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#198 of 300 · Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve

Tour des Aiguilles Rouges

FranceHaute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)

A hut-to-hut circuit of the Aiguilles Rouges, facing Mont Blanc across the Chamonix valley, linking Lac Blanc, Lac Cornu, the Brévent, the Moëde-Anterne and Pierre à Bérard refuges and the Col de Salenton.

Distance
50 km
Loop
Ascent
3,600 m
High point 2,526 m
Time
4 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jul–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Col des Montets
Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve

Route

Topographic map of Tour des Aiguilles Rouges, from Col des MontetsCol des MontetsLac BlancLac CornuRefuge de BellachatLe BréventRefuge de Moëde-AnterneRefuge de la Pierre à BérardLe BuetCol des MontetsStart: Col des Montets© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Col des Montets
  2. Lac Blanc
  3. Lac Cornu
  4. Refuge de Bellachat
  5. Le Brévent
  6. Refuge de Moëde-Anterne
  7. Refuge de la Pierre à Bérard
  8. Le Buet
  9. Col des Montets

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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