The Itineraries
Around 30 stages to travel one section at a time or all at once, in a single summer or over a whole decade, walking, running or strolling where your mood takes you: on the trail of the prestigious GR®5 route, created and managed by the "Fédération Française de la Randonnée" (French Hiking Federation), the Grande Traversée des Alpes ( Great Alpine Crossing) ranks among the greatest and most mythical trails of the world.
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L'itinéraire
- St Gingolph - Lac de Bise
- Lac de Bise - La Chapelle d'Abondance
- La Chapelle d'Abondance - Col de Bassachaux
- Col des Bassachaux - Charbonnière
- Chardonnière - Samoëns
- Samoëns - La Montagne d'Anterne
- La Montagne d'Anterne - Col de bel Lachat
- Col de Bel Lachat - Les Houches
- Houches - Les Contamines Montjoie
- Les Contamines Montjoie - Col de la Croix du Bonhomme
- Col de la Croix du Bonhomme - La Balme
- La Balme - Valezan
- Valézan - Les bettières
- Les bettières - Lac de Tignes
- Lac de Tgnes - Val d'isère
- Val d'Isère - Les Druges
- Les Gruges - Bessans
- Besans - Le Cuchet
- Le Cuchet - Plan du Lac
- Plan du Lac - l'Arpont
- L'Arpont - Plan sec
- Plan sec - Modane
- Modane - La vallée étroite
- La Vallée étroite - Plampinet
- Plampinet - Col de Montgenèvre
- Col de Montgenèvre - Briançon
- Briançon - Brunissard
- Brunissard - Fort Queyras
- Fort Queyras - Ceillac
- Ceillac - Maljasset
- Maljasset - Fouillouse
- Fouillouse - Larche
- Larche - Bousiéyas
- Bousièyas - St Dalmas le selvage
- St Dalmas le selvage - St étienne de Tinée
- St étienne de Tinée - Roya
- Roya - Col des Moulines
- Col des Moulines - Roure
- Roure - Rimplas
- Rimplas - St Dalmas
- St Dalmas - Plan d'Utelle
- Plan d'Utelle - Utelle
- Utelle - Le Vignal
- Le Vignal - Nice
- Thonon le Bains - Armoy
- Armoy - Théry
- Théry - Col de Pavis
Chargement
A Trail that is full of surprises
From the verdant banks of the Leman river to the snow capped peaks of the "Inner " Alps, from the Savoyard high mountain pastures to the villages perched high in the Maritime Alps. From deserts at altitude down to the sea, this trail takes you through the most beautiful Alpine scenery, through three national parks - the Vanoise, the Ecrins, the Mercantour, and helps you to understand it's diversity, wealth and contrasts: geology and climate alter the landscape, the vegetation and the fauna along your way.
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Crédit photo : Jean-Claude LORDIER
A network of mountain huts and rest houses
To make this astonishing route accessible to as many people as possible, during the 1970's we worked on the construction of new mountain huts and rest houses converting mainly existing chalets in high mountain areas. Using this mix we aimed to draw up shorter stages (5-6 hour walks instead of 8). This mountain accommodation - approved wholeheartedly by the "Fédération Francaise des Clubs Alpins et de Montagne" (French Federation of Alpine and Mountain Clubs)- enables today's hiker to organise his trip according to his mood and physical capabilities and every evening at each stage he can find the services that correspond to his needs and expectations.
The GR®5 is a trademark registered by the "Fédération Française du randonnée" (French Hiking Federation). All rights reserved.
