Colle del Vej del Bouc
Description
The tour starts at the foot of the dam wall of Lago della Piastra near Entracque. The route is relaxed on asphalt towards the Oratorio Salesiano Don Bosco. Up to this point, the climb is relatively unspectacular. From here, you come to a former military installation and the route continues on gravel, sometimes with a moderate gradient, towards Lago del Vej del Bouc. The landscape becomes more breathtaking and the impressions more impressive with every turn of the cranks and meter of altitude. The uphill section then changes to a Vallo-Alpino path and is relatively easy to pedal in most cases. Passing the Lago del Vej del Bouc, the route climbs with a view of the pass crossing. The path remains relatively usable and the bike can be pedaled and pushed in between. At the Colle del Vej del Bouc, you have a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains.
Then the descent begins. Difficulty S1 to S2 and occasionally S3 can be found. The route descends in this manner to Bivacco Speranza. A short, optional detour can be made to the old military installations under the Cima della Scandeiera. An eternal trail descent is offered, which turns into a gravel road at about 1600 meters above sea level at Gias Valera, which you cross almost to the end of the valley and finally take a trail cutter before Entracque, thus completing the tour. The tour is generally doable with an e-bike, but you should expect some pushing from Lago del Vej del Bouc onwards.
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Details of the tour
43 km
1880 m
1880 m
880 above sea level
2671 above sea level
1 day
Entracque
Entracque
3051
limited
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About the author: Martin Depauli
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Can the tour also be done in the opposite direction, riding an e-MTB from Entracque to Col du Sabion?
This is a section of the Vallo Alpino 1935 trail—so the gradient is manageable. The climb itself is partly rideable and partly difficult; it also depends on when and how the trails are maintained... But where there's a will, there's a way :-)