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Pilaz-Chardon-M. Mars 

Page Type: Route

Location: Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

Lat/Lon: 45.63330°N / 7.91530°E

Route Type: walk up; sometimes you must help you with the hand

Time Required: Most of a day

Difficulty: EE

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Page By: sergioenrico

Created/Edited: May 15, 2004 / May 15, 2004

Object ID: 160976

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Approach


Follow the motorway Torino-Aosta, exit Pont San Martin (very interesting roman bridge), direction Gressoney; after the village of Fontainemore, turn right following the sign Pilaz (15 minutes after the bridge). Here you can park.

Route Description


Starting point Pilaz, m. 1.240
Level m. 1.360
Walk up: h 4

Essential Gear


Walk up for the first part along the non asphalted road built for the farmers, till the Vargno lake. Leave left side this road, and come down a bit in the flat land, and continue till the beginning of the Balma lake.
Take at your right the path to Chardon Pass; at the pass the path joins the one who arrive from Biella side, follow it till the summit; is quite steep.

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