Alps 2025: Altdorf (CH) to Menton (FR)

Overview

965 mile (1553 km) walk through Swiss and French Alps, from Altdorf in Switzerland (CH) to Menton in France (FR), with occasional detours via Italy (IT).

gpx: alps25.gpx (965 miles)

Altdorf (CH) - Uri Alps section - St Gotthard Pass (CH) - Valais Alps section - Novel (FR) - Haute Savoie Alps section - les Contamines Montjoie (FR) - Beaufortain Alps section - Refuge Entre le Lac (FR) - Vanoise Alps section - Modane (FR) - Tabor Alps section - Briançon (FR) - Queyras Alps section - Fouillouse (FR) - Mercantour Alps section - Menton (FR)

01 Uri Alps section (CH)

photos: Uri Alps, Jul 2025 (Alps25_01)
gpx: alps25_01_uri.gpx (30 miles)

Altdorf - stage 01 - Attinghausen - stage 02 - Wassen - stage 03 - St Gotthard Pass

02 Valais Alps section (CH-IT-CH)

photos: Valais Alps, Jul-Aug 2025 (Alps25_02)
gpx: alps25_02_valais.gpx (370 miles)

St Gotthard Pass - stage 04 - Capanna Corno Gries - stage 05 - Refugio Margaroli (IT) - stage 06 - Fäld - stage 07 - Rosswald - stage 08 - Simplonpass - stage 09 - Gspon - stage 10 - Saas Fee - stage 11 - St Niklaus - stage 12 - Gruben - stage 13 - Grimentz - stage 14 - Evolène - stage 15 - Arolla - stage 16 - Cabane de Prafleuri - stage 17 - Fionnay - stage 18 - Mauvoisin - stage 19 - Cabane Brunet - stage 20 - Bourg St Pierre - stage 21 - la Fouly - stage 22 - Issert - stage 23 - Trient - stage 24 - Finhaut - stage 25 - Auberge de Salanfe - stage 26 - Champéry - stage 27 - Morgins - stage 28 - Torgon - stage 29 - Taney - stage 30 - Novel (FR)

03 Haute Savoie Alps section (FR-CH-FR)

photos: Haute Savoie Alps, Aug 2025 (Alps25_03)
gpx: alps25_03_haute-savoie.gpx (89 miles)

Novel - stage 31 - Chapelle d'Abondance - stage 32 - Refuge de Chésery (CH) - stage 33 - Refuge de la Golèse - stage 34 - Samoëns - stage 35 - Refuge Moëde Anterne - stage 36 - les Houches - stage 37 - les Contamines Montjoie

04 Beaufortain Alps section (FR)

photos: Beaufortain Alps, Aug 2025 (Alps25_04)
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les Contamines Montjoie - stage 38 - Refuge du Plan de la Lai - stage 39 - Valezan - stage 40 - Refuge Entre le Lac

05 Vanoise Alps section (FR)

photos: Vanoise Alps, Aug-Sep 2025 (Alps25_05)
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Refuge Entre le Lac - stage 41 - Val d'Isére - stage 42 - Bessans - stage 43 - Lanslebourg - stage 44 - Termignon - stage 45 - Refuge Entre deux Eaux - stage 46 - Termignon - stage 47 - Refuge de Plan Sec - stage 48 - Modane

06 Tabor Alps section (FR)

photos: Tabor Alps, Sep 2025 (Alps25_06)
gpx: alps25_06_tabor.gpx (66 miles)

Modane - stage 49 - Refugio I Re Magi - stage 50 - Roubion - stage 51 - Montgenèvre - stage 52 - Briançon

07 Queyras Alps section (FR-IT-FR)

photos: Queyras Alps, Sep 2025 (Alps25_07)
gpx: alps25_07_queyras.gpx (65 miles)

Briançon - stage 53 - le Coin - stage 54 - Ceillac - stage 55 - Maljasset - stage 56 - Fouillouse

08 Mercantour Alps section (FR-IT-FR)

photos: Mercantour Alps, Sep 2025 (Alps25_08)
gpx: alps25_08_mercantour.gpx (197 miles)

Fouillouse - stage 57 - Larche - stage 58 - Bousieyas - stage 59 - St Étienne de Tinée - stage 60 - Roya - stage 61 - Beuil - stage 62 - Rimplas - stage 63 - St Dalmas - stage 64 - le Boréon - stage 65 - Colmiane - stage 66 - Belvédère - stage 67 - Refuge des Merveilles - stage 68 - Col de Turini - stage 69 - Sospel - stage 70 - Menton