Bridge Below the Vargno Dam – View of Lago di Vargno loop from Fontainemore

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Italy

Aosta Valley

Fontainemore

Bridge Below the Vargno Dam – View of Lago di Vargno loop from Fontainemore

Hard

4.3

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Bridge Below the Vargno Dam – View of Lago di Vargno loop from Fontainemore

02:15

16.3km

850m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.99 km for 459 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.51 km

Coumarial Cross-Country Ski Trail

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In the summer they are used for excursions on foot or by bike, in the winter they are transformed into cross-country ski trails.

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4.00 km

Steep Switchbacks Near Vargno Dam

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Between the parking space and the Vargno dam there are a series of steeply sloping switchbacks

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4.62 km

Bridge Below the Vargno Dam

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After the hairpin bends with a strong difference in height, you arrive at this plateau with a wooden bridge

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4.92 km

View of Lago di Vargno

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After a further uphill stretch, you reach the plain that leads to the Vargno dam.
At the bottom of the lake there are tables for those who stop to eat, enjoying the spectacle of the lake.

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6.10 km

View of the Mountains

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Stunning views, effort paid off!

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7.81 km

Piccolo Pianoro Pond

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Stunning views, nature, high mountains, it's worth it!

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8.13 km

View from Peres Bianche

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Do you struggle? A lot, is it worth it? Much!

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14.3 km

Fitness Trail

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If at the end of the outing on foot or by bike, you are not yet tired, along this part of the path, you can use the tools placed along the path to do gymnastics.

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16.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.57 km

7.42 km

1.09 km

251 m

Surfaces

8.95 km

3.54 km

1.88 km

972 m

939 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,100 m)

Lowest point (1,420 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

10°C

7°C

17 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 10, 2022,Da Coumarial alla zona del lago Fournoil o Torretta passando per il lago Vargno

For Lake Fornoil I think you need a drone, a helicopter or a goat's back 🐐
I have not seen any paths. On the other hand, a fabulous day, a splendid panorama.

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