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The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Piedmont
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Pilgrim Walk
· Piedmont
Grande Sentiero Walser
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
0 km
53:10 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
Il progetto Walserweg Italia è un percorso di 190 km nato per unire le 12 comunità Walser italiane, tra Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta.
![Alpe Pianello](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/74435925/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Valstrona
Forno - Campello Monti - Rimella | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 4
13.6 km
5:40 h
1,063 m
789 m
An immersion in the treasure chests that preserve living traces of the Walser culture, to discover the ancient mountain civilisation, high-altitude landscapes, evocative panoramas and historic alpine pastures that are still active.
![Panorama](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/72841404/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· 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
An itinerary immersed in the wilderness that retraces the steps of the ancient Valsesian migrants who crossed the Via Regia to reach Switzerland in search of fortune.
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Pilgrim Walk
· 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
An itinerary within the Alta Valsesia Natural Park that offers true emotions, breathtaking views, high-altitude alpine pastures pervaded by silence and alpine horizons that sweep over the Monte Rosa massif
![At Colle del Turlo](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/72952698/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· 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
A long itinerary, but full of emotions and spectacular views of the Rosa valsesiano, towards the legendary Colle del Turlo, in search of the traces left by the Walser, among idyllic lakes, military roads and paths once frequented by miners.
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Pilgrim Walk
· Carcoforo
Rimella - Carcoforo | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
21.5 km
11:00 h
1,756 m
1,640 m
An enchanting hike immersed in a spectacular panorama that will accompany you along the entire route, past scenic waterfalls and mountain lakes on the trail of the historic villages of the ancient Walser civilisation.
![Wall Pass - Zum Miirli](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/73056333/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Baceno
Salecchio Superiore - Croveo | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 3
15.4 km
6:40 h
1,002 m
1,668 m
A unique experience in the footsteps of the 'Walser del Silenzio', following centuries-old paths through spectacular high-altitude Alpine landscapes and ancient villages submerged in water.
![Bettelmatt Alpine pasture](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/73859997/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Formazza
Riale - Salecchio Superiore | Great Walser Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 1
17.3 km
5:50 h
512 m
759 m
Discovering the Formazza Valley and the Walser people as far as Salecchio, past wooden and stone villages, spectacular landscapes and the majestic Toce Waterfall.
![In den Weinbergen bei Villeneuve.](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/23712446/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· 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 runs from Canterbury Cathedral in the south-east of Great Britain via France and Switzerland to St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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Pilgrim Walk
· 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
An itinerary with incomparable views, at times challenging, to get to know two territories with strong historical traditions of Walser origin, separated by the Colle Mud, a pass nestled between the Corno Mud and the imposing north face of Monte Tagliaferro at the foot of one of the highest peaks in Valsesia.
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