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Walking
Around Aquila Mountain
Trekking
between
Pinerolo foothills & Lower Chisone Valley
This
program of excursions gives you a chance to discover the pleasure of walking in
a
mountain environment, at the foot of the mountains, south-west of Turin
This itinerary allows you to walk on both sides of the mountains, crossing woods, villages, and old towns, in a corner of undiscovered Piedmont. It is not too crowded here, even if it is not so far away from the heart of Turin, of Olympic Valley fame.
For your accommodation we have linked with B& B "Bella Baita"
Each
B&B can host a maximum of 6 people
Period
recommended: May to October
Transport:
Bus Line (Torino - Cumiana / Perosa Argentina - Torino)
B&B
“U TEJ” – Via Provinciale 57
(+39) 011 90.59.561
www.marziamontagna.it/bedbreakfast.htm
“BELLA
BAITA”
– Borgata Serre Marchetto 1
Tel. (+39)347 98.42.945 (+39)339 75 03 940
Reservations:
Please contact the B&B in advance.
Where
to eat:
near all B&B’s you should always be able to find a restaurant or
pizzeria for your meals and a market where you can buy necessities.
Equipment:
normal for excursions
Maps:
1:25.000-Fraternali n. 5 and 6 and more informations from your B&B
host
Trail
markers:
red & white paint marks
Day by Day Itinerary
1st*
Day: Turin-Cumiana
Depart
from Turin by bus GTT (company name) on Corso Stati Uniti, near the Porta Nuova, train
station,
Arrive
at Cumiana (mornings, hourly: afternoons, every half hour) the trip will be
about 80 minutes. Take the bus stop
in front A&O market to get to the B&B
u
Tej
Walk
on Provinciale Street for 200 m until you arrive at house number 57
2nd*Day:
Cumiana
(340 m)-Rocca 2
Denti
(885
m)-Brunello Mountain
(1216
m)
Walking time: 5.30 hours total
Gradient difference: 1000 m.
A
beautiful landscape, walking from the Maritime Alps to Monte Rosa Mountain, with
the Monviso Mountain in the middle. There are a variety of trees, with an
opportunity to observe our native animals (roe deers, buzzards, wild boars,
foxes... ).
3th*
Day:
Cumiana (340m)-
Colle
Pra l’Abba
(1280
m)-
Colle Ceresera (1335
m)- Colle del Besso
(1466
m)-
Serre Moretto
(1050
m)-Serre Marchetto
(1050
m)
Walking time: 8 hours
Gradient difference: 1200m.
Moving
into the Chisone Valley through a beautiful landscape surrounded
by chestnut, ash, and beech trees. You will follow a panoramic view
through three passes, before arriving at B&B
Bella Baita, “mountain retreat”.
4* Day: Serre Marchetto (1050m)
Walking time: 3 hours
Gradient difference:
400 m.
A
pleasant walk along the Grandubbione river in the shadow of ancient trees, you
can discover where our ancestors produced charcoal made from the local trees.
Many residents of this area were living thanks to this large scale
production.
5*
Day: Serre Marchetto
(1050
m)-Mountain
Aquila
(2115
m) & Return
Walking time: 6 hours
Gradient
difference: 1115m.
The
highest trekking point on an easy path with a spectacular panoramic viewing
point between the valleys of Chisone
and Sangone. You have a complete
view of the alpine arc of the French mountain border.
6*
Day: Serre Marchetto
(1050
m)-Perosa Argentina
(650
m)
You arrive in
Perosa Argentina by the old shepherd’s path.
Here,
you have the opportunity to visit the local vineyard of Ramie’ wine. Next to the vineyard, it is possible to visit and purchase the
famous liqueur, "Barathier" made locally by the Bernard Family.