Places
Hike·Moderate·Sporty·Popular
Monte Rosa — Morena di Indren, Alagna
Piedmont
The high valley above Alagna Valsesia gives access to the eastern moraine of the Monte Rosa glacier system. The Walser villages (Alagna, Riva Valdobbia) were settled by Germanic-speaking Walser people from Valais in the 13th century — a living medieval German-dialect culture. The Indren cable car reaches 3,260 m; the moraine walk below has lakes and glacier views. Monte Rosa's Dufourspitze (4,634 m) is the second-highest peak in the Alps.
Duration
5 hours
Distance
12 km
Elevation
+700 m
Best season
June – September
Highlights
- Walser villages — 13th-century Germanic culture still alive
- Largest glaciated wall in the Alps — the Monte Rosa east face
- Dufourspitze visible — second-highest peak in the Alps
With your dog
Glacier moraine; dogs off-leash.
