Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps: The Mercantour and Alpi Marittime Parks PDF
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WALKS AND TREKS IN THE MARITIME ALPS About the Author Gillian Price was born in England but moved to Australia when young. After taking a degree in anthropology and working in adult education, she set off to travel through Asia and trek the Himalayas. The culmination of her journey was Venice where, her enthusiasm fired for mountains, the next logical step was towards the Dolomites, only hours away. Starting there, Gillian is steadily exploring the mountain ranges of Italy and bringing them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. When not out walking and photographing with Nicola, her Venetian cartographer husband, Gillian works as a freelance journalist and translator (www.gillianprice.eu). An adamant promoter of the use of public transport to minimise impact in Alpine areas, Gillian is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club and Mountain Wilderness. Other Cicerone guides by the author Walking and Trekking on Corfu Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 Trek and Walking on the Amalfi Coast Day Walks Walking on Corsica Italy’s Sibillini National Park Walking in the Central Italian Alps The Tour of the Bernina Walking in the Dolomites Trekking in the Alps (contributor) Shorter Walks in the Dolomites Trekking in the Apennines – the Walking the Italian Lakes Grande Escursione Appenninica Walking in Italy’s Stelvio National (GEA) Park Trekking in the Dolomites Walking in Sicily Through the Italian Alps – the Walking in Tuscany Grande Traversata delle Alpi Walking in Umbria (GTA) Across the Eastern Alps: E5 Alpine Flowers WALKS AND TREKS IN THE MARITIME ALPS by Gillian Price 2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY www.cicerone.co.uk © Gillian Price 2016 Second edition 2016 ISBN: 978 1 85284 845 3 First edition 2010 Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated. Dedication To little Bet and Dave, always a great inspiration! Acknowledgements My appetite for the divine Maritimes had been whetted on the GTA trek, so I didn’t need much persuading when Nanni Villani of the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime suggested I introduce the anglosassoni to the delights of these Mediterranean-scented mountains. Luckily Jonathan agreed to publish! It goes without saying – but still warrants writing – that I truly appreciate the companionship and support of my beloved Nick on this, ‘another’, guidebook. The company of the Story family was also enjoyed on some of these marvellous pathways. Updates to this Guide While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guide- books as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/845/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as trans- port, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to updates@ cicerone.co.uk or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom. Front cover: One of the beautiful Fremamorta lakes in early summer (Walks 11 and 14). CONTENTS Overview map ................................................. 6 Map key ...................................................... 7 Location of walks ............................................. 8–9 INTRODUCTION The Maritime Alps ............................................. 11 Walking ..................................................... 12 Wildflowers .................................................. 16 Wildlife ..................................................... 18 Exploring the Maritime Alps ...................................... 23 Local information .............................................. 32 Access ...................................................... 33 When to go .................................................. 34 Accommodation ............................................... 35 Camping ..................................................... 38 Dos and don’ts ................................................ 39 What to take .................................................. 42 Maps ....................................................... 43 Emergencies .................................................. 44 Using this guide ............................................... 45 WALKS Walk 1 Fontanalba rock engravings circuit ....................... 47 Walk 2 Mont Bégo loop ..................................... 51 Walk 3 Vallée de la Roya to Vallée de Vésubie .................... 60 Walk 4 Upper Vallée de la Gordolasque ......................... 83 Walk 5 Lacs de Prals circuit .................................. 88 Walk 6 Ancient passes above Madone de Fenestre ................. 92 Walk 7 Vallon du Haut Boréon circuit .......................... 98 Walk 8 Lacs Bessons ........................................ 99 Walk 9 Around the Argentera ................................ 105 Walk 10 Lac des Adus loop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Walk 11 The Great Lakes tour ................................. 125 Walk 12 The Alpi Marittime trek ............................... 135 Walk 13 The Valasco tour .................................... 160 Walk 14 The Fremamorta loop ................................ 165 Walk 15 Rifugio Bozano ..................................... 169 Walk 16 Rifugio Remondino and Lago di Nasta ................... 173 Walk 17 Vallone di Lourousa ................................. 176 Walk 18 Traversing Colle di Fenestrelle .......................... 180 Walk 19 Rifugio Pagari loop .................................. 185 Walk 20 Vallon del Vei del Bouc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Walk 21 Gorge della Reina ................................... 198 Walk 22 Vallone degli Alberghi ............................... 202 Walk 23 Costa di Planard .................................... 207 Walk 24 The border forts .................................... 210 Appendix A Route summary table ............................... 215 Appendix B Useful contacts .................................... 217 Appendix C French–English and Italian–English glossaries ............. 219 Mont Blanc 4807m area covered MILANO in this book GRENOBLE TORINO ITALY FRANCE CUNEO GENOVA St Martin Tende MARITIME ALPS VENTIMIGLIA NICE Menton MEDITERRANEAN SEA CORSICA 6 Map key Map Key road walk route variant route park boundary international boundary river/lake tunnel railway glacier peak S start point chapel/church F finish point pass SF start/finish point bivouac hut 1 walk number route direction arrow town/village direction arrow PP parking old fort refuge or hotel * viewpoint 7 Walks and Treks in The MariTiMe alps VA SANT’ANNA DI VALDIERI ENTR 12 ITALY TERME DI VALDIERI 13 17 15 SAN Argentera GIACOMO FRANCE 11 14 16 9 18 20 10 8 19 LE BORÉON 7 6 D89 Madone de 3 Fenestre D94 5 ST-MARTIN-VÉSUBIE ue q Vallée de Vésubie D2565 Vallée de la Gordolas ROQUEBILLIÈRE BELVÉDÈRE to Nice 8 locaTion of Walks to Cuneo Gesso to Cuneo Valle Location of walks VALDIERI SS20 Valle Ver m e ENTRACQUE nag 21 VERNANTE na TRINITÀ 23 LIMONE PALANFRÉ PIEMONTE 22 PARCO NATURALE DELLE ALPI MARITTIME 24 Col de Tende V a 20 llé e d e la VIEVOLA R o y a Vall 4 o 2 1n de Castéri CASTÉRINO TENDE Mont Bégo no LA D91 BRIGUE ST DALMAS PARC DE-TENDE NATIONAL DU MERCANTOUR oya D6204de la R to Nice Vallée 9
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