

Escursioni guidate in valle d'Aosta
Tour du Mont Fallère
The Mont Fallère tour (3.031 masl) is an amazing multi-day loop trek for mountain lovers. It runs in the heart of Aosta Valley and, like an imaginary thread, connects the once busy trails linking the Valley of Gran San Bernardo to the central Aosta Valley, where the Dora Baltea river flows. The highest stretches of the trail are a real panoramic terrace where we can enjoy an outstanding view on the cardinal spots of the region and on its main 4.000 (Mont Blanc, Gran Paradiso, Mont Rose, Matterhorn, Grand Combin)
In short:
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Duration: 3 days/2 nights
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Overnight: 2 nights in a hut (Chaligne hut and Mont Fallère hut) with half board (dinner and breakfast).
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Elevation gain: about 2.700 m
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Length: about 36 km
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Kind of activity: group trekking in total autonomy with hiking guide and no luggage transport service during the activity
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Altitude of the highest point of the trek: about 2.821 masl (Mont de Vertosan)
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Terrain characteristics: mountain trail with no technical difficulties. Scree close to the cols (Col de Vertosan and Col Fenêtre)
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Possible unexpected events: possible crossing of snow covered terrain
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Trek confirmed with at least: 6 participants
Strengths:
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The priceless view on all Four-thousanders of Aosta Valley
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The absence of specific technical difficulties which makes it attractive to a large number of people
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The support of a qualified guide throughout the whole trek, enrolled in the Aosta Valley register of hiking guides
Scheduled treks:
31 th of July
Other treks can be planned on request for groups of at least 6 people
Difficulty of the trek:
An average of about 5 hour walk a day. Elevation gain of 310 to 1460 metres. A fair level of fitness and health is required. Consider a minimum of workout before the departure.
Minimum age: 16 years
The trek takes place at the foot of Mont Fallère (3.061 masl) and is about 36 km long with an elevation gain of 2.700 metres. It is recommended to all of those who enjoy hiking in the mountains, since it does not have any technical difficulties but requires anyway a fair physical workout. We walk an average of 5/6 hours per day, always on not difficult and well marked paths; for this reason, we have the time to admire the surrounding landscape and take the most of the two stops in the huts (Mont Fallère and Chaligne), both very comfortable.
TREK ITINERARY
1ST day Saint-Oyen
Meeting the guide in Saint-Oyen (at 9.00 o'clock)
Explanation of the itinerary, check of the equipment and start of the hike
First day: Saint-Oyen – Tza de Flassin – Col Fenêtre – Mont Fallère hut
We leave Saint-Oyen and first reach the alpine hut Tza de Flassin (2.260 masl); we then head towards the Col Vertosan (2.821 masl) and Col Fenêtre (2.726 masl) walking on the ridge, where, looking north-east, we can admire the majesty of Mont Blanc on the background. We descend southwards fast, through mountain pastures still used and reach the Mont Fallère hut, situated in a beautiful and lush basin above the village of Vétan in Saint-Pierre, where, if we look south, we can look at the main summits crowning the top of the valleys of the Gran Paradis
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7 hour walk
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Elevation gain: 1470 m
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Elevation loss: 420 m
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Kind of accommodation: in Mont-Fallère hut with half board (dinner and breakfast)
View in Google earth

2nd day Mont-Fallère hut
Breakfast in hotel
Second day: Mont Fallère hut - Lac Fallère – Col de Metz – Punta Chaligne – Chaligne hut
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After we leave the Mont Fallère hut, we run along the south side of Mont Fallère at high altitude, going up to Col the Metz (2.487 masl) and Punta Chaligne (2.608 masl), where, if we glance down on sunny days, we can enjoy an amazing view on Aosta town. After a fast descent on the east side of Punta Chaligne, we reach the Chaligne hut where we can stay overnight. From the hut we can turn a fascinated gaze eastwards on the Dent d'Hérens and the Grandes Murailles, the most renowned mountains of the head of Valpelline, opening in front of us.
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5 hour walk
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Elevation gain: 550 m
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Elevation loss: 1010 m
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Kind of accommodation: half board at Chaligne hut (dinner and breakfast)
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3rd day Chaligne hut
Breakfast in the hut
Third day: Chaligne hut – Ars - Étroubles – (Flassin) Saint - Oyen
From the Chaligne hut, situated close to a big alpine hut at the edge of the wood, we reach, with a short descent, a farm track under which flows the rû de Collet, running along the side of the mountain on a never steep descent. Once we get the the upper part of the valley of Ars, we walk downhill on a steep descent into the thick wood of spruce and we take a country road until we reach the village of Étroubles first, and then the hamlet of Flassin in the municipality of Saint-Oyen.
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5 hours
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Elevation gain: 310 m
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Elevation loss: 900 m
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N.B.
The above mentioned programmes are given for guidance and can be modified for reasons not attributable to the organization (bad weather conditions, technical level of the participants, etc.). The guide reserves the right to change the itinerary according to weather conditions or for the safety of the group.
Cost per person:
250 €
The enrolment fee includes:
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The technical support of a hiking guide throughout the excursion
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A third-party liability insurance for accidents due to the negligent behaviour of the guide
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2 overnights 2 in a hut with half board (dinner and breakfast) – Kind of rooms: in a hut with dormitory of 6 to 15 people
The enrolment fee does NOT include:
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personal equipment and gear
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travel costs to get to the meeting point on the first day
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not mentioned food and drinks (packed lunch bought in the hut)
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extra drinks in the hut
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local tourist tax
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anything not mentioned at “the enrollment fee includes”
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in case of change of itinerary for reasons not attributable to the organization (bad weather conditions, technical level of the participants, etc.) the unforeseen expenses will be charged to the participants.
Equipment list for multi-day treks
Backpack of 40-50 litres
Clothes to wear:
Hiking boots
Mountain shorts
T-shirt (preferably of breathable fabric, like microfibre)
Hiking socks (not short socks)
Sun cap/bandana
Sunglasses
Wind stopper jacket
Inside the backpack:
Mountain trousers (Schoeller, soft shell fabric)
3 Spare t-shirts
Spare socks
Spare underwear
Long sleeved t-shirt
Tights to use if it is cold and to wear as night clothes
Waterproof shell jacket (Gore-tex, pac-lite fabric)
Rain cape
Backpack rain cover if not integrated in the backpack itself
Personal hygiene products (toothpaste, shower gel, etc.)
Towel
Wool hat
Gloves
Water bottle/thermos + snack (like cereal bars, chocolate)
Sleeping bag liner for the hut
Sandals or trainers (for the hut)
Sunscreen
Multipurpose boxcutter
Trekking poles
Personal pharmacy kit (painkillers, compeed, aspirin)
Headlamp
Camera
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Sign up: within 7 days before the starting date of the hike you have chosen (if the minimum number of participants is reached: n°6 participants) buying the ticket directly from our online ticket shop and paying the full price in advance, or sending a 30% deposit by bank transfer to this account IBAN IT83D0306901205100000112787 and paying cash the remaining amount at the end of the activity.
Useful inks:
Download schedule of the trekking
..there’s a whole valley to discover between you and me!