Champorcher – Dondena Hut loop from Le Chardonney

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Champorcher

Champorcher – Dondena Hut loop from Le Chardonney

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Champorcher – Dondena Hut loop from Le Chardonney

03:32

27.6km

1,230m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very 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 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 3.53 km for 68 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.21 km

Champorcher

Highlight • Mountain Hut

a pleasant, easy, fun excursion even downhill.

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6.54 km

Bois Pessey

Forest

7.05 km

Pine Forest Dirt Road

Highlight • Trail

7.36 km

Waterfall on the Road to Lake Miserin

Highlight • Waterfall

8.95 km

Alpine pasture

Highlight • Mountain Hut

do not underestimate the climb, equip yourself for possible rain

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11.3 km

Royal Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Champrocher Royal Road is a charming historical route commissioned in the 18th century by the House of Savoy. It connected the valley floor with the hunting lodges, facilitating the …

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12.0 km

Dondena Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Located at an altitude of 2,192 meters, the Dondena refuge is a former royal hunting lodge that still retains an original section dating back to the late 19th century.

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15.3 km

Ascent to Lago Miserin from Rifugio Dondena

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A nice ride even on a gravel bike; the road is very dusty and sandy due to heavy vehicles working at altitude, but still easy to ride.
The last 2 …

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15.9 km

Misérin Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the past, the Misérin Refuge was a hospice for pilgrims who reached the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Nevi. It is located at 2,582 meters above sea level, on …

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21.8 km

Bois de Pianas

Forest

27.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

5.84 km

2.25 km

148 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

6.29 km

5.79 km

2.05 km

1.38 km

880 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,570 m)

Lowest point (1,410 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

13°C

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Comments

June 9, 2022,lago Miserin da Champorcher

Starting from the beautiful Camporcher camper area, moreover free at least until today, a quiet climb to the Dondena refuge then the road worsens some small sections also forces us to proceed on foot but overall you get to the lake quite easily.
Splendid meadows and panoramas that, however, we are unable to fully appreciate due to the cold and …

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June 25, 2022,Lago Miserin Itinerario ad anello da Champorcher

Really splendid ride, day, for the altitude, beautiful. A few passing clouds, some more persistent.
The return to the same road instead of the parallel trail as planned was due to a cut in the tour partner's tire, sealed by latex but very unreliable.

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September 3, 2023,Salita al Miserin

Great mountain bike climb towards paradise
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From Castello di Champorcher the first 5 km on asphalt then another 5.6 on compact dirt road with a good but never prohibitive slope and you arrive at Dondena.
It is certainly the following 4 km on bumpy dirt road with ramps at the limit that make the difference.
After a total of …

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June 7, 2026,EBIKE- Champorcher adventure (con video)

October 7, 2023,Champorcher / Finestra di Champorcher

Up to the Miserin everything is fine, towards the "Window" the last 3/400 linear meters have to be ticked off. For the return it is better to take the uphill route up to Miserin, the route we took has a maximum cycling rate of 20 percent. From Miserin onwards almost everything in the saddle.

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June 24, 2026,Champorcher, lago Miserin ( quasi )

The menacing clouds I saw on the ascent spared me until the Dondena refuge. From there I tried to reach the Miserin lake, but the rain, initially light, turned into a storm with hail that made me give up 2 km from the goal... Nice anyway

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