Tour Mont Blanc - Les Houches to Courmayeur
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 42.25 mi
- Elevation gain
- 13,645 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 12,372 ft
- Max elevation
- 8,073 ft
- TrailRank
- 42
- Min elevation
- 3,813 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 18 hours 33 minutes
- Time
- 2 days 21 hours one minute
- Coordinates
- 11943
- Uploaded
- August 5, 2018
- Recorded
- August 2018
near Les Chavants, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)
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Itinerary description
Les Houches - Les Contamines (including Variante du Col de Tricot)
Les Contamines - Auberge de la Nova
Auberge de la Nova - Rifugio Elisabetta
Rifugio Elisabetta - Courmayeur
Without a doubt - best hike I have ever done. Scenery was spectacular, trail was in great condition, hike was very challenging, refugee huts were great. Trail was busy in August – but everyone is friendly so not a big deal.
Logistics: I flew into Geneva and arranged for a shuttle pick-up from the airport. There are several operators that offer this service and it is moderately priced. Shuttle dropped us off at trailhead in Les Houches. From Courmayeur there is frequent bus service via tunnel to Chamonix bus stop – where there is another bus back to Geneva.
Now, if I had to do all over, I would change a few things based on my observations and conversations with other hikers. I believe this would have been the ideal itinerary:
Les Houches - Refuge de Miage (including Variante du Col de Tricot)
Refuge de Miage - Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme (Hors GR - GRP - TPMB - Tré la Tête)
Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme - Rifugio Elisabetta (Variante du Col des Fours)
Rifugio Elisabetta – Courmayeur (no changes here)
Les Contamines - Auberge de la Nova
Auberge de la Nova - Rifugio Elisabetta
Rifugio Elisabetta - Courmayeur
Without a doubt - best hike I have ever done. Scenery was spectacular, trail was in great condition, hike was very challenging, refugee huts were great. Trail was busy in August – but everyone is friendly so not a big deal.
Logistics: I flew into Geneva and arranged for a shuttle pick-up from the airport. There are several operators that offer this service and it is moderately priced. Shuttle dropped us off at trailhead in Les Houches. From Courmayeur there is frequent bus service via tunnel to Chamonix bus stop – where there is another bus back to Geneva.
Now, if I had to do all over, I would change a few things based on my observations and conversations with other hikers. I believe this would have been the ideal itinerary:
Les Houches - Refuge de Miage (including Variante du Col de Tricot)
Refuge de Miage - Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme (Hors GR - GRP - TPMB - Tré la Tête)
Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme - Rifugio Elisabetta (Variante du Col des Fours)
Rifugio Elisabetta – Courmayeur (no changes here)
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