15.5 km
H+: 852
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