from Bruil, Val di Rhêmes
One of the finest alpine skiing treks in Val d'Aosta.
You reach the village of Bruil Rhemes Notre Dame via the valley of the same name, that goes up from Villeneuve, a village in the valley shortly after Aosta; you park near the Town Hall:
A signpost with the words "Entrelor" leads to a narrow road that quickly passes through the village, past a stream, after which a pole gives you all the indications you need: follow the path n ° 2. You can't go wrong. Go up the path until you shortly get to the place "A pre Bois."
After passing it, continue on the trail in the woods, quite steep:
until you get to a fork, whith indications
Keep right, following the signs, and soon you get out of the woods, and reach a characteristic cross:
Here you can watch some fantastic scenery; behind you: the Granta Parei:
In front of you, the way up:
The trail now goes on without climbing, and on your right you can see a pasture:
Now you climb up initially keeping to the right (left orographic side) of the valley:
After crossing several ridges, the valley gets narrower, and you reach a gully:
after which the path to the top is clear:
which implies that you go left, to reach the wide saddle left of the secondary summit:
You reach the saddle that offers wide views of the valley and the Valle dell'Orco and Val Savaranche:
and from there you quickly reach the secondary summit of Entrelor.
In front of you, the Grivola and the Gran Paradiso
You go down to the saddle, and leaving the path forward, you go down to the wide valley in front of you:
which rejoins the forward path just above the pastures previously described.
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