Historic military trail from Forte di Bard to Col de Cou

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Historic military trail from Forte di Bard to Col de Cou

Hard

4.4

(14)

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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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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

End point

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

Elevation

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Highest point (1,370 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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11°C

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Comments

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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Historic military trail from Forte di Bard to Col de Cou

View of Forte di Bard and Ponte di Bard

Small chapel

Albard (Hamlet of Bard)

Verale Hamlet and Chapel

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