GR5 – DAY25, to NICE

DAY 25, ST. ANTOINE CHAPEL to NICE (airport) Ascent: 1029 m Descent: 1618 m Distance: 40 km Time on trail: 4:30 - 15:30+ The night went all wrong. It was too hot to be inside of my sleeping bag but fierce mosquitos took any chance they had to suck my blood. Hours passed by slowly. …

GR5 – DAY24, to ST.ANTOINE CHAPEL

DAY 24, ST.DALMAS to ST. ANTOINE CHAPEL (Utelle) Ascent: 1155 m Descent: 1732 m Distance: 34 km Time on trail: 5:40 - 16:40 I was eager to start the day early and climb up to the col right behind the village. The trail went through a dense forest before I saw an open col, Col …

GR5 – DAY23. to ST.DALMAS

DAY 23, REFUGE DE LONGON to ST.DALMAS Ascent: 1050 mDescent: 1675 mDistance: 27 kmTime on trail: 6:30 - 14:45I left the refuge before the others. In a nutshell the idea of the day was to cross the deep and forested Vallée de la Tinée, which runs all the way until Nice. Taste of a victory …

GR5 – DAY22, to DE LONGON

DAY 22, AURON to REFUGE DE LONGON Ascent: 1795 m Descent: 1460 m Distance: 31 km Time on trail: 5:30 - 16:40 I was excited to start the sixth and last stage of the GR5. The weather forecast promised lot of rain in the afternoon so I wanted to leave early and hoped to get …

GR5 – DAY21, to AURON

DAY 21, BOUSIEYAS to AURON Ascent: 1265 m Descent: 1535 m Distance: 26 km Time on trail: 6:00 - 14:30 I left Bousieyas very early in the morning. While climbing towards the first pass of the day, Col de Colombiere (2237m), I had my first real encounter with the pastous, the famous sheepdogs. I was …

GR5 – DAY20, to BOUSIEYAS

DAY 20, LARCHE to BOUSIEYAS Ascent: 1240 m Descent: 1035 m Distance: 21 km Time on trail: 6:00 - 13:30 After Larche my path entered the Parc National du Mercantour. Again the wild camping was strictly prohibited, as well as feeding already fat marmots. It was early in the morning and no other walkers, just …