The GR5 Trail - Trekking through the French Alps

 
Guidebook to walking the GR5 trek from France's Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean at Nice through the whole of the French alpine chain. 660km (400 miles) and takes about a month. Crosses the Chabalais, Mont Blanc region, Vanoise, skirts the Ecrins, through the Queyras, southern alps and Alpes Maritime.
 

The GR5 Trail

Through the French Alps: Lake Geneva to Nice
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Second
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9781852845339
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Seasons
Mid-June to mid-September, when huts will close.
Centres
Thonon, Evian and St Gingolph on Lake Léman (Geneva), Chamonix, Landry, Modane, Briançon, Ceillac, St Etienne-de Tinée, Nice
Difficulty
A solid 4-week trek through high alpine terrain. Needs stamina and mountain sense. Paths and waymarkings are good.
Must See
One of the great treks - great days, constantly changing mountain views, huts, alpine pastures and valleys.
 
 

Contents


Introduction   

Walking the GR5   
Alpine Traverses   
Who Walks the GR5?   
Route Outline   
North–South/South–North   
Timings   
Waymarking   
GR5 Geology   
Alpine Flowers   
Alpine Wildlife   
Alpine Farming   
Pastous   
Language   
Travel to the Alps   
Travel Around the Alps    
Services on the GR5   
Accommodation   
Food and Drink   
Telephones   
Path Conditions   
Alpine Weather   
When to Walk the GR5   
Kit Check   
Maps   
Currency and Costs   
Emergencies   
Key Points   

Stage 1  Lac Léman to Les Houches   

Day 1      St Gingolph to La Chapelle d’Abondance (direct route)   
Day 1a     Thonon-les-Bains to Chevenoz (alternative Day 1)   
Day 2a     Chevenoz to La Chapelle d’Abondance (alternative Day 2)   
Day 3      La Chapelle d’Abondance to Chésery   
Day 4      Chésery to Samoëns   
Day 5      Samoëns to Refuge de Moëde Anterne   
Day 6      Refuge de Moëde Anterne to Les Houches   


Stage 2  Les Houches to Landry   

Day 7      Les Houches to Les Contamines    
Day 7a     Les Houches to Les Contamines (high-level route)   
Day 8      Les Contamines to Plan de la Lai   
Day 9      Plan de la Lai to Landry   

Stage 3  Landry to Modane    

GR5 Route   
Day 10      Landry to Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac   
Day 11      Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac to Val d’Isère   
Day 12      Val d’Isère to Bessans   
Day 13      Bessans to Refuge du Plan du Lac   
Day 14      Refuge du Plan du Lac to Le Montana   
Day 15     Le Montana to Modane/Fourneaux   

GR55 High-level route (Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac to Modane)   
Day 11      Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac to Refuge d’Entre Deux Eaux   
Day 12      Refuge d’Entre Deux Eaux to Roc de la Pêche   
Day 13      Roc de la Pêche to Modane/Fourneaux   

GR5E Low-level route (Bonneval-sur-Arc to Modane)   
Day 13      Bonneval-sur-Arc to Lanslevillard   
Day 14      Lanslevillard to Bramans   
Day 15      Bramans to Modane/Fourneaux   

Stage 4  Modane to Ceillac   

Day 16      Modane/Fourneaux to Refuge du Thabor   
Day 17      Refuge du Thabor to Plampinet   
Day 17a    La Vallée Étroite to Plampinet (GR5B alternative)   
Day 18      Plampinet to Briançon   
Day 18a    Névache to Briançon (GR5C alternative)   
Day 19      Briançon to Brunissard   
Day 20      Brunissard to Ceillac   

Stage 5  Ceillac to Auron   

Day 21      Ceillac to La Barge/Maljasset   
Day 22      La Barge/Maljasset to Larche   
Day 23      Larche to Bousieyas   
Day 24      Bousieyas to Auron   

Stage 6  Auron to Nice – GR5   

Day 25      Auron to Refuge de Longon   
Day 26      Refuge de Longon to St Dalmas   
Day 27      St Dalmas to Utelle   
Day 28      Utelle to Aspremont   
Day 29      Aspremont to Nice   

Stage 7 St Dalmas to Garavan/Menton – GR52   

Day 27      St Dalmas to Le Boréon   
Day 28      Le Boréon to Refuge de Nice   
Day 29      Refuge de Nice to Refuge des Merveilles   
Day 30      Refuge des Merveilles to Sospel   
Day 31      Sospel to Garavan/Menton   

Appendix 1  Route Summary – North to South   
Appendix 2  Route Summary – South to North   
Appendix 3  Accommodation List   
Appendix 4  Basic French for the GR5   
Appendix 5  Topographical Glossary   

 
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