Hiking 120 Miles Alone on the Tour Du Mont Blanc Loop

The Tour du Mont Blanc is a 120 mile loop that circles the Mont Blanc Mastiff and passes through Swiss, French and Italian Alps. Each country’s section has its own personality. The trail is well-maintained and dotted with colorful “TMB” markers. You’ll find plenty of other people on this trail, all hiking for different reasons. It’s usually impossible to tell how long someone has been hiking because the trail is a loop with technically no starting or ending point. You’ll find thru-hikers with large packs doing the entire loop, day hikers, gondola tourists, trail runners, mountain bikers, families with dogs and locals taking their morning stroll. You pass tiny villages hidden in the mountains and large bustling cities filled with tourists. The trail is dotted with Refugios and campsites where you can eat, drink and sleep. The trail is safe, filled with people willing to help you out if need be and highly developed so anyone in good health and going at their own speed can complete the full loop. I recommend the Tour du Mont Blanc Loop for anyone attempting their first 100+ mile hike because of its beauty, moderate difficulty and low danger risk. While this is a very popular and hiked trail in Europe, you can still find quiet moments of isolation between towns and on the mountain passes high away from any roads or gondolas.