Chamonix-Morzine

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 55.70 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 26h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 3,609 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 3,717 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,371 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 701 m
  • ⚐
    Areas: Alps, Giffre
  • ⚐
    District: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74400)
  • ⚑
    Start: N 45.923885° / E 6.864033°
  • ⚑
    End: N 46.18116° / E 6.705037°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3528ET, 3528ETR, 3530ET, 3530ETR, 3531ET, 3531ETR, 3630OT, 3630OTR
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,079 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 1,083 m - Turn left onto Rue de la Mollard
  3. 3 : km 0.34 - alt. 1,134 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 4 : km 0.63 - alt. 1,165 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.82 - alt. 1,201 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.09 - alt. 1,251 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 1.23 - alt. 1,267 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.38 - alt. 1,285 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 3.25 - alt. 1,621 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 3.42 - alt. 1,654 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 3.9 - alt. 1,731 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 4.55 - alt. 1,882 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 5.21 - alt. 2,014 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 5.24 - alt. 2,014 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 15 : km 5.33 - alt. 2,037 m - Turn slight left onto Grand Balcon Sud
  16. 16 : km 5.67 - alt. 2,070 m - Keep left onto Planpraz-Brévent
  17. 17 : km 5.7 - alt. 2,079 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 6.99 - alt. 2,360 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 11.6 - alt. 1,632 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 11.89 - alt. 1,591 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 14.26 - alt. 1,908 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 15.1 - alt. 1,999 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 15.21 - alt. 2,014 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 15.26 - alt. 2,016 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 15.5 - alt. 2,054 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 18.33 - alt. 2,098 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 18.43 - alt. 2,110 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 20.95 - alt. 1,751 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 21.96 - alt. 1,797 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 23.91 - alt. 1,456 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 24.06 - alt. 1,407 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 24.19 - alt. 1,390 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 25.12 - alt. 1,212 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 25.39 - alt. 1,178 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 25.56 - alt. 1,144 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 26.29 - alt. 1,005 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 26.3 - alt. 1,003 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 26.41 - alt. 959 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 26.44 - alt. 955 m - Turn sharp left onto Route du Lignon, D 249
  40. 40 : km 26.61 - alt. 943 m - Keep right onto Chemin de Salvagny à la Montagne de Salles, C 4
  41. 41 : km 27.1 - alt. 862 m - Turn sharp right onto Route du Lignon, D 249
  42. 42 : km 27.39 - alt. 843 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 27.43 - alt. 839 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 27.55 - alt. 839 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 27.82 - alt. 819 m - Turn slight right
  46. 46 : km 27.89 - alt. 821 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 29.28 - alt. 769 m - Turn left onto Route de la Glière
  48. 48 : km 29.31 - alt. 769 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 29.4 - alt. 767 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 30.69 - alt. 739 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 32.03 - alt. 729 m - Turn left onto D 907
  52. 52 : km 32.03 - alt. 729 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 32.33 - alt. 724 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 32.85 - alt. 720 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 33.88 - alt. 707 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 34.53 - alt. 703 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 34.6 - alt. 702 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 34.98 - alt. 705 m - Turn right onto Route du Nant d'Ant
  59. 59 : km 34.98 - alt. 705 m - Turn left onto Quai Rive Gauche du Clévieux
  60. 60 : km 35.74 - alt. 721 m - Turn sharp right onto Rue du Martinet
  61. 61 : km 35.88 - alt. 740 m - Turn right onto Route du Clos Moccand, D 354
  62. 62 : km 35.91 - alt. 743 m - Turn right onto Route des Fontaines
  63. 63 : km 36.69 - alt. 762 m - Turn right onto C 12
  64. 64 : km 36.72 - alt. 763 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 37.53 - alt. 818 m - Turn slight left
  66. 66 : km 38.02 - alt. 864 m - Turn right onto Route des Allamands
  67. 67 : km 38.06 - alt. 868 m - Keep left onto C 1
  68. 68 : km 38.35 - alt. 914 m - Turn sharp left onto Route des Allamands
  69. 69 : km 38.43 - alt. 918 m - Turn slight right onto Route des Allamands
  70. 70 : km 38.45 - alt. 921 m - Turn slight right onto Route des Allamands
  71. 71 : km 40.18 - alt. 1,096 m - Keep left onto Route des Allamands
  72. 72 : km 40.2 - alt. 1,098 m - Turn slight left onto Route des Allamands
  73. 73 : km 41.42 - alt. 1,242 m - Turn slight right onto C 1
  74. 74 : km 41.6 - alt. 1,265 m - Keep right onto C 1
  75. 75 : km 43.98 - alt. 1,658 m - Turn sharp left
  76. 76 : km 45.83 - alt. 1,772 m - Turn sharp left
  77. 77 : km 47.01 - alt. 2,079 m - Turn slight left
  78. 78 : km 48.69 - alt. 1,624 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 48.8 - alt. 1,623 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 48.99 - alt. 1,621 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 49.09 - alt. 1,613 m - Turn slight right
  82. 82 : km 50.04 - alt. 1,516 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 50.35 - alt. 1,482 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 50.51 - alt. 1,479 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 50.92 - alt. 1,423 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 52.53 - alt. 1,281 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 52.89 - alt. 1,190 m - Turn slight right
  88. 88 : km 53.4 - alt. 1,077 m - Turn sharp left
  89. 89 : km 53.74 - alt. 1,011 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 53.77 - alt. 1,011 m - Turn slight right
  91. 91 : km 54.85 - alt. 974 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 55.07 - alt. 965 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 55.16 - alt. 978 m - Turn slight right
  94. 94 : km 55.28 - alt. 978 m - Turn slight left onto Chemin de la Vieille Crusaz
  95. 95 : km 55.42 - alt. 981 m - Turn right onto Chemin de Coutettaz
  96. 96 : km 55.45 - alt. 980 m - Turn slight right onto Chemin de Coutettaz
  97. 97 : km 55.67 - alt. 971 m - Turn right onto Route du Téléphérique
  98. 98 : km 55.68 - alt. 971 m - Keep left onto Route du Téléphérique
  99. 99 : km 55.69 - alt. 971 m - Keep right onto Chemin de la Vieille Plagne
  100. E : km 55.69 - alt. 971 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Grand Balcon Nord - Montenvers to Plan de l'Aiguille and to Les Houches

