Luoghi
Escursione·Facile·Famiglia·Gemma nascosta
Ru Courtod, Val d'Ayas
Valle d'Aosta
The Ru Courtod is one of the great "rus" of the Aosta Valley — a hand-dug medieval channel that still carries meltwater along the hillside for kilometres at a gentle gradient. The towpath contours through larch and pasture between Saint-Jacques and Fiéry with the Monte Rosa glaciers filling the head of the valley.
Durata
3 ore
Distanza
9 km
Dislivello
+150 m
Stagione migliore
giugno – ottobre
Parcheggio · Gratuito
Free parking at Saint-Jacques (Ayas), end of the valley road.
Acqua
Fountains in Saint-Jacques and Fiéry; the ru water is not for drinking.
Punti salienti
- Level medieval canal towpath
- Monte Rosa glacier views the whole way
- Larch wood and open pasture
Con il tuo cane
Off-leash tolerated on the level towpath away from the hamlets; watch the channel edge.
