• Mont-de-la-Saxe

Mont-de-la-Saxe

Resorts: Courmayeur

The trail leads to a spectacular balcony over Mont Blanc, exactly opposite the Dent du Géant and Grandes Jorasses. From this special observation point, the gaze embraces the entire Italian side of the mountain.

Technical Information

Route

Leave the car in Planpincieux, in the municipality of Courmayeur, then continue along the paved road walking alongside the Grandes Jorasses campsite. When you reach a chapel,cross the Dora of the Val Ferret and keep on the dirt track, which leads to Leuchey Désot. From here, continue along route 31 and you come to the pasture of Leuchey Damon. At a crossroad, take the AV1 route on the left, and go up to the alpine meadows before reaching the vast grassy ridge of Mont-de-la-Saxe. Now take route 42 on the left, which runs along the wide ridge, and leave route AV1, which soon leads to the Bertone refuge.

Duration going there

3h00

Recommended times

June - September

Difference in level

755 m

See also

Mountain refuges
Bertone Mountain Hut – Exterior in summer

Bertone

Courmayeur

The Giorgio Bertone Mountain Hut (2,000 m) is situated in the Pennine Alps, near the small village of Le Pré, above Courmayeur. Built in 1982 and dedicated to the memory of mountaineer Giorgio Bertone, it overlooks the majestic Mont Blanc massif. Thanks …

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.