I hiked the Tour Du Mont Blanc without much time or money. Full details of map, itinerary and budget below. If you like what I'm doing please give me a thumbs up and a subscribe. Enjoy!
Hiking (clockwise starting in Col de la Forclaz)
Day 1 121.2 - 92.6 (28.6km)
Day 2 92.6 - 59.3 (33.3km)
Day 3 59.3 - 28.6 (30.7km)
Day 4 28.6 - 154.1 (35.6km)
Day 5 154.1 - 124.9 (29.2km)
Day 6 124.9 - 121.2 (3.7km)
Alltrails app map for TMB (works great even without service)
I tried to be as cheap as I could although town is always expensive. My rule was no more than 1 prepared meal per day.
Tour Du Mont Blanc Schedule
Sept 10th
AMS - GVA KLM 15:00 - 16:30
GVA - Martigny Train IR90 17:25 - 19:04
Stayed in Campground in the city
Sept 11th
Martigny - Col de la Forclaz Bus 213 06:05 - 06:38
Sept 11th Trient - La Fouly (Campsite Glacier des Glaciers $10)
Sept 12th La Fouly - Courmayeur
Sept 13th Courmayeur - Wild camp 1 km past Refuge du col de la Croix du Bonhomme
Sept 14th Wild Camping - Refuge de Bellachat (wild camped)
Sept 15th Wild camping outside of Refuge de Bellachat - Trient (Campground)
Sept 16th
Trient - Col de la Forclaz
Col de la Forclaz - Martigny Bus 213 06:51 - 07:25
Martigny - Geneva Train IR90
Spent the day in Geneva wandering around
GVA - AMS KLM 19:15 - 20:55
Used Googlemaps for train and bus schedules.
I slept in my tent every night to keep the costs down. I only ended up paying for 1 night at a campground. I arrived after the lady came by to collect money for the other campground in Trient.
Costs
Return flight Amsterdam to Geneva $130
Train airport to Martigny $46
Dinner / snacks $18
Bus $11.20
Coffee/ croissant $5.40
Coffee $3.00
Snacks and ice cream $18.00
Beer $4.00
Soap $5.00
Supplies $11.00
Beer $4.00
Dinner $33.00
Coffee / cake $8.70
Coffee / bread cheese $5.50
Coffee / focaccia $4.00
Compeed/ bars $18.20
Fruit / nuts $14
Dinner $46
Coffee / cake / lunch $24
Dinner at refuge $25
Breakfast $6.00
Spar Grocery Store $10
Pharmacy Compeed sunscreen $22
Bakery $5.50
Lunch $30
Bottle water $6.50
Ice cream / beer $10
Snacks at refuge $10
Train ticket $46
Approximately $580 including flight.
Shot on Gopro Hero 7 Black in 2.7k 60fps
Music - RU-vid Audio Library
"Wonder" - VYEN
"Flickering" - VYEN
"Fresh Fallen Snow" - Chris Haugen
8 сен 2024
