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Bard

Historic military trail from Forte di Bard to Col de Cou

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Italy
Aosta Valley
Bard

Historic military trail from Forte di Bard to Col de Cou

Hard

4.4

(14)

82

hikers

Historic military trail from Forte di Bard to Col de Cou

05:50

10.5km

1,030m

Hiking

Historic military mule trail from Napoleon's fortress to alpine pastures dotted with barracks ruins.

Last updated: September 17, 2025

Waypoints

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51 m

View of Forte di Bard and Ponte di Bard

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The suggestive Bard bridge

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2

109 m

Small chapel

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The small, inconspicuous chapel is located at the junction of Via Vittorio Emanuelle II and Via Umberto I.

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1.21 km

Albard (Hamlet of Bard)

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Beautiful hamlet with a large fountain for water supplies, it's a shame that there isn't even a bar in Albard di Bard

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6.57 km

Verale Hamlet and Chapel

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Village with stone houses, reachable in 1.45 hours on a mule track that is sometimes steep and tiring but easy to hike

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10.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.58 km

308 m

300 m

191 m

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.54 km

1.98 km

1.20 km

564 m

125 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,370 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

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Saturday 30 May

24°C

17°C

68 %

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Trail Reviews

Doriano
November 27, 2022, Escursione Tete de Cou

Simple, not very demanding, type of path, almost all mule track recommended in late autumn or winter

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