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Gran Paradiso: Tour di 4 giorni da sogno

Cogne, Valle d'Aosta · Valle d'Aosta•4 days · 3 nights•Trekking · 3,395 m
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Where?
Valle d'Aosta, Valle d'Aosta
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Gran Paradiso: Tour di 4 giorni da sogno
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WHY THIS TREK

Four days in Gran Paradiso

Già dal suo nome, il Gran Paradiso si presenta in una veste meravigliosa. Quando poi ci si trova al cospetto dell’elegante scivolo ghiacciato della sua parete nord, camminando fra i boschi di larici e abeti della Valsavaranche, si avverte subito la sensazione di trovarsi immersi in un vero paradiso, che in estate regala un sogno a tutti gli appassionati di trekking. Quello di camminare ai piedi della catena montuosa che si eleva al suo massimo culmine con la cima dell’unico 4000 interamente italiano.

Group chat before departure
Come alone, leave with new friends

The experience

La cima del Gran Paradiso ha fatto sognare generazioni di alpinisti in erba e l’intera sua catena e le sue valli hanno ammaliato generazioni di Naturalisti, biologi, geologi, semplici amanti di montagna ed escursionisti, in virtù della sublime Natura che distingue questo angolo di Alpi.

Il TGP è un trekking spettacolare che si snoda intorno al massiccio del Gran Paradiso, attraverso le valli di: Cogne, Valnontey e Valsavaranche, e regala, a chi lo percorre, i panorami unici del parco nazionale più antico d'Italia, istituito il 3 dicembre del 1922: verticali pareti rocciose, vasti ghiacciai, imponenti morene glaciali, pascoli, praterie, ambienti di tundra, foreste di conifere.

L'itinerario si sviluppa per circa 56 km. Lo percorreremo in 4 giorni di cammino e ogni tappa richiede una buona preparazione fisica ed esperienza escursionistica.

Compiendo questo tour, si riesce a godere dei migliori panorami, visitando graziosi borghi montani, venendo a contatto con la realtà montanara di queste incantevoli vallate alpine e sperimentando il trekking di più giorni in alta montagna senza dover affrontare difficoltà tecniche.

Il TGP ha inizio a Cogne e termina a Pont Valsavaranche (dopo aver però raggiunto il Ghiaccio di Moncorvé), raggiungendo la massima quota con la cima della Punta del Tuf, posta a ben 3.395 m di quota. Gli spostamenti per Cogne e dal parcheggio di Pont sono garantiti da un mezzo privato a noleggio.

Il trekking è organizzato e accompagnato da Naturalista e Guida Ambientale Escursionistica.

GOOD TO KNOW
Group chat
It opens before departure: that's where the meeting point is confirmed and carpooling is arranged.
Free cancellation up to 21 days before
You pay nothing when you book.
+60 Guiddy points
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Not suitable for dogs
This time your dog stays at home.

How hard is it, really

Guiddy scale
DIFFICULT PLUS
F
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I+
D
D+
5,085 m D+ · 56 km · 7 h over 4 days
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Train your legs with a loaded backpack in the weeks before: you've got 2 h a day for 4 days in a row ahead. Nights in mountain huts are short: those who go to bed early the night before start better
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
A light backpack for 4 days: a change of clothes, a sleeping bag liner for the hut, a water bottle and poles. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included in the price

✓INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
✕NOT INCLUDED
✕Travel to Cogne
To get there, there's Guiddy carpooling, below.

Itinerary

Four days, approximate times. The final details come in the group chat.

Elevation gain
5,085 m
Max altitude
3,395 m
Distance
56 km
Duration
4 days
Day 1
2 stops · from 09:30
Day 2
2 stops · from 08:00
Day 3
2 stops · from 08:00
Day 4
2 stops · from 08:00
Map
4 days · 56 km
Meeting point 9:30approximate
1a Tappa - Cogne/Rifugio Vittorio Sella, Cogne, Valle d'Aosta, Italia. The exact time is confirmed in the group chat. We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
HOW TO GET THERE
09:30MOUNTAIN HUT
Stage 1 - Cogne/Rifugio Vittorio Sella
Technical data Difficulty: E Distance: 8.6 km Elevation gain: 1,030 m Elevation loss: 40 m Min altitude: 1,537 m Max altitude: 2,588 m The route begins gently along the floor of the Valnontey, between Cogne and the village of Valnontey. Meadows and conifer woods make for a very relaxing start. Then the real climb to Rifugio Sella begins, first through the woods and, above 2000 m, through the typical sparse vegetation of rhododendrons, blueberries and dwarf mountain pines, while the views open up onto the high peaks and glaciers of the Valnontey. Finally you reach the splendid grassy basin, crossed by a gentle stream, where the refuge is located. Here you can observe ibex, chamois and marmots up close.
16:00MOUNTAIN HUT
Rifugio Vittorio Sella
Arrival at the refuge and overnight stay

How do you get to Cogne? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group. Contacts and costs are agreed between you: a seat isn't guaranteed.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for a multi-day trek: you carry everything you bring, so less is more.

