3.9km
Total Distance
404m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 3.9 km walk with about 400 m of climbing from Thumel at the end of the road in the Val di Rhêmes to the Rifugio Benevolo at 2,285 m. The hut stands in a wide pasture basin below the Granta Parei, on the edge of the Gran Paradiso National Park. Marmots and ibex are often seen.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 0.3km
  2. 2
    Drinking water · 3km
  3. 3
    Drinking water
    at the end
  4. 4
    Rifugio Gian Federico Benevolo
    at the end · Mountain hut
Parking
59m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2 · T3 for 0.1km
Surface
natural ground
Marked route
13

Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate