Gran Paradiso - Summary

In 2014 we decided to visit the Gran Paradiso National Park in North West of Italy. It sits on the French-Italian border and is continuous with the Vanoise National Park in France, making the largest area of National Park in France and Italy. The Gran Paradiso National Park contains the only 4000m peak, Gran Paradiso at 4061m, that is entirely within the Italian border, (whereas Mont blanc is straddles the French Italian border).

Cicerone have published a useful guide to the National Park called, Gran Paradiso, by Gillian Price

Map showing our route. I have added a separate post with a full size version of this map so that you can see it more easily.

The park is a stronghold for the ibex that are a protected species having dropped to very low numbers in the early 19th century. Number have now increased to approximately 4000 and you are very likely to see them on your walks in the park. There are many refuges and campsites so route planning is relatively easy.

From	To	Via	Mode of Travel	Ascent/m	Accomodation
Home	Paris	London	Train	N/A	Hotel In Paris
Paris	Ceresole Reale	Turin, Riverolo, Pont Canavese	Trains and Busses	N/A	Camping
Ceresole Reale	Rifugio Savoia	Rif. Muzio, Col de Nivolet	Bus and foot	1155	Rif. Savoia
Rifugio Savoia	Pont	Punta Violetta o Nivole	Foot	609	Camping
Pont	Rif. Vittoria Emmanuel	Rif. Tetras Lyre	Foot	773	Rif. Vittoria Emmanuel
Rif. Vittoria Emmanuel	Rif. Chabod	Slopes of La Tresenta, Rif. Vittoria Emmanuel, Rif Chabod	Foot	808	Rif. Chabod
Rif. Chabod	Pont		Foot	170	Camping
Pont	Rif. C. Chivasso	Gran Collette	Foot	1140	Rif. C. Chivasso
Rif. C. Chivasso	Rif. Benevolo	Col Rossett	Foot	780	Rif. Benevolo
Rif. Benevolo	Rif. Mario Buzzi	Col Bassac Dere	Foot	1007	Rif. Mario Buzzi
Rif. Mario Buzzi	Rhemes Notre Dame	Col Fenetre	Foot	500	Hotel
Rhemes Notre Dame	Bien	Col di Entrelor	Foot	1352	Camping
Bien	Rif. Vittoria Sella	Col Lauson	Foot	1700	Rif. Vittoria Sella
Rif. Vittoria Sella	Valnontey	Herbetet traverse, Biv Leonessa	Foot	780	Camping
Valnontey	Aosta	Gimillan, Col Tsa-Setze	Bus, Foot, Chairlift	1250	Camping
Valnontey	Valnontey	Lilaz	Bus and bicycle	N/A	Camping
Valnontey	Turin	Aosta	Bus and trains	N/A	Hotel in Turin
Turin	Home	Paris, London	Trains	N/A	Home