Walking with just a daypack is getting harder and harder, especially in the Alpes where only some of the valleys have a bus connection. Occasionally it's also possible to creatively use a skilift as most of them are open during summer for mountainbikers (and hikers).
Base camp in Châtel:
Thonon - Chévenoz
Park car in Chévenoz at the church
Bus 102 to railways station of Thonon
Walk to Chévenoz
Chévenoz - La Chapelle d'Abondance
Bus 102 from Châum;tel to Chévenoz
Walk to Refuge de Bise - stay overnight
Walk to La Chapelle d'Abondance
Bus 102 or local bus back to Châum;tel
Here's the trick ... we bought in Châtel a skipass for Portes du Soleil. Through the camping site only about 2 Euros per person per day.
La Chapelle d'Abondance - Col de Bassachaux
The day before parked the car at Col de Bassachaux
Walked to Gelopen naar Crêum;te des Rochassons
Skilift down to Plaine Dranse en continuing to Pré la Joux
Free shuttle bus back to camping site
Next day, bus 102 to La Chapelle d'Abondance
Walk to Col de Bassachaux
Car back to camping site
Crête des Rochassons - Samoëns
The day before parked car in Samoëns
Bus 94 to Cluses
Bus 91 from Cluses to Morzine
In Morzine walk to tourist info
Free shuttle bus to Les Prodains
Telecabin to Avoriaz
Walk across Avoriaz to the other side for the skilifts
Skilifts to Les Lindarets - Crëte de Rochassons - Plaine Dranse - Pré la Joux
Free shuttle to the camping site
Next day .... free shuttle to Pré la Joux
Skilift to Plaine Dranse and Crëte des Rochassons
Walk to Refuge de la Golèse - stay overnight
Walk to Samoëns
Car back to Châtel
Base camp Samoëns
Samoëns - Salvagny
Circular walk (13km):
Samoëns - Salvagny along GR5
Back along department road
Salvagny - Le Brevent
Evening before we parked the car at railway station Cluses and returned to camping with bus 94
In the morning bus 94 to Sixt (transport on demand!)
Walk to Salvagny and further to Refuge Moëde-Anterne
Overnight in refuge
Next day, walk to summit of Le Brevent
Telecabin from Le Brevent to Chamonix (buy ticket at Planpraz as there is no ticket desk at the Brevent)
In Chamonix walk to railway station and catch train to St.Gervais-les-Bains
In St.Gervais change trains to Cluses
Car drive back to base camp
Le Brevent - Les Houches
By car from base camp to railway station Les Houches and park
Train to Chamonix
Walk through Chamonix to telecabin station and take telecabin up the Brevent
Walk to Les Houches, car back to base camp
Les Houches - Les Contamines-Montjoie
By car from base camp to railway station St.Gervais-les-Bains and park
Train to railway station Les Houches
Walk to Les Contamines
Bus 84 from Les Contamines to St.Gervais, car back to base camp
Les Contamines-Montjoie - Landry
Car parked in Les Contamines
4-days hike Les Contamins - Refuge La Balme - Refuge Plan de la Lai - Refuge La Balme-Tarentaise - Landry
From Landry by train to Chambery
In Chambery change trains to Aix-les-Bains
In Aix-les-Bains change trains to Geneva, step out in La Roche-sur-Foron
In La Roche change trains to St.Gervais-les-Bains
In St.Gervais bus 84 to Les Contamines, then car back to base camp
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