Discover Plan: MTB, cross-country skiing and forts

Plan and Val Troncea Nature Park

For planning your trip, Plan offers several clearly distinct points of interest. The Pragelato–Val Troncea MTB route is an easy, family-friendly tour along the Chisone within the protected area of the Parco della Val Troncea. It leads towards Plan and as far as the entrance to Val Troncea Nature Park. This route therefore combines cycling, a riverside landscape and a protected natural area—a combination that is particularly appealing when you want to bring exercise and scenery together in a single outing.

Access and route along the Chisone

If you are heading to Val Troncea Nature Park, turn off the SS 23 del Colle del Sestriere near the Traverses district towards the hamlets of Plan and Pattemouche. On the approach to the nature park, cars are normally permitted as far as the hamlet of Laval, near the start of the park.

On the route from Plan towards Val Troncea, the trail follows the Chisone, passing a small artificial basin and continuing as far as the “das Itreit” bridge.

Cross-country skiing, the Olympics and golf

Winter sports also have a specific setting in Plan. The Centro Olimpico del Fondo Pragelato has more than 30 km of cross-country ski trails and hosted events during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. Here, an extensive trail network is combined with a connection to sporting history. If you would like to consider cross-country skiing and sports history together, you will find both aspects in one place.

The Golf Club Pragelato offers another sporting dimension. It is located at an altitude of 1,600 m on the plain at the beginning of Val Troncea. Golf and cross-country skiing thus represent two different sports in your travel plans, complemented by the golf club’s distinctive high-altitude setting.

Mountains in the surrounding area

The mountain landscape around Plan can be described through several individual names. Mont Fraitève is a mountain in the immediate vicinity of Plan. Monte Banchetta and Monte Albergian are mountains in the area around Plan. Bric di Mezzogiorno is a summit in the area around Plan. The geographical references therefore range from the immediate vicinity to the wider area around Plan, providing various landscape highlights for your travel planning.

Forts and monastery in the wider region

Cultural destinations also broaden the choice. Forte di Exilles is a fort in the area around Plan. In the wider regional surroundings of Plan are Abbazia di Novalesa, a monastery, Redoute Marie-Thérèse, a fort, and Fort Victor-Emmanuel, also a fort. The selection therefore ranges from one destination in the surrounding area to several forts and a monastery in the wider region. If you would like to combine nature and sporting themes with culture, these places can turn your attention beyond the routes, trails and mountains towards further cultural destinations.

More places for your travel planning

You can find more places for your trip to Italy at Usseglio, Verrua Savoia, Cambiano, Pianezza, Montaldo Torinese, Agliè, Condove and Germagnano.

To the overview of the wider destination: Turin.