Switzerland · Long-distance path

Tour des Combins

A long-distance path in Switzerland: 98 km (61 mi) with 7,227 m of ascent, about 7 days on foot.

Distance
98 km (61 mi)
Ascent
7,227 m
Days
7
High point
2,865 m

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Tour des Combins
dacolje · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Stages

A suggested split into 7 days of about 14.0 km (8.7 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.

  1. Day 1 Bourg-Saint-Pierre to an unnamed point 14.0 km · 14.0 km from the start
  2. Day 2 An unnamed point to Lourtier 14.0 km · 28 km from the start
  3. Day 3 Lourtier to Val de Bagnes 14.0 km · 42 km from the start
  4. Day 4 Val de Bagnes to an unnamed point 14.0 km · 56 km from the start
  5. Day 5 An unnamed point to Ollomont 14.0 km · 70 km from the start
  6. Day 6 Ollomont to Étroubles 14.0 km · 84 km from the start
  7. Day 7 Étroubles to Bourg-Saint-Pierre 14.0 km · 98 km from the start

Start and finish

Start: near Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont. 45.86906, 7.17040

Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.

Directions to the start

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.