Places
Viewpoint·Easy·Family·Popular
Testa d'Arpy, Morgex
Aosta Valley
From the Colle San Carlo above Morgex a marked path leads in half an hour through larch and stone-pine wood to the Testa d'Arpy, a rocky knoll that suddenly opens onto the entire southern wall of Mont Blanc — the Aiguille Noire, the Brouillard and Freney pillars, the Miage glacier — across the deep Dora valley.
Duration
1–2 hours
Distance
3 km
Elevation
+150 m
Best season
June – October
Parking · Free
Free parking at the Colle San Carlo.
Water
No water on the path; fountain at the pass.
Highlights
- Full southern-wall Mont Blanc panorama
- Short walk from the Colle San Carlo
- Nature-centre exhibit at the pass
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome on the short forest path.
