Sample Tour du Mont Blanc Itineraries
If you aren’t sure where to start, why not use one of our sample itineraries. We’ll load it into your planning app, then you can personalise the itinerary to change the route, accommodation locations, start/end locations and hiking speed.
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The “Anytime” 11 DaY Itinerary
When accommodation availability becomes scarce, this is the itinerary you need to keep your TMB dreams alive! Staying at villages and using transport provides you a much needed bed.
Average daily stats:
Distance: 16.5km / 10mi
Elevation gain: 1,000m / 3,300ft
Time (steady pace): 6 hours, not including breaks
Accommodation: Staying in villages that have the most accommodation options
4 Day fastpacker itinerary
Average daily stats:
Distance: 40km / 25mi
Elevation gain: 2,500m / 8,200ft
Time (Elite pace): 11 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus Col des Fours variant
5 Day fastpacker itinerary
Average daily stats:
Distance: 33 km / 21 mi
Elevation gain: 2,000m / 6,600ft
Time (Elite pace): 9 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail
6 Day fastpacker itinerary
Average daily stats:
Distance: 28 km / 17 mi
Elevation gain: 1,700m / 5,600ft
Time (Elite pace): 7.5 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail
7 Day SPeEDY itinerary
Average daily stats:
Distance: 23 km / 14 mi
Elevation gain: 1,400m / 4,600ft
Time (Speedy pace): 8 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus Col des Fours variant
8 Day SPeEDY itinerary
Average daily stats:
Distance: 21 km / 13 mi
Elevation gain: 1,300m / 4,300ft
Time (Speedy pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail
9 DAY SPEEDY itinerary
Average daily hiking stats:
Distance: 18km / 11mi
Elevation gain: 1,250m / 4,100ft
Time (speedy pace): 6 hours, not including breaks
Route: main trail
9 DAY CAMPING PREFERRED itinerary
Average daily hiking stats:
Distance: 18km / 11mi
Elevation gain: 1,100m / 3,600ft
Time (wanderer pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Accommodation: 6 campgrounds, 2 bivouac locations
9 DAY bivouac PREFERRED itinerary
Average daily hiking stats:
Distance: 18km / 11mi
Elevation gain: 1,200m / 4,000ft
Time (wanderer pace): 7.5 hours, not including breaks
Accommodation: 4 bivouac locations, 4 campgrounds
10 DAY STEADY itinerary
Average daily hiking stats:
Distance: 17 km / 11 mi
Elevation gain: 1,000m / 3,300ft
Time (steady hiker): 6 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail
10 day speedy with variants
Average daily hiking stats:
Distance: 17 km / 11 mi
Elevation gain: 1,250m / 4,100ft
Time (speedy hiker): 6.5 hours, not including breaks
Variants: Col du Tricot, Col des Fours, Mont Fortin, Col Sapin, Fentre D’Arpette, Le Tour Glacier, Lac Blanc, Col Cornu
10 day camping preferred itinerary
Average daily hiking stats:
Distance: 17 km / 11 mi
Elevation gain: 1,000m / 3,300ft
Time (wanderer pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Variants: Col du Tricot, Les Tseppes, Lac Blanc, Col Cornu
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