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Balme
The last village of the Valle di Ala in the Valli di Lanzo, a mountaineering base under the Uja di Mondrone.
- 5Highlights
- 6Routes
- Featured summit · Rocca Venoni
Highlights
1 from neighbouring places
Rifugio Ciriè
A walkers' hut at the head of the Pian della Mussa, the broad pasture basin that closes the Val d'Ala above Balme.
Rifugio Gastaldi
A CAI Torino alpine hut in the cirque above the Pian della Mussa, the usual base for the Uja di Ciamarella and Bessanese.
Rifugio La Masinà
A refreshment stop on the Pian della Mussa, facing the peaks that close the Valli di Lanzo.
Rifugio Les Montagnards
A hut in the middle of Balme, the village of guides at the head of the Val d'Ala.
Rifugi
The huts of Balme and the Pian della Mussa, at the head of the Val d'Ala in the Valli di Lanzo.
Rifugio Cibrario
6.1 km away, in Usseglio
A CAI hut at 2,616 m on the plateau above Usseglio, run by volunteers, in the upper Valle di Viù.
Nothing of this kind in Balme.
Routes
11 from neighbouring places
Tour della Bessanese: Tappa 1 Rifugio Gastaldi
The opening stage of the Bessanese circuit in the Lanzo valleys, climbing to the Rifugio Gastaldi under the Uja di Bessanese.
- 7.7 km
- Distance
- 550 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 38 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 4 Rifugio Città di Ciriè
A stage of the Lanzo valleys high route ending at the Rifugio Città di Ciriè, over the Rocca Venoni above Balme.
- 12.0 km
- Distance
- 1 402 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 59 min
- Duration
- 68
- Check-ins
Tour dell'Uja: Tappa 3 Alpe d’Attia
A stage of the circuit of the Uja di Mondrone, ending at the Alpe d'Attia above Balme in the Val d'Ala.
- 7.7 km
- Distance
- 343 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 36 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 3 Bivacco Gias Nuovo
A stage of the Lanzo valleys high route climbing to the Gias Nuovo bivouac in the mountains above Balme.
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 1 059 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 18 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Tour dell'Uja: Tappa 4 Bivacco Molino
A stage of the circuit round the Uja di Mondrone, finishing at the Molino bivouac above the Val d'Ala.
- 9.9 km
- Distance
- 1 176 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 15 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Rifugio Città di Ciriè 1 850 m- Bivacco Bruno Molino 2 280 m
Lago del Ru 2 574 m
Tour della Bessanese: Tappa 3 Refuge Avérole
A stage of the Bessanese circuit crossing the watershed from Balme to the Refuge d'Avérole on the French side.
- 9.0 km
- Distance
- 1 100 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 32 min
- Duration
- 22
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 6 Rifugio Tazzetti
11.6 km away, in Usseglio
A short stage of the Lanzo valleys high route, ending at the Rifugio Tazzetti above Usseglio.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 90 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 38 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Trek Calcante: Tappa 4 Frazione Crot (Posto Tappa GTA)
7.2 km away, in Usseglio
A stage of the Calcante trek ending at the hamlet of Crot near Usseglio, a stopping place on the Grande Traversata delle Alpi.
- 9.0 km
- Distance
- 749 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 49 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 5 Rifugio Cibrario
6.1 km away, in Usseglio
A stage of the Lanzo valleys high route from Usseglio up to the Rifugio Cibrario at the head of the Val di Viù.
- 9.2 km
- Distance
- 911 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 34 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 2 Rifugio Daviso
8.9 km away, in Groscavallo
A stage of the Lanzo valleys high route climbing to the Rifugio Daviso above Groscavallo, at the head of the Val Grande.
- 7.1 km
- Distance
- 735 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 15 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 1 Frazione Forno Alpi Graie
8.3 km away, in Groscavallo
The opening stage of the Lanzo valleys high route, climbing steeply out of Forno Alpi Graie at the head of the Val Grande.
- 6.1 km
- Distance
- 1 118 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 16 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 1A Forno Alpi Graie
8.9 km away, in Groscavallo
A variant first stage of the Lanzo valleys high route from Forno Alpi Graie, longer and gentler than the direct climb.
- 11.0 km
- Distance
- 589 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 14 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Alta Via delle Valli di Lanzo: Tappa 5A Rifugio Tazzetti
11.6 km away, in Usseglio
A stage of the Lanzo valleys high route climbing steeply to the Rifugio Tazzetti on the flank of the Rocciamelone above Usseglio.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 962 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 40 min
- Duration
- 73
- Check-ins
Tour dell'Uja: Tappa 2 Borgata Bracchiello
9.7 km away, in Ala di Stura
The second stage of a multi-day circuit in the Stura valley, walking between hamlets above Ala di Stura and over the Colle d'Attia.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 427 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 42 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Trek Calcante: Tappa 3 Frazione Tornetti
13.3 km away, in Viù
The third stage of the Trek Calcante, a long crossing above the Val di Viù finishing at the hamlet of Tornetti.
- 19.9 km
- Distance
- 1 181 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 55 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Trek Calcante: Tappa 2C Alpe Longimala
10.4 km away, in Ala di Stura
A high stage in the mountains above Viù, crossing the Colle Tre Laiet at over 2,200 metres on the way to the alp on the far side.
- 11.6 km
- Distance
- 823 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 58 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Tre Vallate: Tappa 6 Frazione Pialpetta
11.6 km away, in Groscavallo
The sixth stage of the Tre Vallate circuit, starting from Pialpetta in the Val Grande di Lanzo.
- 8.8 km
- Distance
- 643 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 32 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Balme yet.
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Tour della Bessanese: Tappa 1 Rifugio Gastaldi
The opening stage of the Bessanese circuit in the Lanzo valleys, climbing to the Rifugio Gastaldi under the Uja di Bessanese.
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