SAUZE D'OULX Richardette - Montagne Seu )

From the centre of Sauze d'Oulx, reach P.le Miramonti and turn left uphill towards Richardette. Past the last houses of the hamlet, at Case Lamupié, take the dirt road on the left towards Enfers. Go past the bar marking the entrance to the Gran Bosco Natural Park and proceed as far as the fork to Col Blegier. Here take the downhill road on the left. After a few hairpin bends and a short steep descent, you will reach the junction for Montagne Seu. Then turn right to continue along the rather straight and semi-flat forest road to the descent that leads to Borgata Seu and the Rifugio Arlaud.

On the way back, having reached the road that climbs from Monfol, turn right downhill and follow, first the dirt road and then the asphalted road that leads to Gran Villar - Sauze d'Oulx.

By car from Turin: the exit from A32 Frejus- Turin motorway is at Oulx Circonvallazione. Follow the SP 214 and the signs to Sauze d’Oulx upon leaving the motorway.

By car from France: From the UK take the A 43 through the Frejus Tunnel (toll) then A32 motorway as far as Oulx.

By airplane: Turin airport is just over one hour away and is connected to Sauze d’Oulx and Oulx by private transfer or by public transport - bus to the main railway station in Turin, Porta Nuova; train to Oulx (railway line Torino/Bardonecchia); bus to Sauze d’Oulx. Train times and fares can be viewed and booked at trenitalia.com. The bus company web site is www.torino.arriva.it

By train: the mainline railway which connects Paris to Milan by TGV has a station in Oulx. Public transport and taxis services operate from Oulx station to Sauze d’Oulx. See also: www.snowcarbon.co.uk.

Just before arriving at the houses of Seu, it is possible to turn right for the Le Selle alpine pasture. This climb, however, is quite challenging.