Historical Mountain Routes | The Via Regia along the Old Aosta Road

Starting from Alagna, take a stretch of cycle/pedestrian path running to the left of the Sesia river to reach the hamlet of Riva Valdobbia and taking the Val Vogna on the path that climbs in the direction of Rabernardo. Through Alpe Selletto, the villages of Cambiaveto and Piane you reach the town of Peccia and, after the bridge, that of Montata where a short detour allows you to stop at the local farmhouse at Alpe Larecchio. Going up the valley of the Valdobbia stream, you arrive at the hill of the same name, on the border between Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta, where the Ospizio Sottile refuge is located, built in 1823 as a point of support for emigrants heading to Switzerland. In the panoramic descent you reach Gressoney -Saint-Jean.

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The route in the lower altitudes includes short crossing sections on vehicular traffic roads.

 A26 motorway, Romagnano Sesia exit, from here follow the signs for Alagna. Riva Valdobbia is the town that precedes Alagna, from here follow the signs for Cà di Janzo and Val Vogna. The asphalt road ends in Sant'Antonio but traffic is prohibited starting from Cà di Janzo.

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The itinerary is classified as difficult due to its length and the demanding uphill difference in altitude: in order not to tackle it in a single stage, it is possible to stay the day before at the Valle Vogna di Sant'Antonio refuge, or insert an intermediate stage at the Sottile refuge of Colle Valdobbia, the highest point reached on the itinerary, to then descend towards Gressoney the following day.