The Tour du Mont Blanc in 12 days
165 km and 9,451 m of ascent in 12 days: 13.7 km and +788 m a day on average. Relaxed pace: here is what this tour looks like, day by day, computed on the real route.
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- 12days, 11 nights
- 13.7 kma day on average
- +788 mof ascent a day
- 6h00of walking a day, without breaks
Route profile
Start and finish in Les Houches, classic direction, no variants, every night at an open place to sleep. The Grand Col Ferret, the high point of the tour at 2,537 m, comes on day 7.
Day 1
Les Houches → La Villette
- Distance
- 11.5 km
- Ascent / descent
- +716 / −665 m
- Walking
- ≈ 5h09
- High point
- 1,675 m
- Passes: Col de Voza
- 1 place to sleep at the finish, to choose in your tour
- Classic stage: 1
The figures for the following days come with your myTMB tour.
Days 3 to 12, in detail
Build your tour to see every day, choose where to sleep each night, move the stage ends and download the GPX files.
Who is the 12-day TMB for?
The guidebook pace: 4 to 8 hours of walking a day, within reach of any healthy hiker with some training. The daily ascent is still real: train for it anyway.
The hardest day of this split is day 12: 17.4 km, +734 m, about 7h51 of walking. In myTMB, the pace setting (easy, hiker, fast or trail) recalculates every time to suit you.
Our tips for a 12-day TMB
- This is the most popular split: the huts at the classic stage ends fill fast, book them first.
- A rest day in Courmayeur or Champex fits easily into this pace.
- Save energy for the end: the ladders and the Brévent come in the last days.
What your tailor-made tour adds
- Every day in detail, all the way back to Les Houches
- Where you sleep each night, among the huts, hostels, hotels and campsites at the finish
- Stage ends you move with one gesture, everything recalculates
- Your start village, your direction and your variants
- GPX files for each stage and a printable roadbook for your group
Frequently asked questions
How many kilometres a day for a 12-day TMB?
On average 13.7 km and 788 m of ascent a day, about 6h00 of walking at a hiker’s pace, without breaks. The longest day (day 12) is 17.4 km, the shortest (day 10) 7.8 km.
How fit do you need to be to hike the TMB in 12 days?
The guidebook pace: 4 to 8 hours of walking a day, within reach of any healthy hiker with some training. The daily ascent is still real: train for it anyway.
Where to sleep on a 12-day TMB?
Every day ends at a real place to sleep: hut, hostel, hotel or campsite. Of the 11 nights in this split, 5 can be spent in a hut. The planner lists the places to sleep at each finish and lets you pick yours.
Can you start somewhere other than Les Houches?
Yes. This split starts in Les Houches in the classic (anticlockwise) direction, without variants. myTMB recalculates it from Courmayeur, Champex or another village, in either direction, with the variants you choose.