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Description
Think the Alps are just for winter? Think again. This is your ultimate guide to amazing summer adventures in the mountains, whether you're exploring on foot, bike or water.
Tried and tested by the authors, local guides, professional climbers, hikers, runners and mountain bikers, Epic Alps opens the door to the most extraordinary adventures across the French Alps, all accessible through sustainable travel options.
Read on for all the Alpine know-how on:
- The best lakes for wild swimming and paddleboarding
- Breathtaking high-level bikepacking and fastpacking routes
- The best mountain biking trails, including resorts with summer lifts
- Incredible hut-to-hut multi-day hiking and running routes, making the most of the famous alpine hospitality and gourmet cuisine
- Easy scrambles and via ferrata
- Camping and wild camping locations
- Recommendations for guides, tourism organisations and websites
Detailed maps, practical information and clear difficulty gradings make it easy to choose adventures that match your ambitions, whether you're seeking a gentle introduction to the mountains or your next major challenge. Along the way, expert tips and local insights bring the region to life, while stunning photography captures the dramatic beauty of the Alpine landscape.
Whether you're looking for a weekend escape or a season-long expedition, Epic Alps is the indispensable companion for discovering spectacular routes, hidden gems and unforgettable adventures in one of the world's greatest mountain landscapes.
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- All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order
Table of Contents
1 Chablais and Haut-Giffre
Tour du Haut-Giffre
Portes du Soleil
Le Grand Piton (Salève Range)
Pic Boré and Pic des Mémises loop
Mont Forchat
Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval – Le Bout du Monde
Le Tour des Fiz
Samoëns and Grand Massif mountain bike trails
Via Ferrata du Mont
Col de Bretolet bird migration route
2 Chamonix and the Mont Blanc Massif
Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB)
The Walker's Haute Route – Chamonix to Zermatt
Summiting Mont Blanc (Goûter Route)
Belle au Bois canyon
Curalla Via Ferrata
Grand Balcon Sud
Chamonix Vertical Kilometre (VK)
Mont Buet
Aiguillette des Posettes
Le Tour and Vallorcine MTB
3 Bauges Massif and Lac d'Annecy
Tour de la Résistance – Alpine Gravel Bikepacking Loop
Swim or paddleboard on Lake Annecy
Mont Veyrier and Mont Baron
Canyon Pont du Diable
La Tournette from Chalet de l'Aulp
Chaos du Chéran walk and swim
Mont Trélod, Bauges massif
Via Ferrata Jules Carret
4 Beaufortain and Haute Tarentaise
Tour du Beaufortain
Alpine road cycling
Mountain biking Tarentaise Valley
Roc du Vent Via Ferrata
Les 3 Vallées MTB trails
Roche Parstire, Lac de Saint-Guerin and Cuvy loop
Col de la Loze – traffic-free road bike climb
Kayak in the Isère
5 Vanoise and Haute Maurienne
Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Hikes from refuge Le Petit Mont Cenis
Aiguille de la Grande Sassière
Grand Cocor from Col de la Galise
The Via Ferrata Roc de la Tovière
Fort de la Turra and Pas de la Beccia walk
Via ferrata du Diable
Écot canyon
Grand Méan glacial lake hike
6 Chartreuse and the Belldonne Alps
GR 738 High Crossing of Belledonne
The crossing of Chartreuse
Petit tour des Sept Laux
Chamechaude
Passage de l'Aulp du Seuil
Raidlight Experience Trail
The Chartreuse Trilogy
Col de la Charmette
7 The Vercors
Crossing the Vercors on foot
MTB The Chemin du Soleil
Col de Rousset and Col de la Bataille road bike loop
Mont Aiguille circuit trek
The Pic Saint-Michel and le Col de l'Arc
The Furon Gorges canyoning
The Grand Veymont
Cirque de Combe Laval
Around the plateau d'Ambel
8 Oisans region and the Écrins Massif
GR54 Tour of the Oisans and Écrins
Road bike Alpe d'Huez, the Galibier, the Croix de Fer
Climb the Barre des Écrins
Mont Thabor
GRP Tour du Mont Thabor
Ride the Mega course
Gravel bike routes
Roche Courbe by the Grand Journal
Kayaking down the Durance river
Via ferrata des Gorges de la Durance
Fournel Canyon
The Aiguille Rouge from the Col de l'Echelle
Tour of the Chabrières Needles
Briançon valley MTB trails
White water rafting Guil gorges
9 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
GRP Des Baronnies Provençales
Refuges d'Art
TransVerdon MTB bikepacking
Road Bike Col de la Cayolle, Col d'Allos and Col des Champs
Route de Sel
Tête de Viraysse fort walk
Le Rocher du Saint-Julien Via Ferrata
Roche Courbe, Le Signal and Le Veyou from the Auberge des Dauphins
Mont Chaberton
L'Agra et le Montdenier
Le Pic de Morgon via Pierre Arnoux
10 Mercantour Alps
GR52 crossing the Mercantour National Park
Lac du Lauzanier
Every way up the Cime de la Bonette
Mont Pelat
Valberg MTB trails
La Roche de l'Abisse and les Forts du Col de Tende
Baus de la Frema via ferrata
Col de Cayolle Circuit des Lacs
11 Epic Adventures
GR5 hike – Geneva to Nice
Road Bike North to South traverse of the Western Alps
Route des Grandes Alpes Gravel
Resources
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 10 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781844867066 |
| Imprint | Conway |
| Illustrations | Colour photography and mapping throughout |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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