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Family-Friendly Hikes near Aosta

The directory currently contains 5 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Aosta. Their average mapped distance is 1.2 km and average recorded ascent is 15 m (49 ft); the longest route in the set is 2.6 km.

This subset represents 5% of the 91 quality-checked routes near Aosta. Its average distance is 1.2 km, compared with 11.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 15 m (49 ft), versus 839 m (2,753 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has the kid-friendly field set to true. Age, experience and current terrain still need an individual assessment. Within this set, 5 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 5 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.4 km

Orsières - Gare > Orsières - La Place

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Champex d'en Bas > Champex

5 of 5 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Champex, Valais
Easy

Champex-Lac > Champex

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Etiez > Les Moulins

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Champex, Valais
Easy

Champex > L'Adray

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route

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Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Champex-Lac > ChampexValais/Wallis0.9 km23 m13 minEasyApril to October
Etiez > Les MoulinsValais/Wallis1.3 km38 m20 minEasyApril to October
Champex d'en Bas > ChampexValais/Wallis2.6 km0 m32 minEasyApril to October
Champex > L'AdrayValais/Wallis1.0 km7 m13 minEasyApril to October
Orsières - Gare > Orsières - La PlaceValais/Wallis0.4 km6 m6 minEasyApril to October

Champex-Lac > Champex, Etiez > Les Moulins, Orsières - Gare > Orsières - La Place currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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