FRACHEY – TACONET – LAGO CIARCERIO – CREST -CUNEAZ – FRACHEY

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
DISTANCE: 18 km
D+ : 1178 mt
INFO: Gravel road along the winter slopes. 2 Peacks and 3 lakes along the road. 3 walser villages (Cuneaz, Crest, Soussun) with restaurants and ancient houses.
Check the hotels and restaurants up there here:
http://www.champoluc.it/it/
http://www.lavarets.it/rifugio-alpino-vieux-crest/
http://www.frantze.it/
http://www.aroula.it/
http://www.stadelsoussun.com/it/

Champoluc – Lignod -Extrepieraz – Brusson – (Palasinaz Lakes) – Vollon – Extrepieraz – Periasc – Champoluc

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
DISTANCE: 55,1 km
D+: 2425 mt

INFO: Mixed single tracks and a bit of gravel roads. Quick and fun way down to Extrepieraz, along the path of Brusson lake and then up to the amazing Palasinaz lake, best view on all the Ayas lower valley.
Down and back up to Champoluc along a fun single track in the pines.
It is possible to shorten this track from Brusson straight up to Champoluc.
(SKIPPING PALASINAZ LAKES Dist: -25km D+: -1274mt)
http://www.rifugioarp.it/homepage.asp?l=1
http://www.hotellaghetto.it/
http://www.ilpranzodibabette.it/
http://www.abarmadrola.it/a-barma-drola-bed-breakfast-a-brusson.1.html

FRACHEY – LAGO BLU

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
DISTANCE: 16,5 km
D+: 863 mt

INFO: Nice and easy gravel road up to Pian di Verra. A bit harder part after that up to Pian di Verra Superiore.
For the really enduro skilled biker nice trail down from Pian di Verra Superiore to Lago blu down to pian di verra inferiore

Big Tour Val d’Ayas

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
DISTANCE: 61,2 km
D+: 2433 mt
INFO: Long tour passing along the old Courtod channel built in 1393. A pearl parcour rich of pines forest and magic views. You will pass in 16 tunnels so torch will be needed! Continuing on the other side of the valley you will have a great view of all Aosta Valley. Coming back via Testa di Comagna and back along another channel the Ru d’Arlaz.
Restaurants in Col de Joux