San Giacomo di Entracque - Valdieri / Pagarine Route (stage 8)

Follow the signs on the posts with the pink "Route du sel" logo.

Suitable walking shoes are strongly recommended

Bring water, a cap, provisions and warm, waterproof clothing.

Flashlight or headlamp if you're going through a tunnel, or to avoid being caught out by nightfall

A first-aid kit

Before you go:

Check the local weather before you go

Inform a loved one of your purpose of walk and your departure time

Check that the length, elevation of the route and travel time correspond to your level of practice before committing yourself and do not overestimate your abilities

During your hike :

Take the marked paths and respect the direction of the routes

The trails are shared: mountain bikers, riders and hunters can take your route

You may encounter herds of grazing sheep. Guard dogs are there to protect them from any aggression. The golden rule: stop and keep your distance from the herd. Take the time to walk around it calmly.

Pay extra attention during the hunting season and find out about the ongoing hunts.

Have an eco-citizen behavior: take away your waste, be discreet so as not to frighten wild animals and do not pick flowers or wild plants, a photo is a sufficient souvenir

Respect private property, crop areas and natural spaces and close the barriers after your visit

In summer the days are hot, and the vegetation is very sensitive to the risk of fire, do not light fires, you jeopardize your safety and that of others

To alert the emergency services, dial 112

Accessible by train and bus: Train: Regionale Veloce - Regionale Veloce (RV) - https://rail.cc/fr/type-de-train/regionale-veloce/168, change à Borgo S. Dalmazzo Then bus: Autolinee Nuova Benese - https://www.benese.it/linee_urbane.php, from Borgo S. Dalmazzo à Valdieri Possibility to use the paying shuttle service offered by the Parco Alpi Marittime from mid-June to mid-September under televisual reservation (0171 74298 from 7am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6.30pm). Allows you to reach the main railway stations and other transport. More information at https://www.parcoalpimarittime.it/visita/info-pratiche/la-navetta-del-parco   For a departure from Nice, you need to take the TER to Ventimiglia and then the train and bus, more information on: https://www.sncf-connect.com/