Hello TT forum,
I will be visiting a friend in Paris in late September and was hoping to tack on an Alpine hiking trip at the end of the visit with a couple other friends. I’ve done some research into the Tour Du Mont Blanc but the timing of when I would be able to go seems to be after the mountain huts have closed (last week of September/first week of October). I'm aware that the weather could be a coin flip at this time as well. I’ve read in some other forums that it is still possible to do the trip then but you have to stay overnight in the villages along the tour.
My questions are:
- Does anyone have any experience doing this tour without staying in the mountain huts?
- What would an itinerary look like? We will have approximately 10 days to complete.
- Do you add significant time/distance on to the route by having to finish each day in a village vs. a mountain hut?
- Would you recommend a different route (such as the Haute Route to Zermatt) at this time that might have more accommodations available?
Thanks!
