600 km | 30.000 D+

The GR5 Trail in the French Alps

I’m Alexia, and in the summer of 2024, I crossed the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean coast. A 1 month trek through the Alps.

The Grande Traversée des Alpes

July / August 2024

Around 600km and 30,000m of ascent await me on this semi-autonomous Grande Traversée des Alpes.

Preparing the GR5
The GR5 preparation file

Adventure tale

My adventures on the GR5 Trail

GR5

18 Jul 2024

Saint Gingolph – Novel

  • 5km | 500 D+ | 1h20

GR5

19 Jul 2024

Novel – Chapelle d’Abondance

  • 15.7km | 1.300 D+ 1.200 D- | 6h50

GR5

20 Jul 2024

Chapelle d’Abondance – Refuge de Chésery

  • 19km | 1.500D+ 600D- | 7h

GR5

22 Jul 2024

Refuge Chésery – Cascade du Rouget

  • 34km | 1.000D+ 2.000D- | 9h20

GR5

23 Jul 2024

Cascade du Rouget – Pont d’Arlevé

  • 17km | 1.500D+ 800D- | 6h40

GR5

24 Jul 2024

Pont d’Arlevé – Les Houches

  • 18km | 1.000D+ 1.600 D- | 7h30

GR5

25 Jul 2024

Les Houches – Les Contamines

  • 19km | 1.000D+ 800D- | 5h30

GR5

26 Jul 2024

Les Contamines – Plan de Mya

  • 19K | 1.500 D+ 800 D- | 6h10

GR5

27 Jul 2024

Plan Mya – Landry

  • 28km | 1.100D+ 2.100D- | 8h40

GR5

28 Jul 2024

Landry – Rosuel

  • 11km | 900D+ 100D- | 3h20

GR5

29 Jul 2024

Rosuel – Tignes

  • 15km | 1.100D+ 500 D- | 5h15

GR5

30 Jul 2024

Tignes – Refuge d’Arpont

  • 27km | 1.400D+ 1.200D- | 8h20

GR5

31 Jul 2024

Refuge d’Arpont – Plan Sec

  • 17km | 800D+ 800 D- | 5h30

GR5

1 Aug 2024

Plan Sec – Valfrejus

  • 24km | 1.000D+ 1.700D- | 7h30

GR5

2 Aug 2024

Valfrejus – Névache

  • 25km | 1.300D+ 1.300D- | 8h

GR5

3 Aug 2024

Névache – Briançon

  • 30km | 1.300D+ 1.600D- | 9h

GR5

5 Aug 2024

Briançon – Château Queyras

  • 29km | 1.500D+ 1.400D- | 8h

GR5

6 Aug 2024

Chateau Queyras – Ceillac

  • 15km | 1.000D+ 700D- | 4h50

GR5

8 Aug 2024

Ceillac – Fouillouse

  • 25km | 1.600D+ 1.300 D- | 8:30 am

GR5

9 Aug 2024

Fouillouse – Lac du Lauzanier

  • 25km | 1.400D+ 1.100D- | 7h30

GR5

10 Aug 2024

Lac du Lauzanier – Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage

  • 19km | 1.000m D+ 1.700D- | 7h

GR5

11 Aug 2024

St Dalmas le Selvage – Roya

  • 21km | 1.200 D+ 1.200D- | 6h45

GR5

12 Aug 2024

Roya – Refuge de Longon

  • 19km | 1.300 D+ 1.000D- | 6h30

GR5

13 Aug 2024

Refuge de Longon – Saint Dalmas Valdeblore

  • 25km | 1.000 D+ 1.600 D - | 7h20

GR5

14 Aug 2024

Saint Dalmas Valdeblore – Utelle

  • 27km | 1.200 D+ 1.700 D- | 8h30

GR5

15 Aug 2024

Utelle – Asprémont

  • 26km | 1.100 D+ 1.300D- | 7h20

GR5

16 Aug 2024

Asprémont – Nice

  • 12km | 100 D+ 700D- | 3h