Windproof
REQUIRED
Cap
REQUIRED
Heavy headgear
REQUIRED
Sunscreen
REQUIRED
Windbreaker
REQUIRED
Warm gloves
REQUIRED
Waterproof shell
REQUIRED
Sunglasses
REQUIRED
Long pants
REQUIRED
Water supply
REQUIRED
Trail running shoes
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Layered clothing
REQUIRED
Change of clothes
REQUIRED
Backpack
REQUIRED
Trekking poles (recommended)
RECOMMENDED
Sunscreen
RECOMMENDED
Camera
RECOMMENDED
Sunglasses
RECOMMENDED

Your guide

Piermaria G.
Piermaria G.
We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Piermaria, an environmental hiking guide for 14 years, after a long background in hiking and mountaineering. For almost 30 years I've been designing routes for people who love discovering beautiful corners of nature, in good company, in Italy and abroad: I plan itineraries, build hiking projects for public bodies and run environmental education in state schools. I'm also a coach on basic hiking courses and on physical preparation courses, I work with the Courmayeur Mountain Guides on their introduction-to-mountaineering programmes, and I write guidebooks, hiking maps and articles about nature and hiking. For a couple of years I've also been making documentaries about the mountains: in January my first one, about the hills and mountains of the Oltrepò Pavese, was in competition at the Orobie Film Festival in Bergamo — 16 works selected out of 170 submitted. 🎬 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

Italiano
Inglese
Francese
Guida Ambientale Escursionistica

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I've never done a multi-day trek, can I do it?
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You need to be fit enough to walk a full day (7 h a day) and carry your backpack for 4 days. Rough and treacherous terrain requiring preparation and experience, equipment, and use of self-belay devices.
Can I join on my own?
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How does carpooling work?
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✓Free cancellation up to 21 days before
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Gran Paradiso: Tour di 4 giorni da sogno

Gran Paradiso: Tour di 4 giorni da sogno

Cogne, Valle d'Aosta (23) · Valle d'Aosta
4 days · Trekking · 3,395 m
New: you'll be among the first Guidders to do it
Elevation gain
5,085 m
Max altitude
3,395 m
Distance
56 km
Duration
4 days
Guiddy points
+60
10 photos
+6 photos
WHY THIS TREK

Four days in Gran Paradiso

Già dal suo nome, il Gran Paradiso si presenta in una veste meravigliosa. Quando poi ci si trova al cospetto dell’elegante scivolo ghiacciato della sua parete nord, camminando fra i boschi di larici e abeti della Valsavaranche, si avverte subito la sensazione di trovarsi immersi in un vero paradiso, che in estate regala un sogno a tutti gli appassionati di trekking. Quello di camminare ai piedi della catena montuosa che si eleva al suo massimo culmine con la cima dell’unico 4000 interamente italiano.

Come alone, leave with new friends

The experience

La cima del Gran Paradiso ha fatto sognare generazioni di alpinisti in erba e l’intera sua catena e le sue valli hanno ammaliato generazioni di Naturalisti, biologi, geologi, semplici amanti di montagna ed escursionisti, in virtù della sublime Natura che distingue questo angolo di Alpi.

Il TGP è un trekking spettacolare che si snoda intorno al massiccio del Gran Paradiso, attraverso le valli di: Cogne, Valnontey e Valsavaranche, e regala, a chi lo percorre, i panorami unici del parco nazionale più antico d'Italia, istituito il 3 dicembre del 1922: verticali pareti rocciose, vasti ghiacciai, imponenti morene glaciali, pascoli, praterie, ambienti di tundra, foreste di conifere.

L'itinerario si sviluppa per circa 56 km. Lo percorreremo in 4 giorni di cammino e ogni tappa richiede una buona preparazione fisica ed esperienza escursionistica.

Compiendo questo tour, si riesce a godere dei migliori panorami, visitando graziosi borghi montani, venendo a contatto con la realtà montanara di queste incantevoli vallate alpine e sperimentando il trekking di più giorni in alta montagna senza dover affrontare difficoltà tecniche.