Association or club
↔18.49 km ↗+730 m ↘-1,533 m ◔7h 20 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74 - Haute-Savoie)

A high-level and stimulating walk along the Grand Balcon Nord overlooking the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valley. The route starts from the Montenvers train station (the Little Red Train) and passes the Refuge du Montenvers (worth an overnight stop). The Grand Balcon Nord terminates at Plan de l'Aiguille but the route drops down to Les Houche on the river L'Arve to reach the Chalet Les Méandres (ex Tupilak).

Walking Tour Mont Blanc in 11 stages

Association or club
↔164.02 km ↗+10,762 m ↘-10,660 m ◔11 days ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Les Houches (74 - Haute-Savoie)

The Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) is a classic long-distance footpath that goes around Mont Blanc, passing from France into Italy and through Switzerland before returning to France. These 11 stages are one way of doing it but you can make your own version of the TMB. The classic route begins and ends in Les Houches and takes an anticlockwise direction around Mont Blanc and the adjacent peaks. There is a total of 164 km (102 miles) walking these 11 routes and a positive height gain of over 10,000m. Certainly a challenging adventure but well worth the effort. Let's do it!

Walking Les Houches to Les Contamines - Tour Mont Blanc

Association or club
↔19.20 km ↗+987 m ↘-810 m ◔8h 20 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Les Houches (74 - Haute-Savoie)

This 1st stage of the Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) is possibly the toughest but the adrenaline is pumping and short-cuts are not on the agenda. Let's do it!
The TMB is a classic long-distance footpath that goes around Mont Blanc, passing from France into Italy and through Switzerland before returning to France.

Walking Lac Blanc to Les Houches - Tour Mont Blanc

Association or club
↔18.74 km ↗+968 m ↘-2,215 m ◔8h 05 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74 - Haute-Savoie)

This 11th stage of the Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) is practically all downhill (with obvious exceptions at La Flégère, up to the Col du Brévent and Le Brévent and the Tête de Bellachat). The Refuge Lac Blanc is at 2,352m and the Chalet Les Méandres is at 1,100m. Let's do it!
The TMB is a classic long-distance footpath that goes around Mont Blanc, passing from France into Italy and through Switzerland before returning to France.

Walking Tré-le-Champ to Lac Blanc - Tour Mont Blanc

Association or club
↔4.40 km ↗+958 m ↘-0 m ◔4h 00 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74 - Haute-Savoie)

This 10th stage of the Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) normally runs along the high ground above the L'Arve valley to La Flègere but here's the description of the variant to Lac Blanc. A shorter stage but full of excitement and challenges. Let's do it!
The TMB is a classic long-distance footpath that goes around Mont Blanc, passing from France into Italy and through Switzerland before returning to France.

Walking To refuge de Tré la Tete

Walker
↔13.65 km ↗+838 m ↘-838 m ◔6h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Les Contamines-Montjoie (74 - Haute-Savoie)

A circular walk from Les Contamines Montjoie up to the Refuge de tré la Tete and views of the Tré la Tete glacier, then descending to Combe Noire to the waterfalls before returning past the pretty chapel of Notre Dame de la Gorge.

Walking Malatrá Desot to La Fouly - Tour Mont Blanc

Association or club
↔17.97 km ↗+889 m ↘-1,305 m ◔7h 40 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Courmayeur (Aosta Valley)

This 6th stage of the TMB continues to follow the stream Dora di Ferret from high up before dropping into the valley, for a while. From below the Pré de Bard Damon and all the way up to the Grand Col Ferret the ascent is almost 500m. Here the route enters Switzerland and it's pretty much downhill, around La Dotse to follow the stream Dranse de Ferret into La Fouly. The Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) is a classic long-distance footpath that goes around Mont Blanc, passing from France into Italy and through Switzerland before returning to France. Let's do it!

Walking Lacs Jovet out and return

Walker
Lacs Jovet out and return
↔18.03 km ↗+1,043 m ↘-1,043 m ◔8h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Les Contamines-Montjoie (74 - Haute-Savoie)

From Les Contamines-Montjoie; an out and return walk to the Lacs Jovet, joining and following the Tour du Mont Blanc trail for most of the way. There are more challenging alternatives to this walk to make it longer, more circular or technically harder; these are described in the useful information section.

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