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Fontainemore
A lower Lys valley village below Monte Mars, with the Barma sanctuary path and the Mont Mars reserve above.
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Highlights
All 2 from neighbouring places
Casa Capriata-Rifugio Carlo Mollino
12.7 km away, in Gressoney-Saint-Jean
A hut in the Weissmatten ski area above 2,000 m, the Casa Capriata designed by the architect Carlo Mollino.
Castel Savoia
14.3 km away, in Gressoney-Saint-Jean
The fairytale residence built from 1899 for Queen Margherita above Gressoney-Saint-Jean, with five towers and its own park.
Nothing of this kind in Fontainemore.
Routes
Il sentiero dei balocchi
An easy woodland path above Fontainemore in the lower Lys valley, laid out with wooden toys and play stops for children.
- 5.8 km
- Distance
- 292 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 9 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Rifugio Coda
A climb from the Fontainemore side to the Coda hut, on the ridge between the Lys valley and the Biella mountains.
- 10.1 km
- Distance
- 817 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 15 min
- Duration
- 29
- Check-ins
Riserva Mont Mars
A long circuit through the Mont Mars nature reserve above Fontainemore, over the granite ridges on the Piedmont border.
- 26.4 km
- Distance
- 2 016 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 7 min
- Duration
- 55
- Check-ins
Sentiero della cascata
A short walk from Fontainemore up to the waterfall on the stream above the village.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 213 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 21 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Coumarial-Rifugio Barma
A loop from Pian Coumarial through wood and past small lakes to the Barma hut in the Mont Mars reserve.
- 13.1 km
- Distance
- 830 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 39 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
L'itinerario dello spirito
A route through the Mont Mars reserve on the line of the old Oropa procession, which has crossed these ridges for centuries.
- 13.8 km
- Distance
- 1 074 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 59 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Sentiero della volpe
An easy woodland circuit above Fontainemore, the fox path in the lower part of the Mont Mars reserve.
- 5.7 km
- Distance
- 240 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 56 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Tratta Alta Via 1
A section of the Aosta valley's Alta Via 1 through Lillianes, on the high traverse that begins at Donnas in the Lys valley.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 581 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 17 min
- Duration
- 23
- Check-ins
Sassaz
A steep climb from Lillianes to the Colle della Lace and the crest of Mont Bechit and Mont Borrel, high above the Lys valley.
- 7.6 km
- Distance
- 1 152 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 2 min
- Duration
- 29
- Check-ins
Fontainemore-Punta Prial
A route from Fontainemore in the lower Lys valley towards Punta Prial on the ridge above.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 9 min
- Duration
Specchi d'acqua d'alta quota
A hike among the small high lakes of the Mont Mars reserve, with the plants of their shores to look at on the way.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 703 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 11 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
Rifugio Barma
A long climb from Fontainemore to the Barma hut beside its lake, under the ridge of Mont Mars.
- 15.8 km
- Distance
- 1 147 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 30 min
- Duration
- 26
- Check-ins
Momenti slow alle porte della Riserva
A very short, level walk at Coumarial, the meadow gateway to the Mont Mars reserve above Fontainemore.
- 962 m
- Distance
- 10 m
- Ascent
- 17 min
- Duration
Coumarial-Rifugio Coda
A climb from Pian Coumarial on path 3 through larch and beech to the Alpe Vercosa and on to the Coda hut.
- 5.3 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 14 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Una croce di confine
A climb through the Mont Mars reserve past the Lei Long and Barma lakes to the boundary cross at the Colle della Barma.
- 7.9 km
- Distance
- 892 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 54 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
Percorso salute
A short fitness circuit at Fontainemore, on level paths near the village in the lower Lys valley.
- 2.7 km
- Distance
- 72 m
- Ascent
- 48 min
- Duration
Villaggi fermi nel tempo
A walk on the Tour des Villages at Fontainemore, through hamlets of stone and slate that keep their old building traditions.
- 10.2 km
- Distance
- 797 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 10 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Col della Barma
A long ascent from Fontainemore to the Colle della Barma, the pass on the watershed towards Oropa.
- 14.5 km
- Distance
- 1 086 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 7 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
Plan-du-Juc
A level walk at Plan-du-Juc above Fontainemore, on the wooded shelf on the west side of the Lys valley.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 603 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 44 min
- Duration
Al confine tra Valle d'Aosta e Piemonte
A climb in the Mont Mars reserve to the Lago Torretta and the Colle Gragliasca, on the boundary between Aosta and Piedmont.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 839 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 18 min
- Duration
Fontainemore
A long climb from the hamlet of Pillaz above Fontainemore on waymark 2, following the line of the old road towards the Mont Mars reserve.
- 8.9 km
- Distance
- 1 498 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 44 min
- Duration
- 24
- Check-ins
Alpe Leretta
A steep climb from the Lys valley to the Alpe Leretta, one of the pastures above Fontainemore.
- 4.7 km
- Distance
- 348 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 17 min
- Duration
Il gigante nella Riserva
A steep climb on route 2D through the Fontainemore reserve to the top of Mont Mars, the giant of the range.
- 10.0 km
- Distance
- 1 146 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 52 min
- Duration
- 22
- Check-ins
Cappella del Kiry
A walk from Fontainemore up to the chapel of Kiry, one of the wayside chapels on the slopes above the Lys.
- 7.7 km
- Distance
- 476 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 16 min
- Duration
Donnas
A long low-level round based on Donnas at the mouth of the Lys valley, in the vineyards of the lower Aosta valley.
- 20.3 km
- Distance
- 1 164 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 36 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Pra de Bosc
A route to the pastures of Pra de Bosc above Fontainemore, through larch wood on the flank of the Lys valley.
- 13.2 km
- Distance
- 517 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 22 min
- Duration
Cammino Balteo 2° tappa
The second stage of the Cammino Balteo, a long day on the terraced slopes of the lower Lys valley at Lillianes.
- 16.6 km
- Distance
- 1 194 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 40 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Saroun
A short, steep climb from the Lys valley to the hamlet of Saroun above Fontainemore.
- 1.8 km
- Distance
- 469 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 42 min
- Duration
Col Marmontana (da Farettaz)
A direct climb from Farettaz up to the Col Marmontana, gaining the ridge above Fontainemore in one pull.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 1 224 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 28 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Lago Vargno
A steep short climb from Issime to the Vargno reservoir, held in a hollow above the Lys valley.
- 18.2 km
- Distance
- 965 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 57 min
- Duration
Mont de Prial
A long climb from Fontainemore to the top of Mont de Prial, on the divide between the Lys valley and Piedmont.
- 9.5 km
- Distance
- 1 242 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 18 min
- Duration
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Il sentiero dei balocchi
An easy woodland path above Fontainemore in the lower Lys valley, laid out with wooden toys and play stops for children.
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