Trekking the Giants' Trail

ebook Alta Via 1 through the Italian Pennine Alps: Beneath Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa

By Andy Hodges

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A guidebook to trekking the Alta Via 1, the Giants' Trail, between Donnas and Courmayeur in the Italian Alps. Covering 180km (112 miles), this long-distance trail on the northern flank of the Aosta valley takes around 2 weeks to hike and is suitable for hikers with some experience of Alpine trekking.

The route is described from east to west in 16 stages, each between 4 and 17km (2–11 miles) in length. Alternative stages covering some popular variants, including an optional detour to visit the famed monastery at the Great St Bernard Pass, are also detailed.

  • 1:50,000 maps included for each stage
  • GPX files available to download
  • Refreshment, facilities and mountain hut information given for each trek stage
  • Spectacular views of the alpine giants Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa
  • Can be combined with Alta Via 2 to form the Tor des Géants
  • Trekking the Giants' Trail