Adventure
Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo
Around the roof of Europe through three countries: the Grand-Saint-Bernard, the Aosta valley, the Petit-Saint-Bernard and the Cormet de Roselend.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Suisse → Italie · France, Suisse, Italie
Where to sleep on Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo
Halta lists 209 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 77 campsites, 65 mountain huts, 52 bivouac spots, 15 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 6 stages of Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo
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 | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc → Martigny | 40 km | 854 m |
| 2 | Martigny → Aoste | 85 km | 2 271 m |
| 3 | Aoste → Courmayeur | 39 km | 1 129 m |
| 4 | Courmayeur → Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 52 km | 1 313 m |
| 5 | Bourg-Saint-Maurice → Megève | 80 km | 2 302 m |
| 6 | Megève → Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 41 km | 722 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo
How many days does Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo take?
Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo takes about 7 days, split into 6 stages over 337 km — an average of 48 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 vélo?
Halta lists 209 places to sleep within 5 km of Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo: 77 campsites, 65 mountain huts, 52 bivouac spots, 15 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 vélo?
Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo is rated hard, with 8 591 m of cumulative elevation gain over 337 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 1432 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo go?
Le Tour du Mont-Blanc à vélo runs from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, by way of Aoste, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Megève, across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Suisse → Italie. It is travelled by bike and totals 337 km split into 6 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 à vélo. Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).