Quart Castle – Ru Pompillard Trail loop from Saint-Christophe

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Italy

Aosta Valley

Saint-Christophe

Quart Castle – Ru Pompillard Trail loop from Saint-Christophe

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Quart Castle – Ru Pompillard Trail loop from Saint-Christophe

03:06

10.7km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.21 km

Big Bench Grosjean Quart

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super spot

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3.70 km

The path is closed

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The path is still marked as a hiking trail.
The owner of... put up a fence around the house and let an aggressive dog 🐕 run free.
The path is now also marked as private on the other side.

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3.81 km

Quart Castle stands on a high rocky cliff and appears as a majestic complex of several buildings within a fortified wall. The route of the Via Francigena passes next to it, offering remarkable landscape views.

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4.61 km

Detour on the Cammino Balteo (Cammino Balteo and Francigena route interruption)

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The Cammino Balteo route presents a deviation (common to the Via Francigena): due to a collapse of some boulders on the path, the normal path of the Via Francigena is …

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7.01 km

Junction of the Via Francigena

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8.34 km

Ru Pompillard Trail

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In this section, the walkway along the Ru Pompillard becomes very narrow, in practice you find yourself walking inside the trench where the Ru pipeline passes. However, although some passages …

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.52 km

1.47 km

820 m

620 m

259 m

Surfaces

5.64 km

2.45 km

1.73 km

820 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

11°C

5°C

99 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

September 14, 2025,🇮🇹 Im Aostotal auf dem Ru Pompillard Weg

After the wonderful hike, we're off to an aperitif and then to the restaurant, after which I'll write the tour report 🍺🍝
Here in the Aosta Valley, the irrigation systems are called Ru or Beai. When I read about it, I planned this lovely tour. Right in Veynes, I walked through beautiful old houses; there are fountains everywhere, and I …

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December 15, 2024,Povil (frazione di Quart)-Ru Prevot-Veynes-Ru Pompillard-Povil

The Three Ru Route: a journey through history and nature

This itinerary could be called the Three Ru Route since it winds along three historic hydraulic canals: the Ru Suverou, the Ru Prévot and the Ru Pompillard. It is a suggestive excursion that offers not only splendid views but also an insight into the history and importance of hydraulic engineering …

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