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Rifugio Barbara Lowrie walks
From the Barbara Lowrie Refuge to the Granero Refuge via the Manzol Pass
Visorando Member
4.40 mi
+3,133 ft
-1,066 ft
4h 45
Difficult
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
Choosing this short route will take you through some magnificent scenery. Lago Nero is well worth a visit. However, this route is technically challenging with steep scree slopes: best tackled in dry, fine weather.
Walks near Rifugio Barbara Lowrie
Trek around Monte Viso day 2: Refuge Granero - Refuge Quintino Sella
10.73 mi
+5,381 ft
-4,511 ft
9h 35
Difficult
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
Quite a long high mountain stage today, set in a mineral landscape passing through "les sources du Pô" and near beautiful mountain lakes. Exploring the north-east side of Monte Viso (3841m) will be the highlight.
Trek around Monte Viso in 5 days, stage 2
Association / Club / Walk leader
6.72 mi
+3,911 ft
-1,529 ft
5 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
The second stage of our trek around Monte Viso starts with a hike through green foliage at the bottom of the valley. Then a passage through beautiful alpine pastures near a delightful little lake. Stunning view point at Col Sellière.
From Rifugio Jervis to Rifugio Granero
3.71 mi
+2,185 ft
-89 ft
3h 35
Difficult
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
This second stage takes you across the valley floor – which was once a lake filled in by alluvial deposits over time – before beginning the ascent through a sparse forest and then across mountain pastures.
Pan del Re - Quintino Sella Refuge
3.66 mi
+2,238 ft
-217 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Crissolo (Cuneo)
This is the first stage of the 4-day tour of Monte Viso.
The planned tour starts from Pian del Re (mountain hut). The first stage ends at the Quintino Sella mountain hut before tackling, the following day, the crossing at the Col de San Chiaffredo, the descent to Chianale, then the climb to the Vallanta mountain hut.
From the Pian de Re refuge to the Barbara Lowrie refuge
5.38 mi
+1,893 ft
-2,772 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Crissolo (Cuneo)
This stage of the Mount Viso circuit alternates between meadowland and rocky terrain. A hike without any particular difficulty, the round trip to Punta Sea Bianca can make for a pleasant addition to the day.
Trek around Monte Viso in 5 days, stage 3
8.49 mi
+4,426 ft
-3,888 ft
6 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
High mountain stage.
Progress within a mineral setting.
A hike up to the highest pass of the trek.
Stunning view over the Pô water sources from "Sentier du Postier."
The Crosenna Alp – Valpréveyre
5.89 mi
+3,251 ft
-2,549 ft
5h 30
Difficult
Departure from Bobbio Pellice (Torino)
3rd and last stage of this Franco-Italian circuit. It meets with a variation of the Queyras circuit above the Jervis Refuge to reach Valpréveyre by the Col d’Urine.
Trak around Monte Viso day 1: L'Echalp - Refuge Granero
7.26 mi
+4,121 ft
-1,929 ft
6h 55
Difficult
Departure from Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
First stage starting at Queyras National Park (Parc National du Queyras) passing through Col Lacroix, then a beautiful Italian valley and ending up at a shelter near a lake where the real trek around Monte Viso will start the next day.
