Hiking the Via Alpina - Stage Rifugio Lago Verde

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Location

Country	France / Italy
Region / Land / Canton	Piemonte / Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Province / department	Torino / Hautes-Alpes
Municipality	Prali - Bobbio Pellice / Abries
Massif / Valley	Val Germanasca / Queyras
Protected area	Parc Naturel Régionel du Queyras

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		Stage point (start or end of stage)

		Intermediate accommodation possibility

		Summit

		Pass

		Town, village

		Other locality

		Catering

		Doctor

		Chemist

		Bakery / grocery

		Hardware / sports shop

		Post

		Bank / cash dispenser

		Train

		Coach

		Taxi

		Open automobile access

A		Tarred or paved road

B		Dirt track

C		Mule trail

D		Mountain trail

E		Equipped trail (cables, ladders)

F		No trail

		Stroll / tourism (broad, non-exposed trail)

		Hiking (mountain trail, in places narrow and exposed)

		Alpine route (equipped or very exposed section, snow field, blocks)

D42

Rifugio Lago Verde » Le Roux

Difficulty

| Walking time 2h25 | Distance 9.1 km |

266 m |

1075 m

From the Lago Verde hut, the trail leads through pastures to a mule track which climbs to the Abriès pass (also called Col St Martin), and the border with France. The route runs alongside the stream of the St Martin pass, overlooked by the Grand Queyron standing at over 3,000m, and then enters the forest before reaching the hamlet of Roux, the stage destination.

Point
	Name	Services	Information	Marking
	Rifugio Lago Verde 2586 m
\|			D 1.6 km / 0h25
	Col d'Abriès / St Martin 2684 m
\|			D 6.4 km / 1h40
	Pré Roubaud 1952 m
\|			D 1.1 km / 0h20
	Le Roux 1761 m

Detailed route description

Useful topographic maps

Monviso - n° 6 ~ Istituto Geografico Centrale - Torino (1: 50000)
Alpes Sans Frontières n°9 - Bric Bouchet Cal Pellice e germanasca ~ IGN-IGM (1: 25000)
TOP25 3637OT ~ IGN (1:25000)
Tour du Viso, tour du Queyras, tour de l'Ubaye ~ Didier Richard - Carte Grand Air (1:60.000)

Useful guidebooks

Camminaitalia, Cannobini, Carnovalini, Valsesia ~ Le guide di Airone, Mondadori (ISBN 1995)
La Grande Traversée des Alpes et le Tour de l'Ubaye - Réf. 531 ~ Fédération Française de Randonnée (ISBN 978-2-7514-0267-8)

Websites relative to natural and cultural heritage

PROVINCIA DI TORINO : http://www.provincia.torino.it
ATL MONTAGNEDOC : http://www.montagnedoc.it

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Last update : 2011-02-08