Col du Bonhomme via Tour du Mont Blanc
9.2 mi
Distance
3 hrs 56 min
Time
terrain
4,170 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail in Réserve Naturelle des Contamines-Montjoie.
This trail goes by 33, Pont Romain, La Rollaz, Aire de bivouac (TMB), Aire de bivouac, Refuge de la Balme, Plan Jovet, and Col du Bonhomme.
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Public Tracks
TMB Day 2
1. Start by catching the navette (free shuttle bus) from outside the tourist office in Les Contamines to Notre Dame de la Gorge, which is the last stop. This service operates from the end of June and runs every 45-60 mins from 9am. http://www.lescontamines.com/plans-ski-bus.html
2. From the chapel, continue south on a rough jeep track that climbs - quite steeply in places - for an hour to the Nant Borant Refuge. Keep going on the jeep track, which continues to climb steeply for 10 minutes then traverses through beautiful meadows for half hour before climbing again (for 20 minutes) to the La Balme Refuge (1706 metres). This is the last refuge for some time so take a break and get some energy back into your legs.
3. Col du Bonhomme (2329 metres) > Col de la Croix du Bonhomme
4. From the Refuge, descend for 1.5 hours on a clear path down to Les Chapeiux (1549 metres).
Day 7L - Les Contamines to Refuge Plan de la Lei
9/7. local bus from Les Contamines to Notre Dame de la Gorge. Start hiking. Lodging-AirBnB in Bourg-St-Maurice. Shuttle from Plan de La Lei to BSM. Tough uphill one Col du Bonhomme. Hike if bad weather. pickup in Les Chapeaux.
Stage 2 TMB, Refuge de Nant Borrant - Auberge Refuge de la Nova, France
Stage 2: Les Contamines – Les Chapieux in France
https://hikearoundtheworld.co.uk/tour-du-mont-blanc-stages
Stage 2 Gorge to Les Chapieux
+10km, -5km. This assumes you bus to ND de la Gorge and walk the rest.
Les Contamines Run
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/24271688024
Les Contamines Hike
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/19610952128
TMB Day 3, Les Contamines to Chapieux,
Col du Bonhomme and Col de la Croix du Bonhomme
Notre Dame de la Gorge - Col de Bonhomme - Les Chapieux
1250 vertical climb!
2. Les Contaimines -> Auberge de la nova 8.08 mi; 3624
Via Col de four
