The trip

LEVEL ***

Height difference : +/- 450m to 1350m
Walking time : 4h to 6h30 per day
Type of walk : mountain route with no particular technical difficulty. Some variants are proposed with steeper passages requiring a sure footing.

ROAD BOOK

Before departure, we will give you a travel pack containing

• 2 IGN TOP 25 maps with the route
• 1 road-book with all the necessary information for the hike
• 1 map holder
• The list of accommodation

Your roadbook can be provided in a digital format with an app to download on your phone, or with the traditional paper format send by mail (or even both versions, with a supplement of 25€). Please tell us your preference!

LUGGAGE TRANSPORT

Two options:
Without luggage transport: all your luggage is carried by you.
With luggage transport: your luggage is transported to your accommodation each day by a logistics vehicle.

ACCOMMODATION

COMFORT :
2 nights in a refuge in a room for 4 people,
2 nights in a hotel in a double room,
1 night in a refuge in a double room.
All accommodation is equipped with hot showers.

The accommodations that welcome us on the first and last days of this tour offer the comfort of very recent double rooms, which allow more privacy than in a dormitory, with shared sanitary facilities.
These are mountain refuges and not altitude hotels. One is a former mountain pasture chalet and the other is a refuge of the Vanoise Park. They compensate for a certain rusticity with an authentic setting and a warm welcome!

Special on Sundays evenings at Bellecombe refuge
Massage possible on Sundays evenings at Bellecombe refuge, please book with Véronique at 07 86 63 87 97 or contact@soifdebienetre.fr (a minimum of registrants is required).

THE MEALS

Breakfasts and dinners are provided in each accommodation.
Picnics are not included and can be ordered the day before in each accommodation. You can buy food in the shops in Pralognan on days 3 and 4.
We do our best to accommodate special diets (gluten-free, vegetarian etc.). However, we encourage you to bring some additional products for your own picnics. 

PHYSICAL CONDITION

You should be able to walk 20km (on the plains) in a maximum of 4 hours.
If this is not the case, within three weeks before departure, at a rate of 2 to 3 times a week, we advise you to undertake a good training: 4 to 5 km of jogging or 3 to 4 hours of hiking or cycling. Your physical preparation will facilitate your stay and allow you to enjoy it all the more.

Practical information

ACCESS TO THE STARTING POINT

Start of the hike in Termignon.

BY TRAIN
Go
The day before: departure from Paris Gare de Lyon at 12.46am, arrival in Modane at 4.52pm. Then bus from Modane to Termignon, departure at 5.10 pm, arrival at 5.40 pm
Return
Bus from Termignon to Modane, departure at 5.10pm, arrival at 6.00pm. Then train: departure from Modane at 7:12pm, arrival Paris Gare de Lyon at 11:26pm
All train timetables must be checked on SNCF.

BY CAR
Motorway to Modane then follow Termignon.
Free car park in the city center of Termignon.

End of the tour in Termignon.

ACCOMMODATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE TOUR

OT Termignon : +33 (0)4 79 20 51 67 Hotel** La Turra : +33 (0)4 79 20 51 36

CONTACT US

If you are late, please call the agency: +33 (0)4 50 79 09 16 or +33 (0)6 42 49 76 07

Equipment & baggage

EQUIPMENT

Clothing

• Hiking trousers
• Shorts (1 swimming costume just in case)
• Breathable" or merino wool T-shirts
• Breathable" or merino wool long johns
• Fleece or jumper
• Windbreaker or Goretex jacket
• Rain cape + gaiters or Goretex trousers + a bag cape
• A pair of gloves and a light hat
• Hat or cap
• Hiking socks (double layer, with loops...1 pair per day)
• Hiking shoes already broken in and with well-spiked soles
• 1 change of clothes for the evening
• A change of shoes for the evening

Miscellaneous equipment

• Toilet bag
• Towel (quick-drying, available in specialist shops)
• Sunglasses and sun cream
• Water bottle or thermos (1.5 litre minimum)
• Knife and cutlery
• An airtight plastic box as a plate for your picnics
• Coffee cup
• Small personal first aid kit (painkillers, bandages, etc.)
• Survival blanket
• Headlamp or torch
• A sheet and a pillowcase (the gîtes provide blankets)
• Two telescopic poles (highly recommended)
• Valid identity card or passport

BACKPACK

A comfortable 30-40 litre rucksack for your day's belongings (warm clothing, rain cape, water bottle, picnic box and cutlery, sun protection and identity papers) and some space for a picnic and snacks.

LUGGAGE TRANSPORT

Your luggage is transported by a logistics vehicle from stage to stage. Your change of clothes should be grouped in one soft bag not exceeding 12kg! We particularly insist on the size and weight of your luggage: during your tour, it is handled by a driver several times a day (please think about their backs!) to be transported to refuges whose access is not always easy. 

Use one piece of luggage per person, as grouping the belongings of two people in a single container generally results in excessive weight. It is better to have two 10kg bags than one 20kg bag!

Beware, luggage that is too heavy or too large will not be taken in charge by the drivers!