Day 5 - Breathtaking Alpine meadows (Dino and Helena Dell'Orletta) 
Route summary
£880.00 (2012)
7 nights
7 B&B, 6 evening meals, 6 picnics
Luggage transfers between hotels
Hard
4½ - 6 hours per day
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Chamonix and the French Alps
Le Pays du Mont Blanc
How much walking

Hours per day:  4½ - 6

A back to front walk, with some of the longer walking on days 2-4, though you can shorten days 3 and 4. There are a variety of flexible options to allow for low level/bad weather walking.
Terrain

Difficulty:  hard

This is alpine country so the views only come when you have earned them. Some stiff ascents and steep downhills. Average cumulative uphill stretches (CUSs) 600m per day, harder options. GPS referenced
Route designed by

Lizzy Ashley Cooper

Lizzy grew to love Mont Blanc and the surrounding area so much that she has made it her home. She regularly walks the paths and routes in the forests, mountain slopes and meadows, with their abundant flora and other wildlife. She is a keen ski tourer.