Bénévolo - Chivasso

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Montée dans un environnement très sauvage et pratiquement hors sentier jusqu’au col alpin de la Nivoletta (3152 m) et descente par les couloirs qui surplombent les magnifiques Lacs Leitz et Rosset dans le Valsavarenche. Ensuite, par de splendides alpages fleuris, hauts lieux de la délicieuse fontine, vous cheminez vers le Refuge Chivasso.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Tour des Alpes Grées

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.47 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 3,005 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,975 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 10,371 ft
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    Lowest point: 7,480 ft
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Description of the walk

(S) Quitter le Refuge Benevolo.

(1) Suivre l'itinéraire 13B direction Col Basey et Refuge Chivasso balisé en Jaune. Monter très progressivement par de splendides alpages fleuris, hauts lieux de la délicieuse fontine, en rive droite du torrent des Rhêmes pour atteindre pratiquement le fond du vallon et un croisement de chemins sans indication.

(2) Suivre le chemin montant à gauche où l'herbe s’amenuise pour laisser place au pierrier. Se diriger à vue avec les quelques cairns sur une pente assez soutenue. Retrouver le carrefour du sentier Col Nivolet to Benovolo.

(3) L'emprunter à gauche et par une dernière montée atteindre le col marqué par un cairn.

(4) Partir à gauche sur le sentier descendant balisé en Rouge et Blanc. Parvenir à un passage délicat où est fixé un câble.

(5) Méfiance pour passer la vire en s'aidant du câble. Rejoindre les lacs en place pour rejoindre le Lac Leità. Prolonger, retrouver rapidement le carrefour du sentier 3C, Col Rosset.

(6) Prendre à droite le chemin assez plat et rejoindre un croisement à côté de la bergerie Alpe Riva.

(7) Conserver à droite le chemin en direction du Refuge de Chivasso. Passer à côté du petit lac, en faire le tour et rejoindre le sentier balisé Rouge et Blanc en légère montée. Traverser la route pour rejoindre le refuge Chivasso (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 7,490 ft - Refuge Benevolo
  2. 1 : mi 0.09 - alt. 7,487 ft - Rive droite de la - Dora Di Rhêmes (cours d'eau) - Italie - Affluent du Savara
  3. 2 : mi 1.8 - alt. 8,494 ft - Intersection
  4. 3 : mi 2.97 - alt. 9,862 ft - Sous le Col dernière montée
  5. 4 : mi 3.38 - alt. 10,308 ft - Cairn départ chemin
  6. 5 : mi 4.74 - alt. 9,078 ft - Passage de la vire
  7. 6 : mi 5.17 - alt. 8,835 ft - Croisement de chemins
  8. 7 : mi 5.77 - alt. 8,573 ft - Croisement - Bergerie Alpe Riva
  9. E : mi 6.47 - alt. 8,540 ft - Refuge Citta di Chivasso

Notes

Entre (7) et (E) Possibilité de se baigner dans le petit lac précédant le refuge.

Reviews and comments

3.7 / 5
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Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
2 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
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Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note that the climb up to the Col du Nivolet is difficult.
As clearly stated in the written description, there are no signposts, only cairns: these are difficult to spot and clearly collapse quite often. Even whilst following the GPX track, we found ourselves on extremely slippery gravel, with a steep gradient (nearly 40° in places) over long stretches, which makes the climb gruelling and somewhat dangerous.

The Chivasso refuge is permanently closed . An inn has opened a little further north, a few hundred metres along the road (it is possible to follow the current track and route description all the way to the end; you can see it from Chivasso): it calls itself Rifugio Savoia, but in reality bears no resemblance to a refuge. It is a roadside restaurant, with a few relatively comfortable but under-equipped dormitories (a single room serving as a shower, toilet and washbasin for two dormitories of six each…). There is no common room, and the welcome is rather cold. If you have the option, it’s better to camp…

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