Iconic trails with beautiful hidden highlights.

This tour is a true highlights trip, combining iconic trails with beautiful hidden gems! 

Our friends over at Run the Alps, who live and trail run in the Chamonix Mont-Blanc region year-'round, have created a trip that combines all-time classic trail running routes, with some of the off-the-beaten-path trails that they love and run themselves. If you have just one trip in your near future to the Mont Blanc region, and want to sample a bit of everything, this is the tour we suggest!

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive in Courmayeur, Italy
Arrive in Geneva, Switzerland and transfer through the Mont Blanc tunnel to Courmayeur, Italy. An airport pickup is included, making this an easy and relaxing journey.

Day 2 - Col de Sapin
We’ll run from our hotel up through the forest to the pretty alpage, or summer pastures, of La Suche. From here, we climb to reach the Col de Sapin, then descend into a wild quiet valley leading us to the Bonatti refuge – a great place to admire the stunning view over a cappuccino.

Day 3 - Mont Favre and Maison Vieille
We’ll take the bus to start our run at La Visaille, before climbing up to Mont Favre and onto a stunning single track traverse. After stopping at the Rifugio Maison Vieille, we head down and then back to Courmayeur

Day 4 - L’Aiguillette des Posettes
After an early morning taxi from Courmayeur to the top of the Chamonix valley, we head up the Posettes mountain, gaining panoramic views on our way up this airy, beautiful ridgeline.

Day 5 - Barrage d'Emosson and Refuge
We’ll get the Mont Blanc Express train to Le Buet, then run through the villages of Vallorcine and Barberine. A climb through a forest brings us to Emosson lake, formed by one of the largest dams in Switzerland. A more technical traverse to Loriaz refuge follows, then gentle trails into the pretty Bérard valley, and back to our hotel in Argentière.

Day 6 - Fast-packing in Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve
We head into the wild Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve on a fast-packing adventure, staying overnight in a remote mountain refuge. At the top of the Bérard valley, we’ll prepare for the final climb over steeper and more technical ground to the Col de Salenton, where we may see ibex and bearded vultures. Because of the remote location, there is no baggage delivery tonight.

Day 7 - Charmonix via Brévent
From the beautiful Lac de Pormenaz, we descend to the Diosaz river. A long, steady climb brings us to the Col de Brévent – we can descend from here into the Chamonix valley, using the cable car part-way, or there’s an option to extend the route.

Day 8 - Depart from Chamoix
Today we say "au revoir"to Chamonix, and depart for our post-Mont Blanc destinations.

What's Included

• Daily guided trail runs with a licensed International Mountain Leader
• 6 nights in 3* and 4* hotels (twin or double room), 1 night in a mountain hut
• Welcome briefing and drinks on first night
  
• All breakfasts, packed lunches and trail nutrition, plus seven multi-course dinners
• Geneva Airport – Courmayeur, Italy group taxi on arrival
  
• Chamonix, France – Geneva Airport shared shuttle on departure
  
• Transfers to and from trailheads as per the itinerary
  
• Luggage transfers (not available at Refuge Moëde Anterne)
  
• Run the Alps’ Guide to Trail Running in the Alps, which contains 80+ pages of information about where you’ll be running, what to pack, how to train, and plenty of other insider information from Run the Alps staff and guides
• An in-country welcome pack – includes trail nutrition and a Run the Alps T-shirt (Note: You can choose to opt out of the T-shirt during registration; if you do, we’ll automatically donate the equivalent to one of our 1% for the Planet partners instead.)
• A day of professional photography on the trails
  
• A copy of Run the Alps’ Trail Running Chamonix Mont Blanc guide book
• Personalized support before and during your tour
  
• 20% discount in the Run the Alps store
  
• 20% discount code at The Hub Chamonix for pre- or post- tour accommodation
  
• Contribution to our Net Positive initiatives
  

Cost

$4600 per person
$800 Single Supplement

For more information, please visit our our website. Prefer to run on your own schedule, without a guide? Go self-guided and let us take care of all the logistics.



Photo credits: Daniel Fitzgerald, Rhodes, Sam Hill

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