After leaving your car in the parking lot at the end of the paved road, you quickly reach the small village of Thumel. The hamlet, composed of a few huts—some now abandoned—still retains the authentic charm of Alpine architecture. Thumel is a precious testimony to the mountain pastures of the past: during the summer, the mondzicou (cattle breeders, in the local dialect) would ascend here with their herds to reach the higher pastures of the Rhêmes Valley.

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1. From Thumel to Rifugio Benevolo (via Trail 13)

9.98km

03:36

430m

Alpine trail through Gran Paradiso with cascading waterfalls, marmots, and mountain refuge apple cake.

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2. Alpine trek to Col Rosset from Thumel Village

11.9km

06:42

1,120m

Alpine trek through Gran Paradiso's wildlife-rich meadows to Col Rosset overlooking glacial lakes.

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3. Rifugio G. Federico Benevolo – Dora di Rhêmes Waterfall loop from Haute Route Glaciaire

24.2km

10:04

1,320m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Elevation 1,940 m

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Location: Rhêmes-Notre-Dame, Aosta Valley, Italy

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Thumel Village

1. From Thumel to Rifugio Benevolo (via Trail 13)

2. Alpine trek to Col Rosset from Thumel Village

3. Rifugio G. Federico Benevolo – Dora di Rhêmes Waterfall loop from Haute Route Glaciaire

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