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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,828 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 623 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,119 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 591 m
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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. 591 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 596 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 600 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 600 m - Turn right onto Allée Gontard
  5. 4 : km 0.73 - alt. 616 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 609 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 0.91 - alt. 609 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 0.93 - alt. 612 m - Turn slight left
  9. 8 : km 1.52 - alt. 741 m - Keep right
  10. 9 : km 1.77 - alt. 787 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 2.5 - alt. 808 m - Turn slight left
  12. 11 : km 2.63 - alt. 803 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 12 : km 2.67 - alt. 806 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 2.75 - alt. 809 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 14 : km 2.77 - alt. 808 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 15 : km 2.78 - alt. 808 m - Keep right
  17. 16 : km 2.83 - alt. 810 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 2.86 - alt. 813 m - Turn left onto Chemin des Prés
  19. 18 : km 3.56 - alt. 807 m - Turn slight right onto Avenue du Mont d'Arbois
  20. 19 : km 3.59 - alt. 807 m - Turn right onto Rue de la Comtesse
  21. 20 : km 3.71 - alt. 807 m - Keep left onto Rue de la Comtesse
  22. 21 : km 3.96 - alt. 817 m - Turn right onto Avenue du Mont d'Arbois
  23. 22 : km 4.04 - alt. 815 m - Turn left onto Impasse de la Cascade
  24. 23 : km 4.13 - alt. 814 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 4.23 - alt. 819 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 4.39 - alt. 837 m - Turn right onto Chemin de la Perrette
  27. 26 : km 4.44 - alt. 831 m - Turn left onto Chemin Louis Jacquet
  28. 27 : km 4.51 - alt. 836 m - Turn right onto Chemin du Manège
  29. 28 : km 4.56 - alt. 835 m - Keep right onto Chemin du Manège
  30. 29 : km 4.62 - alt. 836 m - Keep left onto Chemin du Manège
  31. 30 : km 4.63 - alt. 837 m - Turn right onto Chemin du Manège
  32. 31 : km 4.82 - alt. 840 m - Turn slight right onto Chemin des Tennis
  33. 32 : km 4.98 - alt. 837 m - Turn slight left onto Chemin du Bonnant
  34. 33 : km 4.99 - alt. 838 m - Turn right onto Chemin des Margagnes
  35. 34 : km 5.33 - alt. 832 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 6.38 - alt. 901 m - Turn sharp right onto Route de Tague
  37. 36 : km 6.4 - alt. 901 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 6.92 - alt. 928 m - Keep left
  39. 38 : km 7.27 - alt. 960 m - Turn slight left
  40. 39 : km 7.59 - alt. 930 m - Keep right onto Impasse des Truites
  41. 40 : km 8.36 - alt. 949 m - Turn left onto Chemin des Bouquetins
  42. 41 : km 8.41 - alt. 951 m - Turn left onto Route des Contamines
  43. 42 : km 8.49 - alt. 951 m - Turn sharp right onto Chemin du Sous-Bois
  44. 43 : km 9.24 - alt. 1,049 m - Turn left onto Chemin des Chevreuils
  45. 44 : km 9.95 - alt. 1,188 m - Turn slight right onto Route du Champel
  46. 45 : km 10.03 - alt. 1,200 m - Turn right onto Route du Champel
  47. 46 : km 10.16 - alt. 1,210 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 10.22 - alt. 1,215 m - Turn right onto Chemin des Chosalets
  49. 48 : km 11.06 - alt. 1,368 m - Turn left onto Chemin des Chosalets
  50. 49 : km 13.32 - alt. 1,570 m - Turn sharp left onto Route des Chalets de Miage
  51. 50 : km 13.47 - alt. 1,596 m - Keep left
  52. 51 : km 15.13 - alt. 2,115 m - Keep right
  53. 52 : km 15.14 - alt. 2,119 m - Keep left onto Chemin Billusin
  54. 53 : km 16.48 - alt. 1,949 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 17.45 - alt. 1,720 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 17.94 - alt. 1,780 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 56 : km 18.05 - alt. 1,777 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 18.32 - alt. 1,763 m - Keep right
  59. 58 : km 19.75 - alt. 1,772 m - Turn sharp right onto Route des Gens
  60. 59 : km 19.77 - alt. 1,770 m - Turn slight right onto Route des Gens
  61. 60 : km 20.27 - alt. 1,796 m - Keep right
  62. E : km 20.27 - alt. 1,796 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.

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Walking Tour Mont Blanc in 11 stages

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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
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⚑Departure from Les Houches (Haute-Savoie)

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Walking To refuge de Tré la Tete

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↔13.65 km ↗+838 m ↘-838 m ◔6h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Les Contamines-Montjoie (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 Lacs Jovet out and return

Walker
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↔18.03 km ↗+1,043 m ↘-1,043 m ◔8h 10 ▲Moderate
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Walking Les Contamines to Les Chapieux - Tour Mont Blanc

Association or club
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Walker
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⚠️ Please note that you need to park at (A) and not (D) for this walk ⚠️

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