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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in the Pennine Alps
Pilgrim Trail
The Ermenegildo Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
difficult
Multi-day route
48.7 km
17:05 h
1,959 m
1,959 m
An immersive experience for intermediate-level hikers following the footsteps of the "lonely wanderer" Ermenegildo Zegna, a visionary entrepreneur who from the early 1900s initiated a major environmental and social enhancement of a vast mountainous area around Trivero Valdilana, now Oasi Zegna.
Pilgrim Trail
· Valstrona
Forno - Campello Monti - Rimella | Great Walser Path
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 4
13.6 km
5:40 h
1,063 m
789 m
An immersion into the treasures that keep alive traces of the Walser culture, to discover the ancient mountain civilization, high-altitude landscapes, evocative panoramas, and still active historic alpine pastures.
Pilgrim Trail
· Gaby
Gaby - Issime | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 11
4.4 km
1:10 h
5 m
92 m
Pleasant hike immersed in lesser-known places, among the most beautiful Walser settlements of the Lys Valley, treasure troves of traditions and customs of ancient mountain peoples, ideal for appreciating and getting to know the culture and history of this ancient community.
Pilgrim Trail
· Gressoney La Trinité
Gressoney-Saint-Jean - Gressoney-La-Trinité | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 10
6.7 km
2:15 h
295 m
57 m
Pleasant hike immersed in a spectacular panorama dominated by the Monte Rosa massif. You pass through some of the most beautiful Walser settlements in the Lys Valley, ideal for appreciating and learning about the culture and history of the Aosta Valley community.
Pilgrim Trail
· Gressoney-Saint-Jean,
Alagna Valsesia - Gressoney-Saint-Jean | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 9
18.9 km
7:45 h
1,456 m
1,227 m
A route immersed in wild nature that retraces the steps of the ancient Valsesian migrants who traveled the Via Regia to reach Switzerland in search of fortune.
Pilgrim Trail
· Rima San Giuseppe
Carcoforo - Rima | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 6
9.9 km
4:25 h
1,053 m
929 m
A route within the Alta Valsesia Natural Park that offers genuine emotions, breathtaking high-altitude panoramas, high-altitude alpine pastures filled with silence, and alpine horizons that stretch over the Monte Rosa massif.
Pilgrim Trail
· Macugnaga
Macugnaga - Alagna Valsesia | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 8
26.1 km
9:55 h
1,552 m
1,697 m
Long route, but full of emotions and spectacular views of the Valsesian Rosa, towards the legendary Colle del Turlo, searching for traces left by the Walser, among idyllic lakes, military roads, and paths once frequented by miners.
Pilgrim Trail
· Carcoforo
Rimella - Carcoforo | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
21.5 km
11:00 h
1,756 m
1,640 m
A charming hike immersed in a spectacular landscape that will accompany you throughout the route, among scenic waterfalls and mountain lakes following the trails of the historic villages of the ancient Walser civilization.
Pilgrim Trail
· South East England
Via Francigena
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Difficulty
difficult
2,107.9 km
560:08 h
22,976 m
22,973 m
The Via Francigena leads from the cathedral in Canterbury in southeastern Great Britain through France and Switzerland to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Pilgrim Trail
· Rima San Giuseppe
Rima - Alagna Valsesia | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 7
10 km
4:35 h
926 m
1,180 m
Route with unbeatable views and at times challenging, to get to know two territories with strong historical Walser traditions, separated by Colle Mud, a pass nestled between Corno Mud and the imposing north face of Monte Tagliaferro at the foot of one of the highest peaks in Valsesia.

