TMB CW Day 10: Contamines To Les Houches

via Col de Tricot variant

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,379 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,529 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,119 m
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    Lowest point: 947 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,180 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 1,180 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 1,180 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 1,180 m - Turn right onto Route de Notre-Dame de la Gorge, D 902
  5. 4 : km 0.59 - alt. 1,171 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Route de Notre-Dame de la Gorge, D 902
  6. 5 : km 2.06 - alt. 1,146 m - Turn right onto Chemin des Loyers
  7. 6 : km 2.16 - alt. 1,157 m - Turn left onto Chemin des Loyers
  8. 7 : km 2.36 - alt. 1,174 m - Turn slight right
  9. 8 : km 2.44 - alt. 1,187 m - Turn slight left
  10. 9 : km 2.45 - alt. 1,189 m - Turn right onto Route de la Frasse, VC 1
  11. 10 : km 2.57 - alt. 1,198 m - Turn right onto Chemin du P'Tou, C 1
  12. 11 : km 2.83 - alt. 1,234 m - Turn right onto Route de la Frasse, VC 1
  13. 12 : km 2.93 - alt. 1,252 m - Turn right onto Route de la Frasse, VC 1
  14. 13 : km 2.95 - alt. 1,257 m - Turn slight left onto Route de la Frasse, VC 1
  15. 14 : km 2.99 - alt. 1,259 m - Turn right onto Sentier des Granges
  16. 15 : km 3.34 - alt. 1,340 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 4.06 - alt. 1,474 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 17 : km 4.66 - alt. 1,587 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : km 5.91 - alt. 1,745 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 6 - alt. 1,743 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 6.88 - alt. 1,551 m - Turn slight right onto Route des Chalets de Miage
  22. 21 : km 6.9 - alt. 1,551 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 7.08 - alt. 1,553 m - Turn sharp left onto Route des Chalets de Miage
  24. 23 : km 7.1 - alt. 1,554 m - Turn slight right onto Route des Chalets de Miage
  25. 24 : km 7.27 - alt. 1,569 m - Turn right onto Route des Chalets de Miage
  26. 25 : km 7.42 - alt. 1,596 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 9.11 - alt. 2,115 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 9.12 - alt. 2,115 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 10.92 - alt. 1,721 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 11.51 - alt. 1,777 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 11.79 - alt. 1,762 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 12.81 - alt. 1,752 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 14.27 - alt. 1,651 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 33 : km 14.3 - alt. 1,652 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 14.32 - alt. 1,653 m - Keep left
  36. 35 : km 14.34 - alt. 1,653 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 14.52 - alt. 1,642 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 14.6 - alt. 1,631 m - Turn slight right
  39. 38 : km 14.64 - alt. 1,629 m - Turn slight left
  40. 39 : km 14.74 - alt. 1,610 m - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : km 15.37 - alt. 1,472 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 15.79 - alt. 1,370 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 16.19 - alt. 1,301 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 17.2 - alt. 1,144 m - Turn right onto Chemin du Bonnet
  45. 44 : km 18.13 - alt. 991 m - Turn right onto Route de Bellevue
  46. 45 : km 18.18 - alt. 990 m - Turn left onto Route des Trabets, D 213
  47. 46 : km 18.57 - alt. 970 m - Keep right onto D 213
  48. 47 : km 18.76 - alt. 948 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 19.06 - alt. 962 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 19.34 - alt. 974 m - Turn sharp left onto Route de la Gare
  51. 50 : km 19.4 - alt. 977 m - Turn sharp right onto Route de Coupeau
  52. E : km 19.92 - alt. 1,030 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking Les Contamines to Les Chapieux - Tour Mont Blanc

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This 2nd stage of the Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) follows the river Le Bonnant upstream to climb over the Col du Bonhomme at 2,329m. Let's do it!
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Walking Lacs Jovet out and return

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From Les Contamines-Montjoie; an out and return walk to the Lacs Jovet, joining and following the Tour du Mont Blanc trail for most of the way. There are more challenging alternatives to this walk to make it longer, more circular or technically harder; these are described in the useful information section.

Walking To refuge de Tré la Tete

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↔13.65 km ↗+838 m ↘-838 m ◔6h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Les Contamines-Montjoie (Haute-Savoie)

A circular walk from Les Contamines Montjoie up to the Refuge de tré la Tete and views of the Tré la Tete glacier, then descending to Combe Noire to the waterfalls before returning past the pretty chapel of Notre Dame de la Gorge.

Walking Col de la Fenetre

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↔12.44 km ↗+394 m ↘-1,094 m ◔4h 40 ▲Moderate
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This walk starts from the top of the gondola at Le Signal. It is an interesting walk, up to and through the Col de la Fenetre. The descent takes you back down through alpine pastures and into the valley leading back to Les Contamines-Montjoie.

⚠️ Please note that you need to park at (A) and not (D) for this walk ⚠️

Walking Traverse of Mont Joly and Aiguille Croche

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Traverse of Mont Joly and Aiguille Croche
↔14.06 km ↗+955 m ↘-903 m ◔6h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie)

A good ridge walk starting from the Bettex telecabin station at Mont d'Arbois and finishing at Le Signal telecabin station above Les-Contamines-Montjoie.

Walking Lex Blanche to Courmayeur - Tour Mont Blanc

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The Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) is a classic long-distance footpath that goes around Mont Blanc, passing from France into Italy and through Switzerland before returning to France. These 11 stages are one way of doing it but you can make your own version of the TMB. The classic route begins and ends in Les Houches and takes an anticlockwise direction around Mont Blanc and the adjacent peaks. There is a total of 164 km (102 miles) walking these 11 routes and a positive height gain of over 10,000m. Certainly a challenging adventure but well worth the effort. Let's do it!

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Association or club
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This 1st stage of the Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) is possibly the toughest but the adrenaline is pumping and short-cuts are not on the agenda. Let's do it!
The TMB is a classic long-distance footpath that goes around Mont Blanc, passing from France into Italy and through Switzerland before returning to France.

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