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Route Overview
The route description here follows the classic 11 day itinerary. Some of the days can be run together to give a shorter trip. The table below shows both the classic version and an 8 day version of the route.
The actual route varies from guide book to guide book. Where there is a possible variation some will have one route as the diversion while others will have the other route. The route described on this site may differ from that in a particular guide book although this will mainly be in the choice of actual and variant for a days walk.
The itinerary should be taken as a guide and some days it might be necessary to stop early or do a longer day to reach suitable accommodation.
| 11 Day | 8 Day | From | To | Distance | Ascent | Descent |
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| 1 | 1 | Les Houches | Les Contamines | (16km) | 890m | 730m |
| 2 | 2 | Les Contamines | Les Chapieux | (19km) | 1300m | 930m |
| 3 | 3 | Les Chapieux | Rifugio Elisabetta | (14km) | 1000m | 400m |
| 4 | | Rifugio Elisabetta | Courmayeur | (16km) | 490m | 1400m |
| 5 | 4 | Courmayeur | Rifugio Bonatti | (14km) | 1600m | 680m |
| 6 | 5 | Rifugio Bonatti | La Fouly | (20km) | 880m | 1420m |
| 7 | | La Fouly | Champex | (15km) | 430m | 575m |
| 8 | 6 | Champex | Trient | (15km) | 1185m | 1385m |
| 9 | 7 | Trient | Tre le Champ | (13km) | 960m | 830m |
| 10 | 8 | Tre le Champ | Le Flegere | (9km) | 790m | 330m |
| 11 | | Le Flegere | Les Houches | (16km) | 770m | 1615m |
The normal starting point is at the Teleferique Bellevue in Les Houches.
Another popular option is to start from Chamonix. From here you can either head straight up to Bellachat or walk up the valley and take the the Teleferique de la Flegere to Flegere.
Chamonix
Chamonix is not actually on the route but most people end up here at the beginning or end of their trip as it is the largest and most well known town in the valley. There is a huge array of accommodation, outdoor shops and restaurants so it is a good place to kit up before heading out, or for relaxing after a trip.
For camping the Camping Les Arollas at Le Cry near the Teleferique du Plan de l'Alguille is a popular, although often busy site.
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