GR5: The Alps ⅠⅠ

In this second section of the GR5 through the Alps, we hike from Les Houches near Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc to Briançon in 14 stages. This is a city about halfway up the Grande Traversée des Alpes: the stretch of the GR5 that hikes through the French Alps. And Briançon is the last city on the route all the way to the Mediterranean.

The route goes almost 280 kilometers over colls and valleys. We pass through the ski village of Val-d'Isère, the highest col of the GR5: Col de l`Iseran and through the beautiful national park the Vanoise.

This is another stunning part of the French Alps!

64 Les Houches/Chamonix ⇒ Les Contamines-Montjoies 19,2 km → 65 Les Contamines-Montjoies ⇒ Les Sauces 21,7 km → 66 Les Sauces ⇒ Landry 25,4 km → 67 Landry ⇒ Refuge du Col du Palet 21,2 km → 68 Refuge du Col du Palet ⇒ Val d'Isere 15,6 km → 69 Val d'Isere ⇒ Bessans 24 km → 70 Bessans ⇒ Refuge du Plan du Lac 24,5 km → 71 Refuge du Plan du Lac ⇒ Refuge de l'Arpont 13,5 km → 72 Refuge de l'Arpont ⇒ Refuge du Plan Sec 16,8 km → 73 Refuge du Plan Sec ⇒ Modane 18,1 km → 74 Modane ⇒ Le Lavoir 11,2 km → 75 Le Lavoir ⇒ Névache 21,1 km → 76 Névache ⇒ Montgenèvre 19,9 km → 77 Montgenèvre ⇒ Briançon 15,5 km →