Places
Lake·Easy·Family·Popular

Lago Verney, La Thuile

Aosta Valley

A short walk from the Little St Bernard road brings you to the Verney, a broad natural lake in open tundra with the Rutor glacier and Mont Blanc on the horizon. A nearly flat path circles it in an hour, past marmot burrows and the odd fisherman.

Duration
2 hours
Distance
4 km
Elevation
+100 m
Best season
Late June – October

Parking · Free

Free parking by the Little St Bernard road near the lake outflow.

Water

Stream inflows on the far shore; treat before drinking.

Highlights

  • Largest natural alpine lake in the region
  • Rutor glacier and Mont Blanc backdrop
  • Flat hour-long shoreline loop

With your dog

Off-leash tolerated on the flat shoreline circuit away from the road.