Highlights and tour details
Departing from the Rivetti Refuge, you take the E60 path which, passing by Alpe Anval (crossroads with the ancient mule track to the Mologna Piaccola), enter the woods along the left bank of the Mologna, pass the huts of the Montà and go to Piedicavallo. Once in the village, turning right from Via Lamarmora, cross the Mologna stream and go down to Piazzale Ravere. Cross the Cervo, passing over the ancient stone bridge called "punt d'la cua" and turn left onto the slightly downhill E40 path, which then becomes flat; the trail climbs gently uphill again through the beech woods to the huts of Alpe Coda. Cross the Rio Coda where, following floods, the path has been modified, and then resume the old trail that has a moderate and constant gradient. After crossing the Rio Jervas and after a few long hairpin bends, you leave the wood to reach the Selle di Rosazza, known as "il Balcun" and continue through the pastures to the Madonna della Neve Refuge; following the E32 trail sign, you now descend to Desate and then meet the E30 mule track that leads to the village of Rosazza. From here, descend along the provincial road SP100 for about 500 metres to the Concresio bridge and then take the E29 mule track that connects to the Sanctuary of San Giovanni d'Andorno.
Other information
Itinerary code: GPC
Provinces crossed: Biella Valsesia Vercelli
Departure, arrival and municipalities crossed
Stages
- Grande Traversata delle Alpi - GTA: Central Piedmont Section (221,00 km)
- GTA: Tappa 27 Rifugio Rivetti - Santuario di San Giovanni d'Andorno (14,70 km)
- GTA: Tappa 28 Santuario di San Giovanni d'Andorno - Santuario di Oropa (8,10 km)
- GTA: Tappa 29 Santuario di Oropa - Rifugio Coda (9,70 km)
- GTA: Tappa 30 Rifugio Coda - Alpe Maletto (10,00 km)
- GTA: Stage 31 Frazione Maletto - Fraz. Capanne (Quincinetto) (12,30 km)
- GTA: Stage 32 Le Capanne di Quincinetto - Frazione Fondo di Traversella (13,00 km)
- GTA: Stage 33 Frazione Fondo di Traversella - Frazione Piamprato di Valprato Soana (12,00 km)
- GTA: Stage 34 Piamprato - Ronco Canavese (18,90 km)
- GTA: Stage 35 Ronco Canavese - Talosio (10,50 km)
- GTA: Stage 36 Frazione Talosio di Ribordone - Frazione San Lorenzo di Locana (13,80 km)
- GTA: Stage 37 Frazione San Lorenzo di Locana - Noasca (16,00 km)
- GTA: Stage 38 Noasca - Borgata Brengi di Ceresole Reale (10,50 km)
- GTA: Stage 39 Borgata Brengi di Ceresole Reale - Frazione Pialpetta di Groscavallo (14,20 km)
- GTA: Stage 40 Frazione Pialpetta di Groscavallo - Balme (16,00 km)
- GTA: Stage 41 Balme - Frazione Villaretto di Usseglio (13,60 km)
- GTA: Stage 42 Frazione Villaretto di Usseglio - Località Malciaussia di Usseglio (7,60 km)
- GTA: Stage 43 Località Malciaussia di Usseglio - Borgata Trucco di Mompantero (14,90 km)
- GTA: Stage 44 Borgata Trucco di Mompantero - Susa (6,70 km)
- GTA: Stage 44A Susa station - Alpe Toglie (Mattie) (11,60 km)
- GTA: Stage 44B Alpe Toglie (Mattie) - Usseaux (16,10 km)
- GTA: Stage 45 Susa railway station - Rifugio Arlaud (23,50 km)
- GTA: Stage 46 Rifugio Arlaud - Usseaux (15,40 km)
- GTA: Stage 47 Usseaux - Massello (23,10 km)
- GTA: Stage 48 Massello - Ghigo di Prali (12,90 km)
- GTA: Stage 49 Ghigo di Prali - Villanova Pellice (18,00 km)
- GTA: Stage 50 Villanova Pellice - Rifugio Barbara Lowrie (14,60 km)