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Stunning view of the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa

Hill with gentle slopes and a short climb

View of the Val d'Ayas from Col Portola

The Col de Joux is a picturesque pass connecting the Ayas Valley to the central valley. The gradients to reach it, both from Saint-Vincent and from Brusson, are always manageable, but never negligible. The word Joux likely derives from a pre-Latin term meaning wooded hill. Others, however, maintain a Latin connection to the word Jugum, meaning yoke, and hence hill.

Col de Joux, located at 1,640 meters above sea level, is a wooded pass connecting Saint-Vincent to the municipality of Brusson. The trails leading here are simple and non-technical, offering panoramic views on the Saint-Vincent side and passages through the woods on the Brusson side. The Ru Courthoud trail also begins here.

If desired, there is also the climb to the Torretta nearby.

Now (August '23) there is a prohibition sign shortly after Col de Joux due to landslides, you are forced to go down to the valley. So in theory the path of the tunnels is forbidden; traveled last year, BEAUTIFUL.

It's a magical place! Beautiful, with a panorama dominated by the Rosa massif and the Matterhorn!