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.
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.
- Day 1 Bourg-Saint-Pierre to an unnamed point 14.0 km · 14.0 km from the start
- Day 2 An unnamed point to Lourtier 14.0 km · 28 km from the start
- Day 3 Lourtier to Val de Bagnes 14.0 km · 42 km from the start
- Day 4 Val de Bagnes to an unnamed point 14.0 km · 56 km from the start
- Day 5 An unnamed point to Ollomont 14.0 km · 70 km from the start
- Day 6 Ollomont to Étroubles 14.0 km · 84 km from the start
- 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.
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Lourtier, Entremont · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Val de Bagnes, Entremont · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ollomont, Aosta Valley · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Étroubles, Aosta Valley · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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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.