Il TGP ha inizio a Cogne e termina a Pont Valsavaranche (dopo aver però raggiunto il Ghiaccio di Moncorvé), raggiungendo la massima quota con la cima della Punta del Tuf, posta a ben 3.395 m di quota. Gli spostamenti per Cogne e dal parcheggio di Pont sono garantiti da un mezzo privato a noleggio.

Il trekking è organizzato e accompagnato da Naturalista e Guida Ambientale Escursionistica.

How hard is it

Guiddy scale
DIFFICULT PLUS
F
F+
I
I+
D
D+
5,085 m D+ · 56 km · 7 h over 4 days
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU GO
✓
BEFORE YOU GO
Train your legs with a loaded backpack in the weeks before: you've got 2 h a day for 4 days in a row ahead. Nights in mountain huts are short: those who go to bed early the night before start better
✓
IN YOUR BACKPACK
A light backpack for 4 days: a change of clothes, a sleeping bag liner for the hut, a water bottle and poles. Always with you: a plaster, an antiseptic wipe and a small bag for rubbish

What's included

INCLUDED
✓Qualified hiking guide
NOT INCLUDED
✕Travel to Cogne

Itinerary

4 days · approximate times
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Map
4 days · 56 km
Meeting point 9:301a Tappa - Cogne/Rifugio Vittorio Sella
We usually meet a little earlier for breakfast together, when possible.
09:30MOUNTAIN HUT
Stage 1 - Cogne/Rifugio Vittorio Sella
Technical data Difficulty: E Distance: 8.6 km Elevation gain: 1,030 m Elevation loss: 40 m Min altitude: 1,537 m Max altitude: 2,588 m The route begins gently along the floor of the Valnontey, between Cogne and the village of Valnontey. Meadows and conifer woods make for a very relaxing start. Then the real climb to Rifugio Sella begins, first through the woods and, above 2000 m, through the typical sparse vegetation of rhododendrons, blueberries and dwarf mountain pines, while the views open up onto the high peaks and glaciers of the Valnontey. Finally you reach the splendid grassy basin, crossed by a gentle stream, where the refuge is located. Here you can observe ibex, chamois and marmots up close.
16:00MOUNTAIN HUT
Rifugio Vittorio Sella
Arrival at the refuge and overnight stay
See day 2 →

How do you get to Cogne? By carpooling.

You say so when booking, then you get organised in the Telegram group.

WHO'S ALREADY GOING
Offering a seat Looking for a seat
Cars are added in the last few days, once the group is confirmed.

What to bring

A list made for a multi-day trek: you carry everything you bring, so less is more.
Windproof
REQUIRED
Cap
REQUIRED
Heavy headgear
REQUIRED
Sunscreen
REQUIRED
Windbreaker
REQUIRED
Warm gloves
REQUIRED
Waterproof shell
REQUIRED
Sunglasses
REQUIRED
Long pants
REQUIRED
Water supply
REQUIRED
Trail running shoes
REQUIRED
Trekking boots
REQUIRED
Layered clothing
REQUIRED
Change of clothes
REQUIRED
Backpack
REQUIRED
Trekking poles (recommended)
RECOMMENDED
Sunscreen
RECOMMENDED
Camera
RECOMMENDED
Sunglasses
RECOMMENDED

Your guide

Piermaria G.
Piermaria G.
Guida Ambientale Escursionistica

Hi Guidders! 🧡 I'm Piermaria, an environmental hiking guide for 14 years, after a long background in hiking and mountaineering. For almost 30 years I've been designing routes for people who love discovering beautiful corners of nature, in good company, in Italy and abroad: I plan itineraries, build hiking projects for public bodies and run environmental education in state schools. I'm also a coach on basic hiking courses and on physical preparation courses, I work with the Courmayeur Mountain Guides on their introduction-to-mountaineering programmes, and I write guidebooks, hiking maps and articles about nature and hiking. For a couple of years I've also been making documentaries about the mountains: in January my first one, about the hills and mountains of the Oltrepò Pavese, was in competition at the Orobie Film Festival in Bergamo — 16 works selected out of 170 submitted. 🎬 See you in the mountains, Guidders!

We'll email you when they have a new outing on the calendar.

Reviews

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Ibex
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Only from people who were really there.

You'll be among the first to share your story.

Questions?

I've never done a multi-day trek, can I do it?
⌄
You need to be fit enough to walk a full day (7 h a day) and carry your backpack for 4 days. Rough and treacherous terrain requiring preparation and experience, equipment, and use of self-belay devices.
Can I join on my own?
⌄
How does carpooling work?
⌄
What happens if the weather is bad?
⌄
What if the group doesn't reach the minimum?
⌄
Until when can I cancel?
⌄
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