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Punta Marguareis e Rifugio Don Barbera – Valle Tanaro

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Punta Marguareis e Rifugio Don Barbera – Valle Tanaro

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Punta Marguareis e Rifugio Don Barbera – Valle Tanaro

07:48

17.0km

1,220m

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Embark on a challenging hike to Punta Marguareis, the highest peak in the Ligurian Alps, offering diverse terrain and expansive views across the Marguareis Natural Park. This difficult route covers 10.5 miles (17.0 km) with a significant elevation gain of 4012 feet (1223 metres), typically taking around 7 hours and…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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62 m

Carnino Superiore Village

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A small village with great wonder, where time seems to have stopped.

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3.77 km

Selle di Carnino

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In Selle di Carnino the Center for Plant Biodiversity of the Authority of the Maritime Alps Protected Areas has recovered some peat bogs to increase biodiversity and to carry out new studies.

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4.21 km

Valle dei Maestri

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By "Valle dei Maestri" we mean the whole area that goes from Colle dei Signori to the Gola della Chiusetta, a place of great beauty.

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5.58 km

Rifugio Don Barbera

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Rifugio Don Barbera can be reached from five different places and valleys: Carnino (Tanaro valley), Limone (Vermegnana valley), Tenda (Roja valley), Chiusa di Pesio (Pesio valley), Rastello (Ellero valley).

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Punta Marguareis

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Punta Marguareis is the highest peak in the Ligurian Alps and is located on the border between the Tanaro, Pesio and Roya valleys.

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9.95 km

View from Col de la Galine

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A breathtaking view of the border between France and Italy.

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14.1 km

Gola della Chiusetta

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The Chiusetta Gorge, the starting point of the "Valle dei Maestri", is a place of fantastic beauty where you feel in close contact with the surrounding nature.

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

200 m

177 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

3.61 km

200 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

24°C

14°C

40 %

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Comments

June 14, 2026,Escursione - carnino superiore - passo delle mastrelle - piano della croce - cima palu' - colle palu' - colle dei torinesi - cima marguareis - passo della gaina - rifugio don barbera - carnino

Add about 1 km as the GPS started much later

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October 22, 2023,Anello Carnino Superiore, Rifugio Don Barbera, Punta Marguareis

Beautiful tour that I enjoyed doing inversely to the other hikers I met at the top: first the Don Barbera and then the Cima to descend from Colle Palù. However, for those who have problems with the descents, it is better to follow the standard tour, therefore the opposite direction of this one.

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June 25, 2023,Escursione

Departure from carnino- mastrelle pass-colle palu'- pass of the goats-hill of torinesi- tip marguareis-don barbera refuge- return to carnino

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September 1, 2024,Punta Marguareis da Carnino Superiore, giro ad anello

Beautiful tour, description here gulliver.it/itinerari/marguareis-punta-da-carnino-superiore-per-la-bassa-di-gaina-discesa-per-il-passo-delle-mastrelle

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June 27, 2025,… Trail giornata spettacolare ... giro del Marguareis

I left home at 7 and arrived in Carnino inferiore at 8:30 to do my classic circular tour towards Marguareis. The road was easy right away but then became challenging and I arrived in the direction of Canale dei Torinesi, also quite exposed with a rope and metal steps that I honestly didn't expect. Truly beautiful and unexpected draws that …

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Punta Marguareis e Rifugio Don Barbera – Valle Tanaro

Carnino Superiore Village

Selle di Carnino

Valle dei Maestri

Rifugio Don Barbera

Punta Marguareis

View from Col de la Galine

Gola della Chiusetta

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