Val d'Ayas

Brusson

Brusson Snowshoes Itinerary n.5 - Col di Joux - Extrepieraz

Itinerary Squirrel

By: Visit Monterosa

Route category: Snowshoeing and ski touring

Duration: 4 hours

Length: 6800 m

Difficulty: Medium

Itinerario n.5

*Access*

From the Verrès motorway exit, go up the Val d'Ayas (SR45) for about 17 km to Brusson. From here continue until you reach the parking lots of the artificial lake, visible on the left, where the path n. 5 begins.

*Description of the route*

This path of great historical and naturalistic interest starts from the car parks of Brusson Lake. After crossing the wooden bridge, the first 300 m., you arrive upstream the locality Creste, crossing centuries-old coniferous woods up to the fountain of Napoleon, where legend tells that the leader had stopped to rest. From here you reach the Col di Joux and follow the Ru Courtod northwards until you descend to Extrepieraz. Possibility of hooking up to the routes n. 1-2-3- and 6.

Details of the tour

Properties

Typology: Snowshoeing and ski touring

Difficulty: Medium

Ascent: 360 m

Descent: 360 m

Duration: 4 hours

Distance: 6800 m

Best time of the year

January, February, March, April, December

Features

Ideal for families Wildlife interest Nature interest

Where

Start point
Parcheggio Laghetto

Get me there

Mobility

Parcheggio a pagamento 

Destination
Extrepieraz

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Val d'Ayas

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Pic Nic area

Altitude: 1350 m

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Skialp in Brusson: Estoul - Punta Palasinaz

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Val d'Ayas

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Difficulty: Medium

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Happy Ski Val d’Ayas Monterosa

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

Food

Gelateria Arilù

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Val d'Ayas

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The Wishing Well

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Tabaccheria

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Val d'Ayas

Ski

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Carrefour Express Brusson

1.03km

Val d'Ayas

Food

Carrefour Express

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Ennio e Stefany's Butchery

1.04km

Val d'Ayas

Food

Ennio & Stefany's Butchery

Rue Trois Villages, 52, 11022 Brusson AO

Cartolibreria AM STRAM GRAM

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Val d'Ayas

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La Betecchietta

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Val d'Ayas

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La Betecchietta Souvenirs

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Val d'Ayas

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La Crétsa - Clothing and Bike Rental

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Rue Tchavagnod, 6 11020 – Antagnod (AO), 11020 Antagnod AO

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0.18km

Val d'Ayas

Restaurant Il Laghetto

Rue Trois Villages 191, 11022 Brusson AO

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0.49km

Val d'Ayas

Restaurant du Foyer

Rue des Pians, 12, 11022 Brusson AO

les ours gourmands

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Val d'Ayas

Les Ours Gourmands

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Silly Monkey

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Val d'Ayas

Bar Silly Monkey

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Pizzeria Le Moulin

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Val d'Ayas

Pizzeria Le Moulin

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0.87km

Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

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Val d'Ayas

Restaurant Les Deux Arbres

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Val d'Ayas

Restaurant al Bacio

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Val d'Ayas

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1.84km

Val d'Ayas

Restaurant Les Hiboux

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2.59km

Val d'Ayas

Restaurant La Ruota

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3.01km

Val d'Ayas

L'Arrosteria

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3.05km

Val d'Ayas

Restaurant Camping Deans

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Snack Bar Estoul

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Val d'Ayas

Snack Bar Estoul

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Refreshment Bar Bieteron

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Val d'Ayas

Refreshment Bar Bieteron

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Val d'Ayas

Restaurant Il Pranzo di Babette

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Ristorante Punta Zerbion

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Val d'Ayas

Ristorante Punta Zerbion

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Hotel Laghetto

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LAGHETTO ALPINE HOTEL & RESTAURANT

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Val d'Ayas

LAGHETTO ALPINE HOTEL & RESTAURANT

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Val d'Ayas

La Maison de Dolphe

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AU RASCARD CHALET D’HOTES

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Val d'Ayas

B&B Au Rascard - Chalet d'Hotes

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0.39km

Val d'Ayas

CHAMBRES D'HOTES AU RASCARD

LOC CRETES 18, BRUSSON AO

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0.47km

Val d'Ayas

CHAMBRES D'HOTES LA LUGE D'ANTAN

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area camper brusson

0.59km

Val d'Ayas

Camper parking area

Foyer de Fond, , 11022 Brusson AO

La Luge d'Antan

0.67km

Val d'Ayas

La Luge d’Antan

Rue Col de Joux, 71, 11022 Brusson AO

Foyer d'Antan

0.82km

Val d'Ayas

RTA Foyer d’Antan

Via Col Ranzola,143, 11022 Brusson AO

R.T.A. FOYER D'ANTAN E DIPENDENZA

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Val d'Ayas

R.T.A. FOYER D'ANTAN E DIPENDENZA

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0.89km

Val d'Ayas

Hotel Nord

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ALBERGO NORD

0.90km

Val d'Ayas

ALBERGO NORD

Rue Trois Villages, 98, BRUSSON AO

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CHAMBRES D'HOTES L'ABRENY

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Sunlake.it Monterosa Apartments

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Val d'Ayas

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