• La Barmaz - Clavalité Sanctuary

La Barmaz - Clavalité Sanctuary

Resorts: Valtournenche

Technical Information

Difficulties
E - Excursionist
Recommended times
June - September
Departure
La Barmaz (2034 m)
Arrival
Clavalité Sanctuary (2530 m)
Difference in level
496 m
Length
2.976 m
Duration going there
1h35
Trail sign
31

Route

Leave the car in the car park in La Barmaz, in Valtournenche, then continue along the dirt track as far as Cheneil. Then take route 31 (on this initial section, route 31 corresponds to Alta Via 1), until you reach a crossroad. Leave the AV1 and take route 31 on the right, which leads to Col Fontana Fredda. From here, continue left up to the Clavalité Sanctuary, built in 1970 and dedicated to Saint Dominic Savio.

Duration going there

1h35

Length

2.976 m

Recommended times

June - September

Difficulties

E - Excursionist

Difference in level

496 m

GPS track
GPX , KML

See also

Churches and shrines
Holy Trinity and Saint Roch chapel

Chapel of Saint Dominic Savio

Chamois

In 1970 Sir Amato Gorret of Valtournenche ordered to build this chapel in form of half barrel with the access door oriented towards Chamois at 2500 meters of altitude, on Col Clavalité’s water divide. Every year, during the first week of August, the …

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