Discover the legendary Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), a spectacular circuit around the Mont Blanc massif, covering 170 km (105 miles) through France, Italy, and Switzerland. Starting and finishing in Les Houches, this iconic long-distance trek takes you past picturesque alpine villages, glacial valleys, and breathtaking mountain scenery on a rewarding journey through the heart of the Alps.

This map book provides all the detailed mapping you need to walk the Tour du Mont Blanc:

• Features 1:25,000 IGN maps with the full route line clearly shown.
• Covers the entire TMB circuit, including alternative stages via Col de Tricot and Fenêtre d'Arpette.
• Suitable for walking the route in either direction.
• Compact and pocket-sized, ideal for your jacket pocket or rucksack.
• Includes urban maps of Les Houches, Les Contamines, Courmayeur, Champex, and Chamonix.
• Handy facilities planner, route summary tables, and accommodation listings to help you plan your itinerary.
• For step-by-step route descriptions, an accompanying Cicerone guidebook, 'Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc', is also available. GPX files are available to download.
• Part of the Cicerone series for long-distance walkers.

Plan your Tour du Mont Blanc adventure with confidence and enjoy every stage of this world-renowned trek, brought to you by Cicerone, the trusted experts in outdoor guidebooks.

Route summary tables
Overview profile/staging options – anti-clockwise TMB
Overview profile/staging options – clockwise TMB
Stage facilities planner
 
THE TOUR DU MONT BLANC
Stage 1 Les Houches to Les Contamines via Bionnassay
Stage 1A Les Houches to Les Contamines via Miage
Stage 2 Les Contamines to Les Chapieux via Croix du Bonhomme
Stage 3 Les Chapieux to Rifugio Elisabetta via Col de la Seigne
Stage 4 Rifugio Elisabetta to Courmayeur
Stage 5 Courmayeur to Rifugio Bonatti
Stage 6 Rifugio Bonatti to La Fouly via Grand Col Ferret
Stage 7 La Fouly to Champex
Stage 8 Champex to Trient via Alp Bovine
Stage 8A Champex to Trient via Fenêtre d’Arpette
Stage 9 Trient to Tré-le-Champ via Col de Balme
Stage 10 Tré-le-Champ to Refuge de la Flégère
Stage 11 Refuge de la Flégère to Les Houches via Le Brévent
 
Town maps
Accommodation listings
Camping on the TMB

Seasons

With high passes to negotiate, this is a summer-only route, best tackled between early July and end of September.

Centres

Chamonix (just off the route), Les Houches and Les Contamines (France); Courmayeur (Italy); La Fouly, Champex and Trient (Switzerland) are all on the route of the TMB.

Difficulty

Much of the TMB follows clear, well-graded paths suitable for fit walkers. But there are some very steep climbs (and descents), and two stages on which near-vertical ladders are used to scale cliffs (though alternative options are included). A demanding route for first-time trekkers and old hands alike.

Must See

Some of the world's finest mountain scenery; Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe; the Chamonix Aiguilles; the Mer de Glacier, second longest glacier in the Alps, a choice of seven or eight passes to cross, each with its own heart-stopping views.

March 2026

Tour of Mont Blanc – important information

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