Loops around the great massifs
Tour of Grand Combin
A massif less known to the general public but glaciologically spectacular: the cross-border loop crosses Valpelline and the Swiss side with passes above 2,700 m and views of Combin de Grafeneire.
Tour of Grand Combin
Valpelline (IT) + Valais (CH)
A massif less known to the general public but glaciologically spectacular: the cross-border loop crosses Valpelline and the Swiss side with passes above 2,700 m and views of Combin de Grafeneire.
~100 km, 6–8 days
4 VdA stages available
Valpelline (IT) + Valais (CH)
Route map
Official GPX tracks · use zoom and compass to explore
All stages
01E🇮🇹Stage 1
Gran Combin Tour — Stage 1: Ollomont → Rifugio Prarayer
Ollomont → Rifugio Prarayer
Climb from Ollomont to Rifugio Prarayer in Valpelline.
11 km+700 mOpen
02E🇮🇹Stage 2
Gran Combin Tour — Stage 2: Rifugio Prarayer → Colle del Gran San Bernardo
Rifugio Prarayer → Colle del Gran San Bernardo
Traverse toward Great St Bernard Pass.
14 km+500 mOpen- 03EE🇮🇹
Stage 3
Gran Combin Tour — Stage 3: Colle del Gran San Bernardo → Combin de Tsessione
Colle del Gran San Bernardo → Combin de Tsessione
Approach to the Gran Combin massif.
12 km+400 mOpen 
04EE🇮🇹Stage 4
Gran Combin Tour — Stage 4: Combin de Tsessione → Oyace
Combin de Tsessione → Oyace
Descent to Oyace closing the VdA Gran Combin loop.
14 km+100 mOpen