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Hard Hiking Trails near Aosta

The directory currently contains 32 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Aosta. Their average mapped distance is 25.6 km and average recorded ascent is 1,864 m (6,115 ft); the longest route in the set is 166 km.

This subset represents 35% of the 91 quality-checked routes near Aosta. Its average distance is 25.6 km, compared with 11.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,864 m (6,115 ft), versus 839 m (2,753 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 32 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (13%) 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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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 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

13.7 km

31-Alpine Passes Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

738 m

Via Alpina Stage 81: Champex-Lac - Bourg St. Pierre

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

34-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.0 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,514 m
Typical duration
5 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

26-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
762 m
Typical duration
4 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

31-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
13.7 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,231 m
Typical duration
4 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

32-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
19.4 km
/ 12.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,323 m
Typical duration
6 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Monte Rosa tour stage 2

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
17.0 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
371 m
Typical duration
4 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina Red R116

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
11.6 km
/ 7.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,023 m
Typical duration
3 hr 57 min
  • Mountain
Hard

35-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
611 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Tour du Saint-Bernard

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
86.3 km
/ 53.6 mi
Elevation gain
5,373 m
Typical duration
28 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Dranse de Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland
Expert

Tour du Val de Bagnes

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
96.5 km
/ 60.0 mi
Elevation gain
5,042 m
Typical duration
30 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
fr:Lac des Toules sur le fr:Tour des Combins
Hard

Tour du Lac des Toules

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.6 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
769 m
Typical duration
4 hr 12 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Via Alpina Red R117

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
27.2 km
/ 16.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,270 m
Typical duration
9 hr 26 min
  • Mountain
Hard

Tour des Lacs

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.6 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
968 m
Typical duration
4 hr 29 min
  • Mountain
Le Glacier du Giétro et le Mont Blanc de Cheilon, vus depuis la montée vers le Col des Otanes. Août 2007.
Hard

Pazagnou-Col des Otanes

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
913 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Tour des Villages

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
949 m
Typical duration
5 hr 37 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Via Alpina Stage 80: Trient - Champex-LacValais/Wallis14.8 km1,247 m4 hr 58 minHardJuly to September
34-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis15.0 km1,514 m5 hr 24 minHardJuly to September
26-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis14.7 km762 m4 hr 13 minHardJune to October
31-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis13.7 km1,231 m4 hr 42 minHardJuly to September
32-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis19.4 km1,323 m6 hr 9 minHardJuly to September
Via Alpina Stage 81: Champex-Lac - Bourg St. PierreValais/Wallis16.4 km738 m4 hr 34 minHardJune to October
Monte Rosa tour stage 2Valais/Wallis17.0 km371 m4 hr 9 minHardJuly to September
Via Alpina Red R116Valais/Wallis11.6 km1,023 m3 hr 57 minHardJuly to September
35-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis15.3 km611 m4 hr 7 minHardJune to October
Tour du Saint-BernardValais/Wallis86.3 km5,373 m28 hrExpertJuly to September

Via Alpina Stage 80: Trient - Champex-Lac, 34-Alpine Passes Trail, 31-Alpine Passes Trail 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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