🥾 Via Alpina - Red Trail: Refuge de Moëde-Anterne » La Flégère
High-altitude alpine traverse in the Mont-Blanc massif
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in the Mont-Blanc region of the French Alps, between Chamonix and Sallanches
- Part of the Red Trail (Route Rouge), the most challenging of five Via Alpina routes
- Elevation range: approximately 1,900–2,400 metres (6,230–7,870 feet)
- Duration: 5–7 hours hiking; typically completed as a day route
This section of the Via Alpina Red Trail connects the Refuge de Moëde-Anterne to La Flégère, crossing some of the highest and most exposed terrain in the Mont-Blanc massif. The route demands solid mountain experience, good fitness, and competence with exposure and alpine conditions. It traverses high-altitude ridges and alpine meadows with commanding views of the Mont-Blanc range and the Chamonix Valley ...