Alpine Passes Trail, Stage 29/43

National route No. 6, Stage 29: Cab. de Prafleuri – Cab. de Louvie

Description

National route: No. 6 (St. Moritz, Corviglia – St-Gingolph)
Length: 11 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 780 m • ↓ 1200 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 2215 m • 2986 m
Hiking time: 4 h 35 min
Grade: medium
Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 6: Alpine Passes Trail: Stages; 1. St. Moritz, Corviglia – Jenatschhütte SAC; 2. Jenatschhütte SAC – Sur GR, Alp Flix; 3. Sur GR, Alp Flix – Savognin; 4. Savognin – Ausserferrera; 5. Ausserferrera – Splügen; 6. Splügen – Turra; 7. Turra – Vella; 8. Vella – Vrin; 9. Vrin – Cap. Scaletta; 10. Cap. Scaletta – Cap. Bovarina; 11. Cap. Bovarina – Cap. Cadagno; 12. Cap. Cadagno – Airolo; 13. Airolo – Cap. Corno-Gries; 14. Cap. Corno-Gries – Rif. Margaroli; 15. Rif. Margaroli – Binn; 16. Binn – Rosswald; 17. Rosswald – Simplon Hospiz; 18. Simplon Hospiz – Gspon; 19. Gspon – Saas Fee; 20. Saas Fee – Grächen; 21. Grächen – Gruben; 22. Gruben – Hotel Weisshorn; 23. Hotel Weisshorn – Grimentz; 24. Grimentz – Cab. des Becs de Bosson; 25. Cab. des Becs de Bosson – Evolène; 26. Evolène – Arolla; 27. Arolla – Cab. des Dix; 28. Cab. des Dix – Cab. de Prafleuri; 29. Cab. de Prafleuri – Cab. de Louvie; 30. Cab. de Louvie – Mauvoisin; 31. Mauvoisin – Cab. de Brunet; 32. Cab. de Brunet – Bourg-St-Pierre; 33. Bourg-St-Pierre – Col du Gd St-Bernard; 34. Col du Gd St-Bernard – La Fouly; 35. La Fouly – Champex-Lac; 36. Champex – Trient; 37. Trient – Lac d’Emosson; 38. Lac d’Emosson – Cab. de Salanfe; 39. Cab. de Salanfe – Barme; 40. Barme – Morgins; 41. Morgins – Torgon; 42. Torgon – Taney; 43. Taney – St-Gingolph

Following an overnight stay in the hut, the route takes you across several passes through wild, alpine landscapes and past glacial tongues. The destination for this stage is Lac de Louvie with its superb view of the Combin massif. You may see chamois and ibexes on the steep slopes.

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