Meet at 12:30pm in front of the Tourist Office in Thollon-les-Mémises or at 9:30am in front of Chamonix train station if you have chosen this option.

PIC DES MEMISES - BALCON DU LEMAN
Take the gondola up to the balcony path overlooking Lake Geneva. Picnic, then crossing the Mémises and Mottay mountain pastures before descending to the Novel valley. Night without luggage transfer.
3.5 hour walk / Elevation: +500 m ; -550 m / 8km

BISE PASS - BISE VALLEY
From the mountain pasture, climb to Lake Neuteu lake and 'Col de Bise'. A short detour is possible to Darbon lake, a beautiful glacial lake. Keep your eyes wide open, you're in ibex country! After crossing the 'Pas de la Bosse', a long descent takes you to 'La Chapelle-d'Abondance'. Night in gite in the typical village of La Chapelle-d'Abondance.
6 hour walk / Elevation: +900 m ; -1400 m / 12km

ABONDANCE - LAKE TAVANEUSE
Descent to the village of Abondance and short transfer to the valley. Climb to Lake Tavaneuse, then to the pass at 1997 m. Then, down through alpine meadows and forest to Montriond Lake. Transfer to Chardonnière. Night in refuge.
7 hour walk / Elevation: +950 m ; -1600 m / 13km

DENTS BLANCHES MASSIF - PAS AU TAUREAU
Climb to the 'tête de Bostan', facing the wild and stunning Dents Blanches massif. Crossing the 'Pas au Taureau' (2555 m), a small cabled passage, then descent into the lunar valley of the 'combe aux puaires', an unusual site of lapiaz (eroded limestone). Night in refuge, without luggage transfer.
7 hour walk / Elevation: +950 m ; -1600 m / 13km

BOUT DU MONDE AND CIRQUE DU FER À CHEVAL
From the Vogealle refuge, a beautiful descent facing the Tenneverge cliffs and on to Bout du Monde, continuing to the  amphitheatre at Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval and its multiple waterfalls. Night in the village of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval.
6 hour walk / Elevation: +200 m -1250 m / 17km

ANTERNE LAKE AND PASS
The day begins through the woods, alongside the Rouget, Pleureuse and Souffraz waterfalls. Climb to the Anterne pasture at the heart of the Sixt-Passy Nature Reserve, a wide high plateau where one of the most beautiful lakes in the area is nestled. Here is the kingdom of marmots and rare bearded vultures! Skimming stone contest followed by a short climb to the Anterne pass and descent to the Moëde-Anterne refuge. Night in dormitory without luggage transfer or shower.
6.5 hour walk / Elevation: +1550 m ; -400 m / 15km

ENVERS DU BREVENT - CHAMONIX
Short descent towards the Arlevé bridge. Here the landscape changes, the Fiz limestones give way to the red rocks of the Aiguilles Rouges range. Climb up to the Brévent pass (2368m) then descend to Planpraz to take the gondola down to Chamonix. Night in gite.
5 hour walk / Elevation: +750m -750m / 10km

LES HOUCHES - LES CONTAMINES
Take the cable car and depart on foot from 1800m. Crossing to the foot of the Bionnassay Glacier before climbing to the Tricot pass. Descend to the Miage chalets and on to Les Contamines. Night in a small dormitory in a village gîte.
5.5 hour walk / Elevation: +650 m ; -1250 m / 11km

COL DE LA CROIX DU BONHOMME - CORMET DE ROSELEND
Climb via the Roman road to the famous mountain pass, Col du Bonhomme. Descend via the Crête des Gittes and the vast Beaufortain pastures to arrive at Plan de la Lai. Night in a dormitory above Lake Roselend.
6.5 hour walk / Elevation:  +1450 m ; -800 m / 17km

FROM THE FOOT OF PIERRA MENTA TO PORTE DE ROSUEL
Balcony trail overlooking Lake Roselend and climb to the Bresson pass (2469m) at the foot of the Pierra Menta mountain. Descend through the Ormette valley and alongside small water channels in the hamlets to reach Valezan, part of the Tarentaise valley. Taxi transfer to Peisey Nancroix and La Porte de Rosuel. Night in a dormitory in a refuge (*or hotel).
7 hour walk / Elevation: +900 m ; -1200 m / 16km

COL DU PLAN SÉRY - CHAMPAGNY LE HAUT
Entering the Vanoise Park at the foot of Mont Pourri and Dôme de la Sache. Once past the Lac de la Plagne, the ascent of the Col du Plan Séry leads into the Vallaisonnay valley and its surprising geology. A final descent takes you past the Py waterfall to the various hamlets of the Champagny valley. Night in refuge.
7 hour walk / Elevation: +1050 m ; -1150 m / 18km

TOUR DU MERLE - REFUGE DU GRAND BEC
The hike begins in a large spruce forest, and the path climbs up through all the different vegetation layers until it reaches the Grand Bec refuge. Set on a promontory, it enjoys a breathtaking view of the glaciers above and the Pralognan valley below. Depending on conditions, you may also take the very alpine 'Col des Galinettes' (2750m). Night in refuge, without luggage or shower.
5.5 hour walk / Elevation: +1250m -300m / 10km
+/-100 m more via the Galinettes pass

COL DE LESCHAUX - LES PRIOUX
After leaving the refuge, a wild traverse to the 'Col de Leschaux'. From here, the path leads off on a balcony, with the Vanoise glaciers and the 'Grande Casse' (3855 m) in view. The trail is impressive, but chained and well-marked, all the way to the famous 'Lac des Vaches'. A final descent takes you to the village of Pralognan. From the 'Col de Leschaux' onwards, an alternative route avoids the balcony path in case of bad weather. Night in refuge.
7 hour walk / Elevation: +900 m ; -1600 m / 17km

CHAVIÈRE PASS - MAURIENNE VALLEY
Up the Chavière valley, dominated by the 'Dômes de la Vanoise', in a lunar world punctuated by forests of cairns. The Péclet-Polset peaks point the way to the nearby 'Col de Chavière'. Descent into the Maurienne valley among the mountain pastures. Short transfer to Modane from Porte de l'Orgère.
6 hour walk / Elevation: +1150m -950m / 16km

End point around 4pm at Modane train station.