The trip

LEVEL ***         

Average positive altitude difference: 1100m per day
Average walking time: 6 hours
Particular difficulties: hiking on good marked mountain trails, but which can sometimes be quite steep or stony. A few small air passages.

The route in general is well indicated, and the Roadbook provided sufficiently complete to allow you to hike in complete safety. However, it remains essential to know how to read the 1:25,000 map and to be sufficiently autonomous in the mountains to be able to approach the route confidently, whatever the weather.

ROAD BOOK

Before departure, we send you a travel folder containing: 
- 1 IGN MAP 1/25 and 2 map sections with the route highlighted. 
- 1 road-book containing all the information necessary for the trek. 
- 1 waterproof map holder.
- Accommodation list.

ACCOMMODATION

CLASSIC
4 nights in Italian shelters, possibility to book picnics, one night in a cottage in Chianale in Italy at night 1, overnight in France at night 6.
Night 1: Refuge Jervis: Ciabo Del Pra
Night 2: Pian del Ré Inn
Night 3: Alpetto Hut
Night 4: Refuge Bagnour
Night 5: Holiday rental Pramourel in Chianale
Night 6: Refuge de la Blanche

MEALS

Breakfasts and dinners are served in accommodation
Picnics are not included. 

LUGGAGE

• Without carrying luggage: You carry your personal belongings for the duration of your stay.
• With luggage transport: You only carry your belongings for the day. The rest of your luggage is transported between accommodations. In case luggage transport is not possible in an accommodation of the stay, you will carry your personal belongings for one evening. You will find your luggage the next day. Italian shelters are inaccessible, carrying luggage is impossible the first 4 nights. If you wish, we can transport the luggage to Chianale and bring them back to Echalp

Practical information

ACCESS TO DEPARTURE POINT

Day 1 at the Echalp, large parking lot at the bottom of the hamlet.
You can leave your vehicle, this is the parking lot for the hikers who start their tour of the Viso.

BY TRAIN (then bus)
Please consult the SNCF
Montdauphin-Guillestre station, line of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes).
For Montdauphin/Château-Queyras shuttle schedules, contact Zou ma Région Sud

BY CAR
In order to plan your trip, we advise you to inquire about your route at the different sites: Michelin and Mappy

End point in l'Echalp on day 7.

ACCOMMODATION BEFORE AND AFTER

Cortina d'Ampezzo Tourist Office: www.cortina-tourism.com
If you wish to extend your stay with a supplementary night(s) before or after your tour it is possible, please contact us.

CONTACT US

In case of delay please inform us on: +33 (0)4 50 79 09 16 or +33 (0)6 42 49 76 07

Equipment & baggage

EQUIPMENT LIST

Clothing

• Walking trousers
• Shorts (Bikini/swimsuit, just in case!)
• Breathable or merino wool t-shirts
• Breathable or merino wool leggings
• Fleece or jumper
• Wind stopper or Goretex jacket
• Waterproof poncho + gaiters or Goretex trousers + waterproof rucksack cover
• Pair of gloves and a warm hat
• Sun hat or baseball cap
• Walking socks (1 pair per day)
• Sturdy walking boots with a good sole, already broken in
• 1 change of clothes for the evening
• A pair of comfortable shoes for the evening

Other Equipment

• Toilet bag
• Quick drying towel
• Sunglasses and sun cream
• Water bottle or Camelback (1.5 litre minimum)
• Knife, fork and spoon
• Plastic lunch box/plate for your picnic lunches
• Plastic cup for coffee
• Small First Aid kit (antihistamine, ibuprofen, Compeed type blister pads...)
• Survival blanket
• Head torch or hand torch
• Sleeping bag liner sheet and pillowcase (blankets provided at accommodation)
• Two adjustable walking poles (highly recommended)
• Identity card or passport

BACKPACK

Bring a comfortable backpack of 30 to 40 litres for your personal belongings for the day (warm clothes, waterproofs, water, plate and cutlery for your picnic, sunscreen and your identity papers) and please keep a little room to carry a picnic and snacks.

BAGGAGE TRANSPORT

If you choose the baggage transport option, your baggage is transported by a logistics vehicle on days 5 and 7.
Your baggage will be transported daily between accommodation by our logistics vehicle. You are allowed 1 soft, sports type bag with all your possessions inside, no heavier than 10kg. Your bag has to be carried everyday by the driver, where access is not always easy, please think of their backs! Baggage which is too big and too heavy won't be accepted by the drivers!