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