GPR Tappa 8: Frazione Piamprato - Colle Larissa/Rif. Dondena - Champorcher (AO)

From Piamprato we follow the country lane to the chair lift, having passed the junction for the Colle della Borra, we follow the pathway along some hairpin bends to then coast the Prariond Granges and then continue, ignoring the diversion to the right that climbs to the ski-lifts, until we reach the small car park at 1730 m above sea level. From here we continue along the pathway through a larch grove to then reach the pastures of the Ciavanassa Grange. We reach the Ciavanassa Grange (1815 m) running around it to the right. Continuing along the edge, through a larch grove, we reach a second building (1865 m) and then turn left towards the Reale River. Climbing the slope on the hydrographic left we pass below a wall of rock to then end up in a wide glacial valley where, on the hydrographic right, we find the Reale Grange (m. 2096) which we reach through the River to then climb back up the pastures until the alpine pasture.

Climbing again the pastures we reach the higher part of the valley that is much wider. At the end of the pathway is an old lead silver and chalcopyrite mine that was cultivated in ancient times. Having reached the bottom of the nival valley the pathway turns right and, after having crossed the River, climbs again so we can catch a glimpse of Lake La Reale to the right. From Colle Larissa we can descend to the Dondena Refuge (2196 m) in Val d’Aosta in the council of Champorcher along Pathway 6, which covers what remains of the ancient Royal hunting road.

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