GR5 GR52
GR52 Menton | map2gr05 |
The Grande Randonée GR5-GR52 links Lac Léman in Switzerland [map] with the Metinerranean coast at Menton, in the southeast corner of France. This page in Beyond gives an overview of the GR5/51 trail [map gr05] crossing the Alpes-Maritimes and the Parc National du Mercantour, from Larche to Menton.
Our Beyond photo here is the Lac de Trecolpas, a good resting place before climbing to the Pas des Ladres.
This Beyond page is an overview of the GR5-GR51 crossing the Mercantour, not a detailed trail guide for the hike. Apart from the detailed information available on the web, we advise the "Topo Guide GR5-GR51"from the FFRP (Féderation Française de la Randonnnée Pédestre), and the appropriate 1:25'000 scale IGN maps of the area (listed in the table, below).
Beyond has hiked some parts of the GR5-GR52 trails, and some of them many, many times, but we've not done the full Larche-Menton trip, so we don't have direct experience to advance to you.
GR52 Larche - Menton
| Place | Altitude | Maps | Info |
| Larche | 1697 m | 1:25k: 3538 ET (IGN) Aiguille de Chambeyron
1:50k: 3639 (IGN Orange) Larche |
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| Lauzanier Lake | 2280 m | 1:25k: 3639 OT (IGN) Haute Tinée 1
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| Boussiéyas | 1880 m | 1:25k: 3639 OT (IGN) Haute Tinée 1
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Hamlet, Gite d'etape. |
| Saint Dalmas-le-Selvage | 1480 m | 1:25k: 3639 OT (IGN) Haute Tinée 1
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Village, Gite d'etape. |
| Saint Etienne-de-Tinée | 1142 m | 1:25k: 3639 OT (IGN) Haute Tinée 1
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Small town, Gite d'etape. |
| Auron Village, Ski Station | 1600 m | 1:25k: 3640 OT (IGN) Haut Cians
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Ski station, shops. |
| Blainon Pass | 2014 m | 1:25k: 3639 OT (IGN) Haute Tinée 1
3640 OT (IGN) Haut Cians |
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| Roya | 1490 m | 1:25k: 3639 OT (IGN) Haute Tinée 1
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Gite d'etape. |
| Crousette Pass | 2480 m | 1:25k: 3640 OT (IGN) Haut Cians
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| Moulines Pass | 1981 m | 1:25k: 3640 OT (IGN) Haut Cians
3641 ET (IGN) Moyenne Tinée |
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| Vacherie de Roure | 1843 m | 1:25k: 3641 ET (IGN) Moyenne Tinée
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| Roure | 1132 m | 1:25k: 3641 ET (IGN) Moyenne Tinée
1:50k: 9 (Didier Richard) Mercantour |
Village, Gite d'etape. |
| Rimplas | 1000 m | 1:25k: 3641 OT (IGN) Moyenne Var
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Village |
| Saint Dalmas Valdeblore | 1290 m | 1:25k: 3641 ET (IGN) Moyenne Tinée
3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie |
Village, Gite d'etape. |
| Bam Pass | 2452 m | 1:25k: 3641 ET (IGN) Moyenne Tinée
3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie |
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| Salèse Pass | 2031 m | 1:25k: 3641 ET (IGN) Moyenne Tinée
3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie |
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| Boréon Falls | 1470 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
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Café-resto, Gite d'etape. |
| Pas des Ladres | 2107 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
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| Madonne de Fenestre | 1903 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
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Refuge (CAF). |
| Refuge de Nice | 2232 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
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Refuge (CAF). |
| Baisse du Basto | 2693 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
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| Refuge des Merveilles | 2111 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
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Refuge (CAF). Iron-age petroglyphs in the Vallée des Merveilles. |
| Baisse Cavaline | 2107 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
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| Pointe des Trois Communes | 2080 m | 1:25k: 3741 OT (IGN) Vallée de la Vésubie
3741 ET (IGN) Vallée de la Bévéra |
Ruined forts on the hills south. |
| Baisse de Linère | 1342 m | 1:25k: 3741 ET (IGN) Vallée de la Bévéra
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| Sospel | 354 m | 1:25k: 3741 ET (IGN) Vallée de la Bévéra
1:50k: 26 (Didier Richard) Pay d'Azur |
Small town, Gite d'etape. Nice - Cuneo train. |
| Trétore Pass | 1107 m | 1:25k: 3741 ET (IGN) Vallée de la Bévéra
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| Berceau Pass | 1148 m | 1:25k: 3742 OT (IGN) Nice-Menton
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| Menton | 16 m | 1:25k: 3742 OT (IGN) Nice-Menton
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