Hiking · TMB
Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied
The full circuit of the massif through three countries: the Val Montjoie, Val Vény, Val Ferret and the Chamonix valley, facing the glaciers, on the most walked of the great Alpine routes.
France · Italie · Suisse · France, Italie, Suisse
Where to sleep on Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied
Halta lists 169 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 35 campsites, 78 mountain huts, 51 bivouac spots, 5 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 9 stages of Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Houches → Les Contamines-Montjoie | 16 km | 934 m |
| 2 | Les Contamines-Montjoie → Les Chapieux | 30 km | 2 105 m |
| 3 | Les Chapieux → Courmayeur | 39 km | 1 112 m |
| 4 | Courmayeur → La Fouly | 24 km | 1 343 m |
| 5 | La Fouly → Champex-Lac | 14 km | 510 m |
| 6 | Champex-Lac → Trient | 15 km | 867 m |
| 7 | Trient → Argentière | 17 km | 560 m |
| 8 | Argentière → Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 9 km | 77 m |
| 9 | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc → Les Houches | 8 km | 127 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied
How many days does Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied take?
Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied takes about 11 days, split into 9 stages over 172 km — an average of 16 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied?
Halta lists 169 places to sleep within 5 km of Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied: 35 campsites, 78 mountain huts, 51 bivouac spots, 5 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied?
Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied is rated hard, with 7 635 m of cumulative elevation gain over 172 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 848 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied go?
Le tour du Mont-Blanc à pied runs from Les Houches to Les Houches, by way of Courmayeur, Champex-Lac, Argentière, across France · Italie · Suisse. It is travelled on foot and totals 172 km split into 9 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après le tour du Mont-Blanc (balisage FFRandonnée). Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-08. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).