Sport: Morgex

Walking barefoot is good for your health: it produces a pleasant plantar massage, strengthens the leg muscles and promotes blood circulation. Furthermore, contact with the ground and with the elements of nature induces healthy relaxation and is a very fun activity for children!

The barefooting path, located near the vast sports area of Morgex, has a length of about 600 meters and offers a sensory experience that mainly involves touch but also the other senses.

It is based on the barefoot exploration of the elements present in nature, stimulating the sensory capacities of people during the walk.
The experience varies according to the various materials that have been placed on the ground: stone, wood, grass, moss, mud, water and sand and other elements that differ according to the seasons such as flower petals, larch needles, pine cones.

The path is equipped with a series of interactive stations that amplify the sensory experience and allow you to refine not only touch, but also smell and hearing.

The type of track, the particular technical features and the preparation of some signs in the Braille alphabet mean that even blind or visually impaired people can have this experience and try the route.

Skate park free access with helmet and knee bands.

Altitude: 2,920 m
Location: Testa Licony
Sleeping places: 12
Open: always open
Difficulty: E
Trail sign: 20, 21, 22, 2, 4, 44, 3
Ascent:

• 3h20 from Planaval of La Salle, path n. 20 and n. 21
• 4h from Morge of La Salle (parking at 1700 m), path n. 22 and n. 21
• 6h30 from Dailley of Morgex, path n. 2
• 5h from Villair of Morgex, path n. 4
• 3h30 from Villair of Courmayeur, path n. 44 and n. 3

Coordinates UTM-WGS84: EAST 346126
Coordinates UTM-WGS84: NORTH 5073592

The bivouac, inaugurated on 9th July 2006, is dedicated to Luigi Pascal (1962-1999), a mountain guide from Morgex and a member of the Aosta Valley mountain rescue. Luigi was keen on sports: cross-country, fiolet (traditional game), alpine and cross-country skiing were his favourite acitvities. In 1981 he became a cross-country skiing instructor. He loved flying over Aosta Valley summits with his hang gliding. On 3rd July 1999, while he was going to Durier mountain hut with his clients, he died under an avalanche on the Miage glacier in Val Vény.

Access from Planaval:
Once you reach Planaval of La Salle, take the path 20 that branches off to the left and leads to Licony.
Once you reach the chalets, continue on path 4, which goes into the valley of Licony, initially with a change in altitude taking you up to the plateau with Lake Licony.
Walk past the lake and cross the plateau. Next go up to Col de Licony, where you turn left to go up the debris slopes of Testa Licony as far as the crest.
Continue on the right, and in no time you come to the summit and the Pascal bivouac.

Equipment: blankets, rain water, gas stove, current by solar panels.

Outdoor bowls circle
Booking is required
Also open during the evening time

Open air field

Open air fields

1 football /rugby ground, 2 synthetic grass multi-use courts for tennis and 5-a-side-football, bowls courts.Wi-Fi zone.

Coach4Runners programms can be adressed to tourists and people who live in Aosta Valley.

Coach4Runners deals with:

• running and trail running training and excursions in the Upper and Middle Aosta Valley
• Summer introduction to running and trail running courses for children and teenagers
• running and trail running school
• walk, fitwalk and jogging sessions
• fitness and outdoor training
• multisport athletic preparation ( focus on running and trail running)
• athletic tests

Main activities:

• running and trail running training sessions to discover the Upper and Middle Aosta Valley, for each type of customer’s physical-athletic preparation https://coach4runners.com/scopri-il-territorio-della-valle -aosta-running/

• multisport athletic training sessions https://coach4runners.com/preparazione-atletica-in-valle-daosta/

• sport walking and walking outings to discover the area https://coach4runners.com/camminata-sportiva-valle-aosta/

Online booking: https://coach4runners.com/attivita-in-presenza/

The Fitness Center  I Girasoli offers gymnastics, cardio-bike, stretching, cardio circuit, yoga and pilates and pilates kids.

Mara Studio Fitness & Wellness Center is open every day: from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 9.30pm, on Saturdays 8am to 6pm and on Sundays by appointment.

The gym has a pilates room with 4 Reformers and a cardio room, where the following group classes are held: pilates mat, aero pilates, stretching, total body workout, trx suspension, cardio hit, circuit, step aerobic , fit boxing, zumba and indoor cycling.

It is available: a personal training service: 1 hour private lessons, single or in pairs.

