Col des Bornes from Chambave - with the Bikexplorers

Fun tour in the Aosta Valley, in the Chambave area. Wonderful ascent, mostly on asphalt, through vineyards and green meadows, following signs to Verrayes, Champlong and Colle Saint Pantaleon.

Then dirt road with non-trivial tears until a magnificent traverse on trail 6 leading to Col des Bornes (1781 m).

Another nice traverse, partly downhill on trail 2 toward belvedere Saint Pantaleon, from Commune de Verrayes to Commune de Torgnon, and then to Chapel de St. Evence. Here short technical section with steps and narrow hairpin bends. Then Lavese forest road and sr 12.

The descent continues on trail 1, worth the digression to the Castle of Cly, one of the primitive type of Valdostan castles with wide walls built in the 11th century by the Cly branch of the Challants and then passed to the Savoy, it included the parishes of Verrayes, Chambave and the entire Valtournenche.

Finally, by trail 4 return to Chambave (568 m).

Medium-mountain route, good for all seasons.

The Hiker Publisher No. 13 Central Valley - Trail Map (1:25,000)