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Ceresole Reale - Groscavallo
Gran Paradiso
P.N.Gran Paradiso
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D29 Ceresole Reale » Pialpetta
  |   6h05   |   13.5 km   |   1172 m   |   1612 m

The Crocetta pass in the Locana valley, in the region of Canavese, leads to the Grande valley, one of the Lanzo valleys. A long climb from Ceresole Reale, followed by a long descent to Pialpetta on the Stura river in Valgrande, marks this typical connection stage between two valleys.

Point Segment
Name Services Information Marking
Ceresole Reale
1512 m
| D  7 km / 3h20
Colle della Crocetta
2622 m
| A  6.5 km / 2h45
Pialpetta
1070 m
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Other long-distance trails and alternative routes
Mostly follows the route of the GTA trail.
Useful topographic maps
  • 3 ~ IGC Il Parco Naturale del Gran Paradiso (1: 50000)
Useful guidebooks
  • CamminaitaliA, Carnovalini, Cannobini, Valsesia ~ CAI.TCI (ISBN 1995)
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  • FX - 2023-10-14
    Selon descriptif www.via-alpina.org. Itinéraire réalisé de Riale (D1) à MontCenis (D34) du 19/08 au 12/09/23.
    Tout le monde vous le dira "la Crocetta... ça grimpe !", normal vous allez passer de 1500 à 2600m d'altitude.
    Au départ, passer au dessus du refuge puis monter au ras de la digue, ce qui donne un bel aperçu de la retenue d'eau. Suivre dans un premier temps la route puis c'est partie pour une très belle montée d'abord dans les bois, puis prairies puis de plus en plus minéral jusqu'à Crocetta en suivant un balisage très bien fait. Quelques zones pourraient servir de bivouac, mais vous êtes toujours dans le Parc Gran Paradiso (et nous avons croisé un garde).
    La descente jusqu'à Pialpetta est interminable et rude pour les genoux (1 épicerie, 1 resto chic, 1 Posto Tappa).
    Trace GPX : https://www.openrunner.com/route-details/17072258
  • JeanCat - 2022-11-02
    Joli camping à Ceresole Reale.
  • tarjako - 2013-07-21
    A bit tricky 2 weeks ago due to snow. More tricky was finding the track on the other side. Further down no problem on finding the track.
  • fabio - 2009-08-13
    in discesa su Pialpetta sentero completamente invaso da vegetazione, spesso non evidente
    Automatic translation [Google]
    downhill on Pialpetta sentero completely invaded by vegetation, often not obvious
Last update : 2013-07-17