For more information, you can download the free “App Gyms” and search for MARAStudio, booking the free trial classes valid for both the fitness center and the swimming pool.
The wellness area is equipped with the latest generation machinery aimed at slimming: Vacufit, cryotherapy and EMT body sculpt, the last frontier of electrostimulation, also used for post-operative muscle recovery.

Wide range of massages: Swedish relaxing, decontracting sports, lymphatic drainage.
The team also includes two osteopaths and a biologist-nutritionist.

Mara Studio Fitness & Wellness Center is also equipped with a weight room with opening hours from 5am in the morning to 2pm in the night 7 days a week, no annual closure.

The weight room offers the latest generation Technogym machines, a Finnish sauna up to 95°, changing rooms complete with showers for maximum comfort.

The Morgex outdoor ice rink, it’s open from 9th December 2024 to 12th January 2025

Timetable: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10.30-12.30/ 3pm- 8pm , Friday 10 - 12.30 / 3pm - 9pm,   Saturday 10 - 12.30 / 3pm - 10pm, Sunday 10pm- 8pm

From 21/12/2024 to 06/01/2025 daily from 10.00 to 10pm 

On 25/12/12: 10 - 12.30 / 3pm - 10pm

Entrance fee. Possibility to rent skates.

Difficulties: T
Recommended period: December – March
Departure: Arpy
Arrival: Arpy
Difference in level: circular path
Duration going there: 30 minutes

The pedestrian path on snow is about 3 km long and runs along the Arpy valley.
The route starts just after the parking along the road that goes up to Colle San Carlo near the village of Arpy.

Along the way there are information panels on the local fauna and on the history of the Arpy mine

Near the municipal sports area, a life path has been installed: it is an equipped path for gymnastics and physical maintenance.
It runs for a length of about 150 m and consists of 7 stations, where there are several gymnastic equipments that allow all users to perform exercises appropriate to their physical abilities and/ or training levels.
In the same area,  you can enjoy a fitness station equipped with machines for motor activities in the open air and a green area equipped with tables and benches for a pleasant picnic

The path has been designed to meet the various needs of people of all ages. 

It’s a free public service.

Lake in the hamlet of La Ruine.
Trout and rainbow trout fishery with trout fishing permitted in the lake surrounded by a well-tended and pleasant area with trees, lawns and flowers. Suitable for kids accompanied by parents too.

At the Troticoltura Morgex you can find:

• trouts
• salmon trouts
• Alpine chars

Summer 2024: open from 30th May to 15th September 2024

The company is headquartered in Morgex at the municipal sports centre and has been operating in the Aosta Valley since 1986.
It is managed by Emanuele Bernasconi, canoe instructor of FICK (Italian Federation of Canoeing and Kayaking) and a member of the national river kayaking team in 1976/1977 and the founder (together with his brother Maurizio, in 1978) of the first River Kayaking School in Italy, an educational pioneer and campaigner for river sports.

All excursions will be documented with professional photos and videos that can be purchased at the end of the descent. All the guides speak excellent English.

Rafting is the main business of the company. It is practiced from May to September on the Dora Baltea river with the assistance of guides with decades of experience.
The package includes:

• children’s activities
• families
• adults
• Team Building and Incentive activities for businesses.

To take part in the activities you must be at least 8 years old and be able to swim. All you need is a swim suit and the necessary for warm shower, all the technical equipment (Mares long sleeve wetsuit in neoprene, thermal shoes, helmet and life jacket) will be provided by the company.

All the programmes on offer are suitable for all age groups and expectations.

Special agreement with the Pré-Saint-Didier thermal spa, SkyWay, Funivie Courmayeur and many accomodation facilities. Special prices for families and groups.

Reservations can be made by phone at + 39 335 5651019 and with online booking from the website in 4 languages.

The cross-country slopes of Arpy are located at 8 km from the center of Morgex  and they run from 2 to 7,5 km.

The slopes are different and adapted to beginners and experts skiers, too.

The starting and arrival point is the Foyer du Fond  which guarantees all services for skiers: cafe, changing room with showers, bathrooms, equipment hire, waxing room, ski instructors, parks for cars and buses.
Children are especially well catered for, with a indoor play area and an equipped outdoor area for bobsleigh and sledging.

2.5 km loop - easy
4.5 km loop - medium
7.5 km Franco Revel loop - difficult

Ticket sales: Arpy Hostel

Consult  the snow report to find out which cross-country trails are open.

In the large sports area in Morgex, there are also 2 outdoor synthetic grass tennis courts, which can be used upon reservation.