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Previous edition: 2008.
Contents Introduction Walking the GR5 Alpine Traverses Who Walks the GR5? Route Outline North-South/South-North Timings Waymarking GR5 Geology Alpine Flowers Alpine Wildlife Alpine Farming Pastous Language Travel to the Alps Travel Around the Alps Services on the GR5 Accommodation Food and Drink Telephones Path Conditions Alpine Weather When to Walk the GR5 Kit Check Maps Currency and Costs Emergencies Key Points Stage 1 Lac Léman to Les Houches Day 1 St Gingolph to La Chapelle d'Abondance (direct route) Day 1a Thonon-les-Bains to Chevenoz (alternative Day 1) Day 2a Chevenoz to La Chapelle d'Abondance (alternative Day 2) Day 3 La Chapelle d'Abondance to Chésery Day 4 Chésery to Samons Day 5 Samons to Refuge de Mode Anterne Day 6 Refuge de Mode Anterne to Les Houches Stage 2 Les Houches to Landry Day 7 Les Houches to Les Contamines . Day 7a Les Houches to Les Contamines (high-level route) Day 8 Les Contamines to Plan de la Lai Day 9 Plan de la Lai to Landry Stage 3 Landry to Modane GR5 Route Day 10 Landry to Refuge d'Entre-le-Lac Day 11 Refuge d'Entre-le-Lac to Val d'Isère Day 12 Val d'Isère to Bessans Day 13 Bessans to Refuge du Plan du Lac Day 14 Refuge du Plan du Lac to Le Montana Day 15 Le Montana to Modane/Fourneaux GR55 High-level route (Refuge d'Entre-le-Lac to Modane) Day 11 Refuge d'Entre-le-Lac to Refuge d'Entre Deux Eaux Day 12 Refuge d'Entre Deux Eaux to Roc de la Pêche Day 13 Roc de la Pêche to Modane/Fourneaux GR5E Low-level route (Bonneval-sur-Arc to Modane) Day 13 Bonneval-sur-Arc to Lanslevillard Day 14 Lanslevillard to Bramans Day 15 Bramans to Modane/Fourneaux Stage 4 Modane to Ceillac Day 16 Modane/Fourneaux to Refuge du Thabor Day 17 Refuge du .Thabor to Plampinet Day 17a La Vallée étroite to Plampinet (GR5B alternative) Day 18 Plampinet to Brianon Day 18a Névache to Brianon (GR5C alternative) Day 19 Brianon to Brunissard Day 20 Brunissard to Ceillac Stage 5 Ceillac to Auron Day 21 Ceillac to La Barge/Maljasset Day 22 La Barge/Maljasset to Larche Day 23 Larche to Bousieyas Day 24 Bousieyas to Auron Stage 6 Auron to Nice - GR5 Day 25 Auron to Refuge de Longon Day 26 Refuge de Longon to St Dalmas Day 27 St Dalmas to Utelle Day 28 Utelle to Aspremont Day 29 Aspremont to Nice Stage 7 St Dalmas to Garavan/Menton - GR52 Day 27 St Dalmas to Le Boréon Day 28 Le Boréon to Refuge de Nice Day 29 Refuge de Nice to Refuge des Merveilles Day 30 Refuge des Merveilles to Sospel Day 31 Sospel to Garavan/Menton Appendix 1 Route Summary - North to South Appendix 2 Route Summary .- South to North Appendix 3 Accommodation List Appendix 4 Basic French for the GR5 Appendix 5 Topographical Glossary.
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The GR5 trail : through the French Alps: Lake Geneva to Nice by Paddy Dillon. ISBN 9781849659147. Published by Cicerone in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.