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GR509 20 stages

The stages of the GR509

From Mandeure to Culoz, day by day, with accommodation at every finish.

400 km 248.5 mi11,150 m 36,581 ft ascent11,150 m 36,581 ft descent

1 Mandeure Le Mont

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24.8 km710 m8h 2 Le Mont Fessevillers

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19.1 km740 m6h30 3 Fessevillers Blanche Roche

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28.7 km450 m8h30 4 Blanche Roche Vauladray

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22.8 km710 m7h15 5 Vauladray Les Cernoniers

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17.6 km560 m5h45 6 Les Cernoniers Les Alliés

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17.7 km440 m5h45 7 Les Alliés Les Angles

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19 km510 m6h15 8 Les Angles Les Hôpitaux-Neufs

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19.8 km490 m6h15 9 Les Hôpitaux-Neufs Mouthe

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21.4 km550 m6h45 10 Mouthe Les Ruines

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23.6 km580 m7h15 11 Les Ruines Chapelle-des-Bois

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15.7 km330 m4h45 12 Chapelle-des-Bois Abri forestier du Long Chemin

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20.8 km700 m7h 13 Abri forestier du Long Chemin Chalet de la Frasse

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16.9 km530 m5h30 14 Chalet de la Frasse Pré Marchand

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22.6 km340 m6h45 15 Pré Marchand Lélex

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21.6 km450 m7h 16 Lélex La Charbonnière

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14.6 km960 m5h45 17 La Charbonnière Lancrans

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18.1 km350 m6h30 18 Lancrans Grange à Lucien

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17.7 km920 m6h 19 Grange à Lucien Chalet d'Arvière

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19.8 km440 m6h15 20 Chalet d'Arvière Culoz

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17.7 km390 m6h15

Stage table

Stage	Route	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Walking time	High point
1	Mandeure → Le Mont	24.8 km	710 m	540 m	6h45 – 8h	831 m
2	Le Mont → Fessevillers	19.1 km	740 m	430 m	5h30 – 6h30	913 m
3	Fessevillers → Blanche Roche	28.7 km	450 m	670 m	7h15 – 8h30	971 m
4	Blanche Roche → Vauladray	22.8 km	710 m	480 m	6h15 – 7h15	1,008 m
5	Vauladray → Les Cernoniers	17.6 km	560 m	310 m	4h45 – 5h45	1,279 m
6	Les Cernoniers → Les Alliés	17.7 km	440 m	560 m	4h45 – 5h45	1,211 m
7	Les Alliés → Les Angles	19 km	510 m	620 m	5h15 – 6h15	1,317 m
8	Les Angles → Les Hôpitaux-Neufs	19.8 km	490 m	360 m	5h15 – 6h15	1,088 m
9	Les Hôpitaux-Neufs → Mouthe	21.4 km	550 m	600 m	5h45 – 6h45	1,426 m
10	Mouthe → Les Ruines	23.6 km	580 m	470 m	6h15 – 7h15	1,142 m
11	Les Ruines → Chapelle-des-Bois	15.7 km	330 m	300 m	4h – 4h45	1,090 m
12	Chapelle-des-Bois → Abri forestier du Long Chemin	20.8 km	700 m	540 m	5h45 – 7h	1,344 m
13	Abri forestier du Long Chemin → Chalet de la Frasse	16.9 km	530 m	410 m	4h45 – 5h30	1,405 m
14	Chalet de la Frasse → Pré Marchand	22.6 km	340 m	530 m	5h45 – 6h45	1,385 m
15	Pré Marchand → Lélex	21.6 km	450 m	740 m	5h45 – 7h	1,347 m
16	Lélex → La Charbonnière	14.6 km	960 m	410 m	5h – 5h45	1,711 m
17	La Charbonnière → Lancrans	18.1 km	350 m	1,300 m	5h30 – 6h30	1,615 m
18	Lancrans → Grange à Lucien	17.7 km	920 m	160 m	5h15 – 6h	1,267 m
19	Grange à Lucien → Chalet d'Arvière	19.8 km	440 m	500 m	5h15 – 6h15	1,342 m
20	Chalet d'Arvière → Culoz	17.7 km	390 m	1,250 m	5h30 – 6h15	1,525 m

Our stage plan aims for days of around 6h of actual walking and always stops where you can sleep. Nothing stops you from combining or splitting stages: all the accommodation is listed.

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