Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso

Valle Orco

• Trail Conditions: By bike
• Interest: Flora, Panorama

• Departure: Ceresole Reale, borgata Villa (1,580m)
• Arrival: Piano del Nivolet (2,610m)
• Difficulty Level: Very demanding
• Length: 16 km
• Difference in height: 1,030m
• Recommended Period: from June to September

The route is entirely paved and suitable for cyclists in a good state of training. It is the most popular hill in the Gran Paradiso with views along the route that make the effort spent in the climb worthwhile all the way up to the glacial basin of Lake Serrù and Piano del Nivolet, where the meandering bends of the Dora form the highest peat bog in Europe with aquatic habitats ideal for the European common frog and many plant species.