Tour of Mont Blanc, Mountain Biking Trip

Ride the mythic

The Mont Blanc circumnavigation is the ultimate trip for bikers in search of challenging climbs, technical descents and breathtaking overviews .

Seven valleys, 71 glaciers, 400 summits, the Mont Blanc range fascinates. From Chamonix, France, to Courmayeur, Italy, passing by Martigny, Switzerland, and its vineyards the trail brings us through alpine flowered pastures, glaciers, snowy summits, climbs high altitude passes and crosses deep valleys. Riding around the Mont Blanc, 4810m, it is discovering the unique and magic world of high mountain: it is a unique experience in a mountain biker's life.

The Tour of Mont Blanc is dedicated to bikers not afraid of long climbs or to carry their bike, down hills can be technical in places, but the sceneries are breathtaking and you'll soon forget your pain!!

We propose an original and unencumbered route, in the opposite sense of the common route far from the crowd to be closer to nature and mountain, without bags and concern!!

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Itinerary / Highlights

DAY 0(Saturday): arrival and transfer to Chamonix, Guest house "Alpenrose" with view on the Mont Blanc!!

DAY 1(Sunday): We leave the Guest House in direction of Switzerland. Pass through Chamonix than to Argentiere and Le Tour . We'll take the gondola to the top of the Col de Balme 2200, the Swiss border. The view on the Chamonix valley from Col de Balme is fantastic. Than a splendid descent on a singletrack will bring us down to the swiss village of Trient where we'll stay for the night.

DAY 2 (Monday): start by the climb of Col de la Forclaz , breathtaking view over the Swiss Alps and the valley of Martigny and its vineyards. Descent to Martigny through the vineyards and climb in the direction of the “Swiss Val Ferret”, just below glaciers and snowy summits!! Sleep in La Fouly, at the foot of the Grand Col Ferret: the Italian Border.

DAY 3 (Tuesday): Climb of "Grand Col Ferret " ( 2500m) to Italy: one the 3 majors passes of this Tour of Mont Blanc. Stunning scenery at the top of the col on the “Italian val ferret” and on italian side of the Mont Blanc. Descent to Arnuva and,depending of everybody's shape , climb of “Col Sapin” to arrive in Courmayeur by a splendid singletrack. Night in Courmayeur Italy.

DAY 4 (Wednesday): Warm up on the road than we hit the trail to arrive to Lake Checroui facing the Italian side of Mont Blanc: the Mont Blanc of Courmayeur 4704m. A Balcony trail will give the chance to see famous summits as “Noire de Peuterey” ,“ la Blanche” and the Italian glacier and lake Combal (one of the biggest glacier of Mont Blanc range). The climb of Col de la Seigne (French border) is mostly ridable, the end is quite steep and you'll have to push the bike!! The downhill to Refuge des Mottets where we'll sleep is a fantastic, technical in places singletrack. The refuge (mountain hut) of “Les Mottets” is an quaint old farm renewed to welcome trekkers and biker and is truly an experience!!

DAY 5 (Thursday): start with a long climb on a jeepable track than no other choice than pushing or carrying the bike to the last big col of this trip : Col des Fours 2665m!!! The col offers a spectacular views on the neighbouring summits and far away in south direction. Descent to Col de la Croix du Bonhomme and long long downhill to the village of Contamines Montjoie: 1500m of descent very technical in places. Night in Contamines Montjoie.

DAY 6 (Friday): Last day but not the least !! From Contamines Montjoie we'll climb to Chalet de Miage, an summer altitude mountain village at the foot of the massive French glacier of Miage: the place is absolutly breathtaking!! We feel small compared to this massive glaciers! From there we'll climb the col de Voza above les Houches and Chamonix valley with the Mont Blanc on our right side... Last technical downhill to Chamonix to end up in beauty! Night in Chamonix

DAY 7 (Saturday): transfer to Geneva airport

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Accommodation Details

You'll be lodged in bunkhouse, hotels and mountain huts.