Gran Paradiso - A Guidebook for Walkers and Trekkers

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11 Mar 2008

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9781852844998

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185284499X

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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm

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300g

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224

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11 Mar 2008

Gran Paradiso

The Alta Via 2 Trek and Day Walks by Gillian Price

Guidebook to walking in Italy's Gran Paradiso national park, includes the Alta Via 2 Trek and 28 walks from gentle strolls to full scale traverses. The Gran Paradiso is a protected national park, just to the south of the Mont Blanc massif accessible from France and northern Italy. A range of deep valleys and passes give excellent walking. More...

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Seasons

May to October (high altitude refuges open late June to late September). Accommodation busiest in Read More... August.

Centres

Tiny Valnontey, Valsavarenche, Eaux Rousses, Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, Valgrisenche, La Thuile, Ronco Read More... Canavese, Ceresole Reale

Difficulty

All routes graded: from paths suitable for all to routes requiring alpine experience, with steep Read More... and/or exposed sections. 12-day Alta Via 2 is strenuous but suitable for experienced walkers.

Must See

The walking is wonderful and the alpine wildlife and flowers amongst the best anywhere.

August 2010

A 2-stage extension was recently added to AV2 (to link it with AV1) so walkers can now begin the trail at Donnas, near Hone-Bard. This link http://www.regione.vda.it/turismo/proposte/sport/escursionismo/alta_via_2_e.asp leads to the relevant info for Stages 13 + 14. Note also the new AV2 routing in Valgrisenche Stage 5.

p50: Rifugio Miserin is under new management tel: (mob) 340 9014630 open June to Sept
www.rifugidellarosa.it

January 2010

p73: The path after Praz-Londzet was reportedly closed in summer 2009 and AV2 re-routed towards the valley, passing close to the football stadium on the edge of Valgrisenche. Clear waymarking leads through to Frassy whence Revers.