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Menton Rifugio "Patrick Gambino" ai Gerri di Grammondo
Elevation profile: from 15 m to 1,107 m over 9.8 km.
2
Rifugio "Patrick Gambino" ai Gerri di Grammondo Capoun
Elevation profile: from 344 m to 1,484 m over 15.2 km.
3
Capoun L'Estive du Mercantour
Elevation profile: from 1,484 m to 1,930 m over 13.7 km.
4
L'Estive du Mercantour Refuge des Merveilles
Elevation profile: from 1,752 m to 2,426 m over 13 km.
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Refuge des Merveilles Refuge de la Madone de Fenestre
Elevation profile: from 1,872 m to 2,673 m over 15.1 km.
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Refuge de la Madone de Fenestre Le Boréon
Elevation profile: from 1,527 m to 2,433 m over 12.9 km.
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Le Boréon Bivacco Jacques Guiglia
Elevation profile: from 1,516 m to 2,606 m over 13.9 km.
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Bivacco Jacques Guiglia Isola 2000
Elevation profile: from 2,126 m to 2,625 m over 16.1 km.
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Isola 2000 San Bernolfo
Elevation profile: from 1,456 m to 2,389 m over 18.2 km.
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San Bernolfo Refuge de Rabuons
Elevation profile: from 1,633 m to 2,705 m over 17.3 km.
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Refuge de Rabuons Ferrere
Elevation profile: from 1,877 m to 2,589 m over 20.8 km.
12
Ferrere Bousieyas
Elevation profile: from 1,883 m to 2,497 m over 12.1 km.
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Bousieyas Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage
Elevation profile: from 1,506 m to 2,600 m over 18.1 km.
14
Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage Refuge de Gialorgues
Elevation profile: from 1,498 m to 2,281 m over 8 km.
15
Refuge de Gialorgues Entraunes
Elevation profile: from 1,265 m to 2,513 m over 17.2 km.
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Stage table
| Stage | Route | Distance | Ascent | Descent | Walking time | High point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menton → Rifugio "Patrick Gambino" ai Gerri di Grammondo | 9.8 km | 1,380 m | 310 m | 5h30 – 6h30 | 1,107 m |
| 2 | Rifugio "Patrick Gambino" ai Gerri di Grammondo → Capoun | 15.2 km | 1,160 m | 770 m | 6h15 – 7h15 | 1,484 m |
| 3 | Capoun → L'Estive du Mercantour | 13.7 km | 680 m | 400 m | 4h15 – 5h | 1,934 m |
| 4 | L'Estive du Mercantour → Refuge des Merveilles | 13 km | 930 m | 540 m | 5h – 5h45 | 2,431 m |
| 5 | Refuge des Merveilles → Refuge de la Madone de Fenestre | 15.1 km | 1,080 m | 1,300 m | 6h45 – 8h | 2,679 m |
| 6 | Refuge de la Madone de Fenestre → Le Boréon | 12.8 km | 670 m | 1,050 m | 5h – 6h | 2,433 m |
| 7 | Le Boréon → Bivacco Jacques Guiglia | 13.9 km | 1,130 m | 250 m | 5h – 6h | 2,606 m |
| 8 | Bivacco Jacques Guiglia → Isola 2000 | 16.1 km | 760 m | 980 m | 5h30 – 6h30 | 2,625 m |
| 9 | Isola 2000 → San Bernolfo | 18.2 km | 720 m | 1,280 m | 6h15 – 7h15 | 2,389 m |
| 10 | San Bernolfo → Refuge de Rabuons | 17.2 km | 1,470 m | 590 m | 7h – 8h15 | 2,705 m |
| 11 | Refuge de Rabuons → Ferrere | 20.8 km | 740 m | 1,360 m | 6h30 – 7h45 | 2,591 m |
| 12 | Ferrere → Bousieyas | 12.1 km | 780 m | 780 m | 4h45 – 5h45 | 2,497 m |
| 13 | Bousieyas → Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage | 18 km | 800 m | 1,180 m | 6h15 – 7h15 | 2,600 m |
| 14 | Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage → Refuge de Gialorgues | 8 km | 770 m | 10 m | 3h – 3h30 | 2,281 m |
| 15 | Refuge de Gialorgues → Entraunes | 17.2 km | 280 m | 1,280 m | 5h15 – 6h | 2,516 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.