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Discover the GR5 trail from Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) through the French Alps to the Mediterranean at Nice or Menton. The 600km (373 mile) trek takes 1 month to walk and includes all the main variant routes as it passes Mont Blanc, then through the Vanoise, Queyras and Mercantour National Parks. Includes accommodation guide, profiles and maps.
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A guidebook to trekking the GR5 from Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) through the French Alps to the Mediterranean at Nice or Menton. Covering 600km (373 miles), this long-distance trek through the Vanoise, Queyras and Mercantour National Parks takes around 1 month to hike and is suitable for alpine trekkers with a good fitness level.
The route is described from north to south in 28 stages, each between 15 and 29km (9–18 miles) in length. The route is divided into 6 sections with transport options given for those wanting to break the route into shorter sections. The GR55 and GR5E variants are included through the Vanoise region and the optional finish taking the GR52 to Menton is also described.
Map key
Mountain safety
Overview profile/staging options
Route summary tables
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
Section 1 Lac Léman to Les Houches
Stage 1 St-Gingolph to La Chapelle-d’Abondance (direct route)
Stage 1a Thonon-les-Bains to Vinzier (alternative Day 1)
Stage 1b Vinzier to La Chapelle-d’Abondance (alternative Day 2)
Stage 2 La Chapelle-d’Abondance to Chésery
Stage 3 Chésery to Samoëns
Stage 4 Samoëns to Refuge Moëde Anterne
Stage 5 Refuge Moëde Anterne to Les Houches
Section 2 Les Houches to Landry
Stage 6 Les Houches to Les Contamines
Stage 6a Les Houches to Les Contamines (via Col de Tricot)
Stage 7 Les Contamines to Plan de la Lai
Stage 8 Plan de la Lai to Landry
Section 3 Landry to Modane
GR5 Main route
Stage 9 Landry to Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac
Stage 10 Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac to Val d’Isère
Stage 11 Val d’Isère to Bessans (via Col de l’Iseran)
Stage 11a Val d’Isère to Bessans (via Col des Fours)
Stage 12 Bessans to Refuge du Plan du Lac
Stage 13 Refuge du Plan du Lac to le Montana
Stage 14 Le Montana to Modane/Fourneaux
GR55 High-level route (Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac to Modane)
Stage 1 Refuge d’Entre-le-Lac to Refuge d’Entre Deux Eaux
Stage 2 Refuge d’Entre Deux Eaux to Roc de la Pêche
Stage 3 Roc de la Pêche to Modane/Fourneaux
GR5E Low-level route (Bonneval-sur-Arc to Modane)
Stage 1 Bonneval-sur-Arc to Termignon
Stage 2 Termignon to Modane/Fourneaux
Section 4 Modane to Ceillac
Stage 15 Modane/Fourneaux to Refuge du Mont Thabor
Stage 16 Refuge du Mont Thabor to Roubion
Stage 17 Roubion to Briançon
Stage 18 Briançon to Brunissard
Stage 19 Brunissard to Ceillac
Section 5 Ceillac to St-Dalmas
Stage 20 Ceillac to La Barge/Maljasset
Stage 21 La Barge/Maljasset to Larche
Stage 22 Larche to Bousieyas
Stage 23 Bousieyas to Auron
Stage 24 Auron to Refuge de Longon
Stage 25 Refuge de Longon to St-Dalmas
Section 6 St-Dalmas to Nice or Garavan/Menton
GR5 Main route
Stage 26 St-Dalmas to Utelle
Stage 27 Utelle to Aspremont
Stage 28 Aspremont to Nice
GR52 route to Garavan/Menton
Stage 1 St-Dalmas to Le Boréon
Stage 2 Le Boréon to Refuge de Nice
Stage 3 Refuge de Nice to Refuge des Merveilles
Stage 4 Refuge des Merveilles to Camp d’Argent
Stage 5 Camp d’Argent to Sospel
Stage 6 Sospel to Garavan/Menton
Appendix A Accommodation listings
Appendix B Basic French for the GR5
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Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 100 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television.Paddy uses a tablet computer to write as he walks. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them.Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain's National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, Tibet, Korea and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US.
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