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From our home in Chamonix, France, Run the Alps is delighted to share our trail running guidebook to the region, Trail Running Chamonix Mont Blanc: Must-Do Trail Runs in France, Switzerland, and Italy. These online pages support the main guidebook, available around the world in French and English.

How does this online component work? 

Simple. Select any one of the 30 runs below, and go to the individual run page. There, you’ll get a summary of the run, photos, and helpful ratings. You’ll also be able to download the GPX files for the run, the bonus run, and the bailout option.

If you don’t have it already, be sure to grab a copy of the book! It includes full route descriptions, insider tips from Run the Alps, public transport access information, trail running tips, useful information on the region, and much more. 

Feel more comfortable doing these routes with a guide? Find one now.

Happy trail running!

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Name Region Difficulty
Tirecorne Northern Aosta 1
Tête Rousse Lower Chamonix 3
Tête de la Charme Lower Chamonix 1
Refuge de Tré La Tête Les Contamines 2
Refuge de Loriaz and Lac d’Emosson Upper Chamonix 2
Refuge Albert Premier Upper Chamonix 2
Pormenaz Lower Chamonix 2
Pierre Blanche and Plan de Benoî Lower Chamonix 2
Petit Balcons Chamonix 1
Mont Joly Les Contamines 3
Mont Fortin Northern Aosta 3
Mont de L’Arpille Valais 1
Mont Buet North Ridge Upper Chamonix 3
Merlet Chamonix 2
Maison Vieille Northern Aosta 2
L’Aiguillette des Posettes – Croix de Fer Upper Chamonix 2
Les Grands and Col de Balme Valais 2
Le Péclerey Upper Chamonix 1
Le Dérochoir Lower Chamonix 3
Lac Vert Lower Chamonix 1
La Jonction Chamonix 2
Grand Balcon Sud and Lac Blanc Chamonix 2
Grand Balcon Nord Chamonix 2
Fenêtre d’Arpette Valais 3
Courmayeur Double Vertical Kilometer Northern Aosta 3
Col du Sapin Northern Aosta 3
Col de Salenton Upper Chamonix 3
Cabane d’Orny Valais 2
Bionnassay and Suspension Bridge Lower Chamonix 1
Aiguillette des Houches Chamonix 3