シャランサンタンセルムの峠・トップ20

Colle Pinter, at 2,777m, is a pass that connects the Ayas Valley with the Lys Valley, marked by the imposing stone man who greets hikers. Traveling along the AV1, you climb between alpine lakes and scree slopes, up to this natural balcony where the view embraces valleys, glacial peaks and, on clear days, the majestic skyline of Monte Rosa. The air is thin, the silence is heavy: in addition to its landscape value, Pinter is the root of the route towards Bivacco Lateltin or Testa Grigia, a high-altitude crossroads that leaves a deep emotional mark. A place to savor step by step, ideally sipping a sip of water and stopping to contemplate the Alpine immensity.

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.

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.

Crossroads for the top of Testa Grigia, you can take the path from the Ayas valley or from Gressoney

Colle that you meet going up from Barmasc towards the classic excursion to Zerbion. We are at an altitude of 2410 m and the steepest section ends here. Turning your gaze to the left, the statue of the Madonna placed on top of the Zerbion is already visible