Tour du Mont Blanc - Itinéraire principal
Photo: Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 4.1 mi
- one way
- 1,093 ft
- climb
- 3,932 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Tour du Mont Blanc - Itinéraire principal is a 4.1-mile point-to-point route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It runs between about 3,320 ft and 3,930 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,090 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, about 2.6 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mont Vorassay, Mont Truc and Tête de la Charme. Cascade des Recorbes and Cascade de Crépin are within about 3 miles. For camping, Aire de bivouac tolérée de Miage and Camping Bellevue are within about 6 miles. There are 15 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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~14 min drive
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Photo: DimiTalen, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Boucle du Plateau de la Croix
~2 min drive
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Mont Vorassay
~3 min drive
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Refuge du Fioux
~3 min drive
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)À la découverte du Tramway du Mont-Blanc
~3 min drive
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Aire de bivouac tolérée de Miage
~3 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Tour du Mont Blanc - Itinéraire principal for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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