Trek around Monte Viso in 5 stages.
A beautiful high mountain hike.
Hike over a 5 day period.
An exquisite high mountain trek.
Author's time : 5 days
Distance : 59.78km
Vertical gain : 4351m
Vertical drop : 4342m
Highest point : 2945m
Lowest point : 1698m 
Difficulty : Difficult
Back to starting point : Yes
Walking
Location : Ristolas
(05460)
Starting point : N 44.757423° / E 6.992635° This walk needs several days, please find the details below.
This first stage is a warm-up for the rest. It's a medium mountain trek starting through larch trees before reaching alpine pastures surrounding the pass. A beautiful view over Pellice valley during the hike down.
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.
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."
This stage gives you a frontline view over Monte Viso on one side and Pô prairie (plaine du Pô) on the other. Then a climb through Vallanta's small green valley.
Beautiful stage, green at first, covered by neve at the pass then very floral in Guil Valley.
Bring good shoes and warm clothes as you'll be heading up over 2900 M altitude. At this altitude, snow showers in August are commonplace. Don't pack your back pack with heavy or unnecessary gear. You'll be carrying it for 5 days.
Neves last until mid-July in the northern parts of the trek. If you're hiking earlier in the season, cleats and an ice axe are advised.
Visorando and this author cannot be held responsible in the case of accidents or problems occuring on this walk.
The black pearl of Monte Viso.
During your trek around Monte Viso, you might come across a black salamander. It's the Lanza's alpine salamander. It's an endemic species of Viso massif found nowhere else but here.
The current population is decreasing and in danger of becoming extinct.
Don't tread on it, don't pick it up. If you come across one in the middle of a trail move it slightly so it doesn't get walked on.
6.57km
+627m
-589m
3h40
Difficult
Starting point in Ristolas - 05 - Hautes-Alpes This first stage is a warm-up for the rest. It's a medium mountain trek starting through larch trees before reaching alpine pastures surrounding the pass. A beautiful view over Pellice valley during the hike down.
55.15km
+4168m
-4211m
4 days
Difficult
Starting point in Ristolas - 05 - Hautes-Alpes A 4 day trek on a high mountain route. The trek around Monte Viso (one of the highest summits in the Italian alps) is a sight for sore eyes. Crossing through some of the most authentic and wild high valleys of the Alps is delightful. This trek is almost identical to another trek by another hikiideas hiker which is done over 5 days. A big thank you to him and his description which inspired me.
11.55km
+1258m
-608m
6h55
Difficult
Starting point in Ristolas - 05 - 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.
10.82km
+1138m
-428m
6h20
Very difficult
Starting point in Bobbio Pellice - Province de 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.
16.02km
+1713m
-1455m
9h30
Very difficult
Starting point in Bobbio Pellice - Province de 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.
9.47km
+953m
-732m
5h25
Difficult
Starting point in Bobbio Pellice - Province de 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.
32.64km
+3049m
-3032m
3 days
Difficult
Starting point in Abriès - 05 - Hautes-Alpes Three days walking through the passes and cabins in this region and opportunities to explore this lovely area. Enjoy an Italian tradition: agroturismo by residing overnight in one of the farms alongside calves, cows, pigs, chickens etc.
8.56km
+1226m
-504m
5h55
Difficult
Starting point in Abriès - 05 - Hautes-Alpes First stage of Circuit Franco-Italian border "Queyras in Val Pellice" punctuated by passages through three interesting passes: Malaure, Bouchet and Vampréveyre.
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