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The Dora di Ferret rushing between larches on the valley floor.
Photo Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.

Val Ferret

Val Ferret valley floor walk

A flat track along the valley floor with the Grandes Jorasses glaciers hanging above you.

Easy

Distance
4 km
Ascent
150 m
High point
1,770 m
Walking, not counting the bus
1 to 1.5 h

Where it is

A drawn map of the Courmayeur valleys, not to scale. Courmayeur is in the middle, with the massif along the top. Line 924, Val Ferret to Arnouva; Line 931, Val Veny to La Visaille; Skyway Monte Bianco to Punta Helbronner. This walk runs between lavachey and arnouva.Mont BlancVal FerretVal VenySkywayBertoneBonattiElenaElisabettaCombalCourmayeurLavacheyArnouvaNotre-DameLa VisailleEntrevesPavillonHelbronnerDrawn, not to scale

Reading your answers

How high

1,770 mhigh pointArnouva
1,642 mLavachey

The top stands 128 m above Lavachey. Total ascent is higher, because the path rises and falls on the way.

Before you go

Where to stand

  • Lavachey · 1,642 mA bench and the timetable on a post. No shelter from the weather.
  • Arnouva · 1,770 mA bench and the timetable on a post. No shelter from the weather.

What to carry. Shoes with some grip, water, and a layer for the wind at the top.

If it goes wrong

112One number for mountain rescue, an ambulance, or the fire service. It is free, it works from a phone with no card and no credit, and it can put a translator on the line.

Worth reading before you leave. Soccorso Alpino Valdostano · The regional forecast · Wind and temperature up high

Worth knowing

A closed road, so it is flat, car free and fine with a pushchair. Ride out to Lavachey and catch the bus home from Arnouva.