A route that develops over 350 kilometers touching over 40 municipalities of the Autonomous Region of Valle d'Aosta located at an altitude of medium and low altitude. By experiencing this excursion itinerary, you have the opportunity to discover an area rich in history, architecture and nature. Each stage will be characterized by strong evidence of archaeological sites, castles and local traditions contextualized in examples of natural landscapes of great sensory richness; the sounds of the woods and the scents of the vineyards will be important elements of enrichment to this one-of-a-kind experience. A real journey into the heart of the Valle d'Aosta territory addressed to everyone according to their interests and possibilities.
Each place touched by the Balteo Way has its own particularity and importance, becoming an element for which it is difficult to make a choice. The route develops in 23 stages of about 4-6 hours each, varying between 8 and 20 kilometers with an altitude difference between 200 and 1,300 metres.
The Cammino Balteo develops in the regional valley floor touching the medium altitude slopes with an altitude between 350 and 1,900 meters above sea level, this allows you to be able to practice the route for most of the year. It will also be possible to divide the longer stages by stopping and staying overnight in some of the accommodation facilities located along the way or even interrupting them by using public transport.
The stages pertaining to the geographical area to which the Consortium of Saint-Vincent belongs are described below. After a brief description for each of them, the technical data, the local tourist offer and the link from which to download the routes of the stage in gpx format for gps or kml satellite navigators for use with Google Earth are provided.