Section 9: France, Middle Alps

Chalet de la Balme to Briancon

67hrs 05mins

12 days


Day 1: Chalet de la Balme - les Lanches 6hrs 30mins
Day 2: les Lanches - Refuge du Col du Palet 4hrs 25mins
Day 3: Refuge du Col du Palet - Val d'Isere 4hrs 15mins
Day 4: Val d'Isere - Bessans 7hrs 15mins
Day 5: Bessans - Refuge du Cuchet 5hrs 00mins
Day 6: Refuge du Cuchet - la Porte du Parc du Plan du Lac 4hrs 45mins
Day 7: la Porte du Parc du Plan du Lac - Refuge de l'Arpont 4hrs 30mins
Day 8: Refuge de l'Arpont - Refuge la Fournache 5hrs 35mins
Day 9: Refuge la Fournache - Modane 5hrs 30mins
Day 10: Modane - Pont de la Fonderie 6hrs 20mins
Day 11: Pont de la Fonderie - Plampinet 4hrs 35mins
Day 12: Plampinet - Briancon 8hrs 25mins

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Accommodation Details:

les Lanches Camping les Lanchettes les Lanchettes, 73210 Peisey Nancroix
Phone 04 79 07 93 07 Email Website
Col du Palet Refuge Col du Palet
Phone 06 76 84 47 91 (res) 04 79 07 91 47 (refuge)
Val d'Isere Camping les Richardes le Laisinant, 73150 Val d'Isere, on RN202 East of commune
Phone 04 79 06 26 60
Bessans Camping l'Illaz rue de l'Ilette, 73480 Bessans, 800m from commune
Phone 04 79 05 83 31
Bessans Gite d'Etape de Petit Bonheur 73480 Bessans
Phone 04 79 05 06 71
Refuge du Cuchet unguarded (no meals)
Phone 04 79 08 71 49
Refuge la Porte du Parc du Plan du Lac open until 26/9/2002
Phone 04 79 20 37 12 (res) 04 79 20 50 85 (refuge)
Refuge de l'Arpont open until 12/9/2002
Phone 04 79 20 54 32 (res) 04 79 20 51 51 (refuge)
Refuge la Fournache open until 16/9/2002
Phone ( 04 79 20 30 33 or 04 79 20 35 48 (res) 06 09 38 72 38 (refuge)
Modane Camping les Combes route de Bardonneche, 73500 Modane, on N6 1km from Modane
Phone 04 79 05 00 23 Email
Pont de la Fonderie Wild camping
Plampinet Wild Camping in forest before Plampinet
Plampinet Gite-Auberge la Claida Plampinet, 05100 Nevache
Phone 04 92 21 32 48
Briancon Camping les Cinq Vallees Saint Blaise, 05100 Briancon, 2km South
Phone 04 92 21 06 27 Email Website
Briancon Camping Municipal du Bois des Alberts les Alberts, 05100 Montgenevre
Phone 04 92 21 16 11 or 04 92 21 92 88

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