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Tour du Mont Blanc: 13-day itinerary

The Tour du Mont Blanc is a 166 km long-distance path, climbing about 10306 m in total across 1 official sections. This summary is auto-generated. Expand it and the topics below with well-sourced detail.

166 km10,287 m ascent13 walking days
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9 days18.4 km a day10 days16.6 km a day11 days15.1 km a day13 days12.8 km a day

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13 days from Les Houches to Les Houches

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  1. 1
    Day 1: Les Houches → Les Contamines-Montjoie

    17.1 km · 942 m ascent · 5h58–8h25 (about 7h01, incl. ~1h10 of stops)

  2. 2
    Day 2: Les Contamines-Montjoie → La Rollaz

    6.5 km · 427 m ascent · 2h12–3h07 (about 2h35, incl. ~26m of stops)

  3. 3
    Day 3: La Rollaz → Les Chapieux

    12.4 km · 906 m ascent · 4h32–6h25 (about 5h20, incl. ~53m of stops)

  4. 4
    Day 4: Les Chapieux → Alpe Chavanne superiore

    15.7 km · 969 m ascent · 5h33–7h50 (about 6h32, incl. ~1h05 of stops)

  5. 5
    Day 5: Alpe Chavanne superiore → Courmayeur

    14.2 km · 475 m ascent · 4h39–6h34 (about 5h28, incl. ~55m of stops)

  6. 6
    Day 6: Courmayeur → Arnuova Desot

    17.2 km · 1,124 m ascent · 6h08–8h40 (about 7h14, incl. ~1h12 of stops)

  7. 7
    Day 7: Arnuova Desot → La Fouly

    14.4 km · 764 m ascent · 4h59–7h03 (about 5h52, incl. ~59m of stops)

  8. 8
    Day 8: La Fouly → Champex-Lac

    14.9 km · 486 m ascent · 4h38–6h32 (about 5h27, incl. ~55m of stops)

    Via Praz-de-Fort, Les Arlaches, Issert, Som-la-Proz, Chez-les-Reuses, Le Biolley, Orsières
  9. 9
    Day 9: Champex-Lac → Trient

    16.0 km · 776 m ascent · 5h28–7h44 (about 6h26, incl. ~1h04 of stops)

    Via Le Brocard, La Fontaine, Pied du Château, Le Fays
  10. 10
    Day 10: Trient → Vallorcine

    8.8 km · 971 m ascent · 3h28–4h53 (about 4h04, incl. ~41m of stops)

  11. 11
    Day 11: Vallorcine → Argentière

    6.1 km · 343 m ascent · 2h08–3h01 (about 2h31, incl. ~25m of stops)

  12. 12
    Day 12: Argentière → Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

    10.6 km · 743 m ascent · 3h51–5h26 (about 4h32, incl. ~46m of stops)

  13. 13
    Day 13: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc → Les Houches

    12.1 km · 408 m ascent · 3h58–5h36 (about 4h40, incl. ~47m of stops)

    Via Les Bossons