The numbers
days
5
distance
87.8
D+
+8175
D−
-8331
huts
6
passes / summits
4
van transfer: 78 km - 78 km road transfer via the Grand-St-Bernard tunnel
Total profile
Elevation of the whole tour
Real profile of the walked segments (the Day 4 van transfer is not drawn).
Day by day
Stage by stage
J1Brunet → Panossière
D1
Cabane Brunet → Col des Avouillons → Panossière
7.8
km
+966
D+
-416
D−
3 h – 3 h 30
J2Panossière → Chanrion
D2
Panossière → Grand Tavé → Chanrion
20.6
km
+2112
D+
-2284
D−
8 h 20 réelles
J3Chanrion → Chiarella + Tête Blanche
D3
Chanrion → Chiarella
14.6
km
+1470
D+
-960
D−
6 h – 7 h
D3+
Chiarella → Tête Blanche (round trip)
3.3
km
+550
D+
-549
D−
1 h 15 réelles
J4Chiarella → Glassier → Valsorey
D4a
Chiarella → Glassier
6.5
km
+21
D+
-1426
D−
2 h réelles
D4
vanVan / Grand-St-Bernard tunnel
78
km
+0
D+
-0
D−
1 h 30 de route
D4b
Bourg-St-Pierre → Vélan → Valsorey
9.7
km
+1550
D+
-306
D−
5 h réelles (avec 1 h 38 de pause au Vélan)
J5Valsorey → Brunet
D5
Valsorey → Cabane Brunet
25.3
km
+1506
D+
-2390
D−
8 h 20 réelles
Key points
Refuges, passes and towns
Cabane Brunet
hut
Cabane de Chanrion
hut
Cabane de Valsorey
hut
Cabane du Vélan
hut
Cabane FXB Panossière
hut
Rifugio Chiarella
hut
Col des Avouillons
pass / summit
Fenêtre de Durand
pass / summit
Grand Tavé
pass / summit
Tête Blanche
pass / summit
Aoste
place
Barrage de Mauvoisin
place
Bourg-St-Pierre
place
Glassier
place
Liddes
place
Ollomont
place
Timeline D1 → D5
- J1Brunet → Panossière7.8 km · +966 m
- J2Panossière → Chanrion20.6 km · +2112 m
- J3Chanrion → Chiarella + Tête Blanche17.9 km · +2020 m
- J4Chiarella → Glassier → Valsorey16.2 km · +1571 m
- J5Valsorey → Brunet25.3 km · +1506 m
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