Val Ferret
Grand Col Ferret
A long pull to the Swiss border, where the pass opens onto a completely different set of mountains.
Hard
- Distance
- 9 km
- Ascent
- 800 m
- High point
- 2,537 m
- Walking, not counting the bus
- 4 to 5 h
Reading your answers
How high
2,537 mhigh point
2,062 mRifugio Elena
1,770 mArnouva
The top stands 767 m above Arnouva. Total ascent is higher, because the path rises and falls on the way.
Before you go
- Rifugio Elena · 2,062 m+39 0165 844688 · website
Worth knowing
The col is exposed and catches the wind even in August. Turn back at Elena if the weather closes in.