David Bertrand Trail

The trail adopted by AIB (Anti-Forest Fire Corps), WWF (World Wildlife Fund), and CAI (Italian Alpine Club) is named after David Bertrand, a young AIB member who died in the Monte San Giorgio Provincial Park during the Piossasco fire in 1999. At the institutional level, this initiative is promoted by the Metropolitan City of Turin and the municipalities of Piossasco, Roletto, Cantalupa, Pinerolo, Frossasco, Trana, and Cumiana, affected by the crossing of the permanent trail. The route, starting from Roletto (the town where David was born), passes through the Monte Tre Denti - Freidour Park and reaches, via a ridge path, the Monte San Giorgio Park (the place where the young man died), up to the location of Casa Martignona (Piossasco). The path develops over 37 km with a positive elevation gain of 1,500 m, characteristics that make it suitable to host a high-level trail race.