Ivery, from Piazza IV Novembre to Pont-Saint-Martin
Edited by:
Massimo Martini
Updated at: 03/02/2026
Access
Road navigation
At the motorway junction of Pont-Saint-Martin, proceed for approximately 150m (0.15km) and turn right into the first roundabout. Take the second exit and continue for approximately 300m (0.45km) to the second roundabout. At the roundabout, take the third exit and enter the village of Pont-Saint-Martin. Continue for approximately 400m (0.85km), then turn right onto the regional road in the direction of Valle del Lys. Follow for about 500m (1.35km), ignoring the diversions to the right of the regional road and continue straight on for about 100m (1.45km). Cross the Lys stream at the Ponte Romano bridge and reach Piazza IV Novembre, the end of the road navigation.
Description of the car park
In Piazza IV Novembre there is a car park 🅿️ partly paid (blue zone) and partly regulated by a 60-minute disc. The car park is located close to the start of the excursion, near the Roman Bridge. There are additional free parking spaces in the immediate vicinity.
Access by public transport
The starting point can be reached by public transport.
🚌 Pont-Saint-Martin is served by regular buses of the company Vita Group, Aosta - Pont-Saint-Martin line, with a stop near Piazza IV Novembre.
🚊 The town is also served by the Turin - Aosta railway line of Trenitalia, with a station a short distance from the departure point. [from 2027]
Distance and travel time
🕒 Travel time: 3 minutes
📏 Distance: 1.4km
GPS navigation
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ℹ️ Important note
The indications provided have been verified on the date of the survey of the itinerary. We recommend checking for possible changes in the route or road conditions before departure. Please consult Google Maps or Apple Maps for the latest information.
.Introduction
Interesting itinerary at the entrance to the Aosta Valley. Along the way, you can breathe in the air of the past as you march along a splendid paved mule track.
Description
0h00' 0.00km From the car park, cross the torrent Lys over the road bridge and, at the end of the bridge, you will come to a signpost.
0h02' 0.06km Turn left following the signs and go up the paved road for two hairpin bends.
0h02' 0.13km Keep to the right and enter Via Marchetto, passing under an arcade and then after a few steps out of the built-up area. On reaching the last dwelling, the lane turns into a mule track and begins to climb towards the former power station above the village. The path is very wide and well-maintained and, with a series of hairpin bends, reaches the building of the former power station and joins the regional road for Gressoney. Once you have reached the road, follow it, continuing to the left, for about fifty metres until you come to the start of an agricultural track that after a few metres reaches the carriage road to Ivery: follow it, continuing to the right until you come to the start of a new stretch of mule track. One begins to ascend the beautiful paved mule track through the beech and chestnut forest. After an initial uphill section, the route encounters a short flat section bordered by a metal railing and then begins to climb again on the long steps created in past centuries to facilitate the journey from the villages above. Along the way, one also encounters the characteristic pergolas on which the vineyards were planted: they are now in a state of abandonment but still exude toil and history, recalling the times when people tried to make the most of these impervious territories to obtain relatively low yields, only for subsistence. Slowly the mule track climbs up the forest until it reaches an oratory: by now the forest has thinned out, and pastures can be glimpsed; the trail climbs them and soon reaches the village of Ivery (670m) 0h50' 1.56km 💧.
The return is along the same route as the outward journey 0h30' 1.56km .
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