Walking Mont Blanc Walks

This guidebook presents 50 day walks in the Mont Blanc region, along with outlines of 4 multi-day treks. From easy summits and valley walks to high-level routes and via ferrata, these routes showcase the best mountain walking on the French and Italian sides of the Mont Blanc massif. Ranging from 2–13 miles (3–20km) in length, day walks include high-level routes, easy summits, mountain huts, viewpoints, mountain lakes and via ferratas, as well as less strenuous valley walks Multi-day treks range from 14–33 miles (22–52km) and include Vallorcine to Plaine Joux and Servoz, the Aiguilles Rouges and the Italian Val Ferret Easily accessed from bases including St Gervais les Bains and Les Contamines, Servoz and Plateau D'Assy, Les Houches, Chamonix, Argentiere, Vallorcine and Courmayeur Clear route descriptions accompanied by 1:100,000 sketch maps (1:200,000 scale for treks), with details of access, accommodation and recommended mapping Walks are graded for difficulty – from 1 for good, mostly waymarked path