In September 2024 we hiked a section of the GR5 from Lac Leman to Landry. The route covered approximately 120 miles over 11 days of hiking.
This section of the GR5 is known as the Grand Transverse and begins in Saint Gingolph on the southern shore of Lac Leman and finishes at the Mediterranean Sea in Nice. The route traverses the full length of the French Alps.
Getting there:
We took the first Eurostar out of London at 6:30am, and arrived in Paris at ~10am. After a quick trip to the parcel sending shop we made our way to Gare du Lyon to get the TVG train to Geneve. From Geneve it took us two trains that took us around the north side of Lac Leman to get to Saint Gingolf at 6pm. After a full day of trains to get us to the French-Swiss boarder, there was nothing better than a refreshing dip in the lake.
Thanks for reading and Happy Adventuring!
