![Road near Vigna, going into the Valle Pesio. Road near Vigna, going into the Valle Pesio.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WmJqfpihKUT_yH1T1Fxcpi7ZSCue6WHLtbOYDxI_e_9N1wc5SHypXNAvEvqbe7AxOjVbu0hCxJ3kgb7YCQzu2lBqHyH7CYilc89F7KTKrtjOwk3fJm7pc_jg2LisQpWpcrWNt2NWuA/s280/Road+into+the+Valle+Pesio+-+near+Vigna.jpg)
![The Pis del Pesio is not pissing today. It is a seasonal waterfall, what did we expect. The Pis del Pesio is not pissing today. It is a seasonal waterfall, what did we expect.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyQKiLIT6sJ3-q15ORSlwVbeRvptKP5T3JqydYCtIqFyYPiIL6p-8Zf03cyUxaQhtNCLmyxyNXbGnufhvYhEl0-eam-NjcwYYt0RyplKcspsJxFkuZ1jMR8sZtWQKbbuwOIiBJjwsBA/s400/No+waterfall+today+-+it+is+seasonal.jpg)
Left: Road near Vigna, driving into the Valle Pesio. Right: The Pis del Pesio is not pissing today. It is a seasonal waterfall, what did we expect?
Hike Notes
Length: 5 miles (8 km)Duration: About 2.5 hours.
Location: Italy, Piemonte, Province of Cuneo, Valle Pesio
Overview
On our previous trip to Piemonte in 2013, one of our hosts suggested a trip to Pis del Pesio. We didn't make it there, but the name stuck in my head and I was determined to see it this time even if it was the middle of winter. Well, sort of winter. It's been unusually warm here and very little snow, therefore when a free day came up during our Christmas visit to relative, we decided to take a look.We drove up to Rifugio Pian delle Gorre part of the Parco Marguareis (www.parcomarguareis.it).
For resources about hiking in this area, see the post Valle Ellero, Rastello to Cima Pigna Hike.
![Giro del Marguareis map. Giro del Marguareis map.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-oGRKkCmUhJ9LhHKa59B5NmmOOPIv7I42vkkSbI0XNhoFLsnkKiiWUk11tWOfsgnig7k5EtmOdjbDKAdvWEnFeePTDJZJbdwEO7DvkByRptcUSXaMpgYpov67QIRFUlaH-kA-NVvkg/s280/Giro+del+Marguareris+Map.jpg)
![Parco Naturale del Marguareis map. Parco Naturale del Marguareis map.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-e5q7IsQfnLqgxuFom8HDDg92JMsVVacchK9fplQvRWmIWDVo8s2kT_CU4UaEguTvxjxL5qTKRbPYmJAzWPUzqZz4CquSouS5Lv0F0UNdEgPPiv3lB9S4HksQ_hxtDJ38uD-gesGBbQ/s400/Parco+Naturale+del+Marguareis.jpg)
Left: Giro del Marguareis map. Right: Parco Naturale del Marguareis map.
![Signage for Cascata del Pis and the H10 trail. Signage for Cascata del Pis and the H10 trail.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbJjk6tps9QcTH_1__NJW3odhzrsDSVU8ettZf9uLuJRil4Q9cx2chu0RelbD-vCaA3IbqEhFIby-nWdebap4tNQaxYfv6hyPT7yjjGI5F9GxZg3dS6iLyYcOta2jdOxb3KoQZ_jJ_A/s400/Signage+near+Pian+delle+Gorre+Rifugio.jpg)
![Signage for Cascata del Pis and the H10 trail. Signage for Cascata del Pis and the H10 trail.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WfjIaNCYKLRyJ4nAw0NQ-TWawmzG37oK1eq7mn7ZWuNoE5LC_FelWTOXJHSfECJXJXX8uLgJBHaHMo3E6IKuyxLXzZacihrO3GMj_uDalevB8KbvfKkgs9oPWlvAbxDLDmlHvvvBIg/s400/Signage+for+the+H10+and+Cascata+del+Pis+del+Pesio.jpg)
![Description Pis del Pesio. Description Pis del Pesio.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkQnQtul3uBZJJd2X4zBR69Zk2Y4exydzvaAE89qTBZrfjIkGcB8HC_NtVOTlAtKfJuD3nW9hrYPKF2nQgtXcYZUmUGOOnacnLPJ1kDN59P-uFkzxyFNYg7QcB7Cl-PmNUTpNKLC53Q/s400/Il+Pis+del+Pesio+-+Description.jpg)
Left and Center: Signage for Cascata del Pis and the H10 trail. Right: Description Pis del Pesio.
![Gias Fontana. Gias Fontana.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtD8_pl5bD-sRnPRkAJxp_MoC07O7sIAmlkuOYMl31LmBtGUHmV6nqGZL9VaDhj9QYW9Sj9CHcRBug3T44dCJX7QY_q-MOFcQP_x341W5BKvpagp_JeJ5LNt2-P7OwFm9NyPDVfFv3FQ/s400/View+north+from+Gias+Fontana.jpg)
Gias Fontana. "gias" comes from giaciglio, a place for animals in Occitan language the Dizionario escursionistico - alpinistico - valdostano.
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