Easy Hikes: the Beauty of the Mountains, at a Slow Pace

The best easy hikes between Biella and the Aosta Valley. Trails suitable for families, beginners, and nature lovers

Biella Region

Aosta Valley

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What makes a hike easy

Not every mountain walk demands training, technical gear or a whole day. Easy hikes are routes graded E (hiking) that take two to three hours, with modest elevation gain and well-marked paths: right for families, for beginners, for anyone short of time, and for walking with a dog.

The test we apply to a route is always the same: the view should matter more than the effort. Almost every itinerary is a loop, so the way back is a discovery too, and none asks for more than good walking shoes, water and a hat.

Passeggiate Facili: walking guides for Piedmont and the Aosta Valley

Passeggiate Facili began from a wish to make the mountains accessible to anyone. Trekking guides and blogs tend to concentrate on demanding peaks; we chose instead to write about the trails where the view matters more than the effort.

The first volume in the series collects 22 routes in the Biella region, grouped by area: Valle Elvo, Valle Oropa, Valle Cervo, the Bessa and the Serra, the Biella hills and Lake Viverone. We take you to the finest corners of Piedmont and the Aosta Valley, one step at a time.

Marcella Boggio Viola, author of the Passeggiate Facili guidebooks, on a mountain trail

Who walks, and who writes

The Passeggiate Facili guides are written by Marcella Boggio Viola, who has led a group of friends along the Biella trails every Thursday afternoon for many years. A volunteer member of CASB — Consociazione Amici dei Sentieri del Biellese — since 2016, she writes route descriptions for the association’s annual Notiziario and for the “Le Tracce” column in the local newspaper Il Biellese.

Every route published here has been walked in person, measured on the ground and checked before it reached a guidebook.

Ready for Your Next Hike?

The first volume, “Easy Hikes Around Biella”, collects 22 routes with step-by-step descriptions, a map and a QR code linking to the GPS track for your phone.

Cover of the guidebook "Easy Hikes Around Biella" by Marcella Boggio Viola

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