Description of the route

Courmayeur lies at the foot of the enormous Mont Blanc massif and is the oldest Alpine resort in Val d’Aosta. Ever since the 19th century it has been regarded as the capital of mountaineering and Alpine walking. The village is surrounded by numerous hamlets which retain the typical architectural features of traditional houses. From the hamlet of Entrèves you gain access to the Mont Blanc Tunnel (length 11.6 km), a spectacular feat of engineering, which crosses Mont Blanc. You then enter the Val Ferret, dominated by the Grandes Jorasses.

Places you go through on the route:
- Courmayeur (1,200 m)
- Mont Blanc Tunnel/Val Ferret junction 4.2 km (1,345 m)
- Planpincieux 6.7 km (1,580 m)
- Lavachey 10.9 km (1,630 m)
- Arnouva 14.8 km (1,765 m)