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#1 of 300 · Mont Blanc massif

Tour du Mont Blanc

France Italy SwitzerlandHaute-Savoie, Savoie, Aosta Valley and Valais

The classic circuit of the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy and Switzerland, crossing passes such as the Col de la Seigne and the Grand Col Ferret with glacier views throughout. Nights are spent in refuges and valley villages.

Distance
170 km
Loop
Ascent
10,000 m
High point 2,537 m
Time
11 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jun–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Les Houches
Mont Blanc massif

Route

Topographic map of Tour du Mont Blanc, from Les HouchesLes HouchesLes Contamines-MontjoieRefuge de la Croix du BonhommeLes ChapieuxCol de la SeigneRifugio ElisabettaCourmayeurRifugio BonattiGrand Col FerretLa FoulyChampex-LacTrientCol de BalmeLac BlancLa FlégèreLe BréventLes HouchesStart: Les Houches© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Les Houches
  2. Les Contamines-Montjoie
  3. Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme
  4. Les Chapieux
  5. Col de la Seigne
  6. Rifugio Elisabetta
  7. Courmayeur
  8. Rifugio Bonatti
  9. Grand Col Ferret
  10. La Fouly
  11. Champex-Lac
  12. Trient
  13. Col de Balme
  14. Lac Blanc
  15. La Flégère
  16. Le Brévent
  17. Les Houches

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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