• Vétan-Dessus - Mont Fallère mountain hut - Lac des Grenouilles

Vétan-Dessus - Mont Fallère mountain hut - Lac des Grenouilles

Resorts: Saint-Pierre

A trail through woods and pastures leads from Vétan to the Mont Fallère mountain hut, passing through an open-air museum featuring numerous wooden sculptures by Siro Vierin. A short additional walk takes you to the picturesque Frog Lake.

Technical Information

Route

Take path no. 13 in front of the hotel in Vétan-Dessus and climb a short slope that, after a short time, leads to some meadows. Turn right along the course of an old irrigation canal until you reach a crossroads under the Thoules pasture. From here, continue to the right on a gravel road which is now completely covered in grass and cuts horizontally into the valley of the Méod stream. At the next crossroads, leave the path to Alpe Loé on the right and turn left following the signs for the refuge. The path begins to climb steeply in the larch forest along the ridge on the East side of the valley until it reaches the unpaved road that leads to the refuge. To the right of the refuge starts path 13B which in about 15 minutes reaches the Frogs lake.
The whole path is an open-air museum because along the route we can find numerous wooden sculptures made by Siro Viérin, one of the most popular sculptors in the Aosta Valley.

Duration going there

2h21

Length

5.434 m

Recommended times

July - September

Difficulties

E - Excursionist

Difference in level

613 m

See also

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