• Bois de la Tour

Bois de la Tour

Resorts: Saint-Nicolas

The wood « Bois de la Tour » is a natural area in which you can see the main tree species of Aosta Valley.

Technical Information

Route

From the centre of Saint-Nicolas, where you can park the car, walk until the church.
After a short stretch on paved road, take the path on right called Bois de la Tour. In this wood you can find an educational path, called “the itinerary of the trees” equipped for visually impaired people. The round trip gets deeply in the woods of larches, firs and birches.
In the surroundings you can find the equipped pic-nic area, the parish church and the Belvedere, a panoramic point in La Cure hamlet with a view on the central Aosta Valley and on peaks as the Grivola, Gran Nomenon, Mont Emilius and Becca del Merlo.

Duration going there

0h27

Duration coming back

0h28

Length

1857 m

Recommended times

April - October

Difficulties

E - Excursionist

Difference in level

88 m

See also

Equipped picnic areas
Area pic nic "Bois de La Tour" - Saint-Nicolas

"Bois de La Tour" picnic area - Saint-Nicolas

Saint-Nicolas

VEGETATION Woodland composed of mature Larch trees with some Red Spruce and Birch. Undergrowth composed of Juniper, Berberis, Goat Willow and Bearberry. HOW TO GET THERE Easy to reach, due to its proximity to Saint-Nicolas town. AREA VIEW The area …

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