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Col du Grand Saint-Bernard / Colle del Gran San Bernardo (2469 m) walks
From the Grand St-Bernard Pass to Saint-Gingolph via the Alpine Passes Trail
Visorando Member
105.27 mi
+35,554 ft
-42,359 ft
11 days
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (Aosta Valley)
This third section of the Chemin des cols Alpins offers magnificent panoramic views of the peaks of the Valais and French Alps. You’ll enjoy numerous panoramic viewpoints over the Combin Massif, the Mont Blanc Massif, Mont Ruan and the Dents du Midi Massif. You’ll stop off at several lakes: Lake Champex, Lake Emosson, Lake Taney and, finally, Lake Geneva.
Grand Saint Bernard Pass – La Fouly
9.95 mi
+2,221 ft
-5,013 ft
6h 30
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (Aosta Valley)
This first stage will take you from the Grand Saint Bernard Pass to the village of La Fouly. Back in Switzerland, the route passes by the famous Hospice and then follows a fairly steep path up to the Pas des Chevaux. You’ll be able to admire the Combin massif. After a descent of around 400 metres, there is another climb up to the Col de Bastillon. This is the ideal spot to take a break and enjoy the panoramic views of Mont Blanc and the Grandes Jorasses. The route continues downhill, passing by Lac de Fenêtre, then Plan de la Chaux, and finally following the Dranse de Ferret to La Fouly.
Walks near Col du Grand Saint-Bernard / Colle del Gran San Bernardo (2469 m)
A route around the Combins massif
46.50 mi
+18,724 ft
-19,944 ft
7 days
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (Aosta Valley)
This seven-stage trek around Les Combins differs in a few ways from the classic tour. It allows you to hike in complete tranquillity in a sumptuous and diverse setting between the mid- and high-mountain ranges, where you will climb to over 3,000 metres. You will encounter dozens of marmots, ibex and herds of Herens cows. A few remnants of glaciers add to the alpine atmosphere of this trek, whose highest point is the Col du Mont Gelé at 3,144 metres.
Important note.Plan for two bus journeys on this route.
Day 2: to reach Liddes on thesecond day from the Grand-Saint-Bernard Pass, see the timetable hereDay 7: for the return journey from Ollemont to Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses, see the bus timetable here
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses - Grand Saint-Bernard Hospice
3.03 mi
+2,487 ft
-36 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (Aosta Valley)
An easy warm-up walk in preparation for a 3/4 tour of Les Combins. From the car park located after Saint-Rhémy, in a hairpin bend at an altitude of 1,730 m, coming from Saint-Rhémy-en Bosses, on Route 27 of the Col du Grand Saint-Bernard. The route follows the Via Alpina Red R117.
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses - Ollomont
12.27 mi
+4,757 ft
-5,423 ft
9h 45
Very difficult
Departure from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (Aosta Valley)
Today's stage uses the "TDC" trail, which is also a section of the Alta Via N°1 of the Aosta Valley and the Sentiero Italia Tappa 11.
Hike with a brief description, to be followed with the Visorando app.
Saint-Rhemy - Courmayeur
Association / Club / Walk leader18.44 mi
+5,725 ft
-7,064 ft
13h 30
Very difficult
Departure from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (Aosta Valley)
It’s the last day. The descent from the Col de Malatra is magnificent. It’s the last pass at almost 3,000 metres. You can see the path from afar, winding up the mountainside. After that, the solitude will be over. We rejoin the TMB from the Bonatti Refuge and its throng of hikers. The descent towards Courmayeur is superb, but once you reach the tarmac, it’s a very long way.
From Étroubles to the Chaligne refuge
6.07 mi
+2,756 ft
-571 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Étroubles (Aosta Valley)
First day of the Tour du Mont Fallere. It’s a fairly quick day’s climb, mainly through woodland, to reach the Chaligne refuge. The route alternates between quiet forest tracks and some good, steeper sections of climb, with no technical difficulties.
From the Cabane du Vélan to Bourg-Saint-Pierre
4.57 mi
+282 ft
-3,471 ft
2h 20
Difficult
Departure from Bourg-Saint-Pierre (Valais)
The second stage of this hike starts at the Cabane du Vélan and follows the right bank of the Valsorey torrent.
Elena Mountain Hut – Champex
15.89 mi
+3,553 ft
-5,469 ft
10h 25
Moderate
Departure from Courmayeur (Aosta Valley)
stage 6 of the Tour du Mont Blanc from the Elena refuge in Italy to Champex in Switzerland.
Chemin de Bouquetins / des Bergers
5.22 mi
+509 ft
-1,795 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Orsières (Valais)
This walk is a mixture of the Chemin de Bouquetins which coincides with the Sentier des Bergers in places. It takes advantage of the ski-lift in Fouly to save on the ascent but you can always walk uphill if you choose. These walks are both publicized by the tourist office and are well signposted.
La Fouly – Lake Champex-Lac
9.08 mi
+2,208 ft
-2,585 ft
6h 05
Difficult
Departure from Orsières (Valais)
This second stage will take you from La Fouly to Champex-Lac. The route follows the Val Ferret, passing through mountain pastures and forests. It passes through the small villages of Praz-de-Fort and Issert, situated on the Dranse de Ferret. After Issert, the route leaves the Dranse de Ferret, and the path climbs towards the beautiful village of Champex on the shores of its lake.
La Fouly to Champex-Lac - Tour Mont Blanc
10.41 mi
+2,195 ft
-2,723 ft
6h 40
Difficult
Departure from Orsières (Valais)
This 7th stage of the Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) begins in La Fouly and gently descends alongside the Dranse de Ferret to Praz-de-Fort and Les Arlaches. It then leaves the valley to climb up to Lac de Champex. 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.Follow the TMB signposts.