Base0Arrival
The lodgeBase hotel1,472 m
Arrive at Millefiori
Check in, meet your guide for the route briefing, and get fitted for any gear you need. Welcome dinner at the shared table.
Eveningarrival
Summer · Guided hut-to-hut
The Cervino Hut-to-Hut
6 + 2 days through the Italian flank of the Matterhorn from Valtournenche into Valpelline and across to Saint-Barthélemy and then through Val d'Ayas, sleeping in hotels and five different rifugi. Moderate endurance needed for first loop; no glacier or rope required on any day.
Trips from €699 per person
All inclusive · airport transfer from Turin or Milan
Up to 7 days~79 km5 rifugiModerate
Pian dell'Arp
Up to 8 days
pick your length
~79 km
full circuit
~4,100 m
total ascent
5 rifugi
+ nights at base
Moderate
stamina, not skill
~2,982 m
high point · Cime Bianche
The idea
Three valleys, 5 rifugi, and a few nights at a hotel. Almost 80km walking with 4,100 m ascent.
This is a loop from Valtournenche from one side of the mountain and then to the next. The views will be absolutely fantastic. All food is prepared and you'll be able to store your bagage at the hotel while you carry just the essentials.
No glacier travel, no rope work, no 4,000 m altitude. The cols top out around 2,800–3,000 m on marked hiking paths throughout so no need to be an expert, though you do need some stamina.
No glacier or rope required A full loop, back to base Do both loops or one
The loop, at a glance
Loop 1 · hut-to-hut/ 5 days · 3 valleys
Valtournenche
Rifugio Perucca-Vuillermoz
Rifugio Prarayer
Rifugio Cuney
Rifugio Barmasse
Back to Valtournenche
Loop 2 · lift-assisted/ 2 days · Val d'Ayas
Cervinia → Rifugio Guide di Frachey
Chamois → Valtournenche
Why you'll come back
It is, genuinely, that beautiful.
Day by day
The route.
Show me the
Both loops, 8 nights in total: arrival at base, four rifugi, a reset night, one more rifugio, and home.
Base0ArrivalThe lodge
Day1On the trailThe refugioMountain refugio2,875 m
ValtournencheRifugio Perucca-Vuillermoz
The big climb day. A sustained ascent via Cignana and Mont Pancherot to a high refuge — the most vertical gain of the week, all in one go. Non-technical throughout.
10.3 kmdistance
+1,403 melevation
4.5–5.5hon foot
Day2On the trailThe refugioMountain refugio1,997 m
Perucca-VuillermozRifugio Prarayer
Shortest day by distance, descent-heavy. Cross the col early, then drop ~910 m into Valpelline to Rifugio Prarayer beside Lago di Place-Moulin.
6.3 kmdistance
−910 melevation
2.5–3.5hon foot
Day3On the trail
The refugioMountain refugio2,652 m
PrarayerRifugio Cuney
Two cols and a re-climb at altitude — hard by accumulation, not any one section. The Cuney hut sits beside the highest Marian sanctuary in Europe.
13.3 kmdistance
+1,050 melevation
5.5–6.5hon foot
Day4On the trail
The refugioMountain refugio2,168 m
CuneyRifugio Barmasse
Longest day: a rolling traverse with steady up-and-down through three fenêtres. The drop off Fenêtre d'Ersaz is steep and loose — the week's most demanding descent.
16.0 kmdistance
+840 / −1,310 melevation
6–6.5hon foot
Base5Back to base
The lodgeBase hotel1,472 m
Rifugio BarmasseValtournenche
An easy descent back to the base hotel. Knees rather than lungs. The end of Loop 1 — or the midpoint, if you're staying for Loop 2.
5.0 kmdistance
−696 melevation
1.5–2hon foot
Day6On the trail
The refugioMountain refugio2,067 m
Cervinia · lifts to 2,826 mRifugio Guide di Frachey
Lifts carry you to 2,826 m; you walk up to the Cime Bianche col with Cervino behind and Monte Rosa ahead, then descend ~900 m into Val d'Ayas.
12 kmdistance
+160 / −915 melevation
3.5–4.5hon foot
End7The way down
The lodgeBase hotel1,472 m
Frachey → Champoluc (lift)Chamois → back to Valtournenche
Villages and lift hops: Antagnod, Le Moulin, a ridge crossing, and the car-free hamlet of Chamois. Cable car down, transfer back to base for the last night.
15.8 kmdistance
+400–500 melevation
4.5–5.75hon foot
The map
The first loop.
Check out the map of the first loop below. Valtournenche over the cols into Valpelline and Saint-Barthélemy.
What's included
Carry a daypack. We carry the rest.
Always included
We collect you from Turin or Milan and drive you up. From there it's a certified mountain guide every day on the trail, every rifugio bunk booked and half-board in the huts, your hotel nights at Millefiori with room and dinner, and your bags shuttled to and from base — so you walk with only a daypack. Marked paths throughout: no rope, no glacier.
Add on if you like
Hiking gear kitA single room at base
What's on you
Your boots, a daypack and warm layers — plus flights and travel insurance. Everything between the trailheads is handled.
Dates & availability
Pick a week. We hold it while we talk.
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Es ist noch besser in Bewegung.
Frischer Schnee, Sommerwege und der Blick vom Tisch — sehen Sie, was Gäste aus dem Tal teilen.
