ViaFrancigena, Stage 10/10

Regional route No. 70, Stage 10: Bourg-St-Pierre – Col du Gd St-Bernard

Description

Regional route: No. 70 ()
Length: 12 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 1100 m • ↓ 220 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 1589 m • 2484 m
Hiking time: 4 h 25 min
Grade: easy
Fitness level: difficult

Regional route No. 70:: Stages; 2. Orbe – Cossonay; 3. Cossonay – Lausanne; 4. Lausanne – Vevey; 5. Vevey – Aigle; 6. Aigle – St-Maurice; 7. St-Maurice – Martigny; 8. Martigny – Orsières; 9. Orsières – Bourg-St-Pierre; 10. Bourg-St-Pierre – Col du Gd St-Bernard

This is certainly the most symbolic stage of the Via Francigena. The route to the pass is via a road that has been used by the whole of Europe for 2,000 years. Numerous archaeological sites line the ascent, notably in L'Hospitalet and at the Barasson Pass.