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A guide to the Tour of the Vanoise, a 150km hut-to-hut trek in the French mountains between Mont Blanc and the Ecrins, described in 11 day stages from Modane. Also included are the Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise together with suggestions for other multi-day treks in the national park.
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A guidebook to walking the 163km (101 mile) Tour of the Vanoise and the 72km (45 mile) Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise. These hut-to-hut treks through the Vanoise National Park in the French Alps can be walked in 2 weeks and are suitable for fairly experienced hikers.
The Tour of the Vanoise is described in 11 stages each between 6 and 19km (4–12 miles) in length, and the Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise in presented in 5 stages of 8–20km (5–12 miles). Three other treks are also summarised – the Tour of the Eastern Vanoise, the Tour of the Western Vanoise and a Traverse of the Vanoise via the GR5 and GR55.
Map key
Overview map
Route summary tables
Introduction
Tour of the Vanoise
Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Short tours in the Vanoise
When to go
How to get there
Accommodation
Notes for walkers
Recommended maps
Equipment
Safety in the mountains
The Vanoise National Park
Wildlife and Alpine flowers
Using this guide
Tour of the Vanoise
Stage 1 Modane to Refuge de l’Orgère
Stage 2 Refuge de l’Orgère to Refuge de Plan Sec
Stage 3 Refuge de Plan Sec to Refuge de l’Arpont
Stage 4 Refuge de l’Arpont to Refuge du Plan du Lac
Stage 5 Refuge du Plan du Lac to Refuge du Vallonbrun
Stage 6 Refuge du Vallonbrun to Bonneval-sur-Arc
Stage 7 Bonneval-sur-Arc to Val d’Isère
Stage 7A Bonneval-sur-Arc to Refuge de la Femma
Stage 8 Val d’Isère to Refuge de la Leisse
Stage 8A Val d’Isère to Refuge de la Femma
Stage 9 Refuge de la Leisse to Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Stage 9A Refuge de la Femma to Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Stage 10 Pralognan-la-Vanoise to Refuge de Péclet-Polset
Stage 11 Refuge de Péclet-Polset to Modane
Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Stage 1 Pralognan-la-Vanoise to Refuge de la Valette
Stage 2 Refuge de la Valette to Refuge du Fond d’Aussois
Stage 3 Refuge du Fond d’Aussois to Refuge de l’Arpont
Stage 4 Refuge de l’Arpont to Refuge de la Col de la Vanoise
Stage 5 Refuge de la Col de la Vanoise to Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Short tours in the Vanoise
1 Tour of the Eastern Vanoise
2 Tour of the Western Vanoise
3 Traverse of the Vanoise via the GR5 and GR55
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C French–English glossary
Appendix D Bibliography
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Kev Reynolds was a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer. A prolific compiler of guidebooks, his first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978; he later produced many more titles for the same publisher. A member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, the Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club, his passion for mountains and the countryside inspired a lifetime's activity, and he regularly travelled throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures. Sadly, Kev passed away in 2021. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him and by many more he inspired through his writing and talks.
View author profileA proud Yorkshireman, Jonathan first climbed a mountain before he was born. Although he first met Lesley at sea, they have spent many years exploring mountains and trails in Britain and Europe. After nearly 25 years as Cicerone's publisher and managing director, he now supports the team whilst exploring, updating and writing guides. He has developed UK guides and walked throughout Europe, but his special subject is the Alps and Switzerland. He has worked on guidebooks including Chamonix to Zermatt: the Walker's Haute Route, Trekking in the Vanoise, the Swiss Via Alpina and the Tour du Mont Blanc, as well as walking guides to Zermatt and Saas Fee, Arolla and Zinal and the Bernese Oberland.
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