• Erésaz - Borna da ghiasa

Erésaz - Borna da ghiasa

Resorts: Emarèse

In 30/40 minutes walk from the centre of Emarèse, in loc. Erésaz, you reach Borna da Ghiasa, which translated from the Aosta Valley dialect means “hole of ice”, so called because of the freezing temperatures present all year round and which constituted an excellent natural (rocky) icebox useful for the conservation of food during the summer season.

Technical Information

Difficulties
E - Excursionist
Recommended times
May - October
Departure
Erésaz (1184 m)
Arrival
Borna da ghiasa (1316 m)
Difference in level
132 m
Length
731 m
Duration going there
0h24
Duration coming back
0h15
Trail sign
6

Route

After parking the car near the centro studi Abbé Trèves, you can walk up a few tens of meters on a paved road until a pannel indicating the site; then you follow the track n. 6 which crosses some meadows until you get to a small bridge, after which to continue diagonally to the right and then go into a beautiful forest until reaching the destination, after twenty minutes.
The view from up here is beautiful.

It is recommended not to go inside, due to the risk of possible collapses.

Duration going there

0h24

Duration coming back

0h15

Length

731 m

Recommended times

May - October

Difficulties

E - Excursionist

Difference in level

132 m

GPS track
GPX , KML

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