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easily passable with any type of bike up to the last mountain pasture at the foot of the hill, from there there are portage sections alternating with technical pedal sections

Watershed between the Val d'Ayas and the Gressonay valley

Colle della Mologna Grande (about 2,390m) connects Valle Cervo to Valle di Gressoney along the Alta Via n. 1. Reachable from Piedicavallo via a well-preserved historic mule track, it is a panoramic itinerary that passes by the Rivetti Refuge and offers spectacular views as far as Mont Blanc.

Hill with gentle slopes and a short climb

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.

Pedalable slopes with panoramic passages on the Saint-Vincent side and passages in the woods on the Brusson side.