GR5 — Modane to Larche conditions today
Thabor · Briançonnais · Queyras · Col Girardin · Savoie, Hautes-Alpes & Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Disruption reported: Neige dans les Hautes-Alpes : le col du Galibier fermé
- Improving: best day Sat 17 Oct (100)
Best day to go
Best: Sat 17 Oct (100) — Little rain on the steep valley sections — low rockfall/landslide trigger risk
What's limiting the score
Hazards & advisories
Huts, cols & altitudes
The sunny southern Alps along the Italian border: from Modane to the Refuge du Thabor, down the Clarée to Plampinet, Montgenèvre and the fortified town of Briançon, through the Queyras regional park (Brunissard, Château-Queyras, Ceillac), over the Col Girardin (the section's high point) to Maljasset in the upper Ubaye, and on to Fouillouse and Larche. Weather risk is afternoon thunderstorms, snow on the Thabor and Girardin sides early in summer, and heat on the lower stages.
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Bookings, access & safety
GR5 — Modane to Larche questions
- Is the GR5 — Modane to Larche open right now?
- No closure is currently reported in the news and official sources we monitor. The live score is 55/100 (Fair).
- When is the best time to walk the GR5 — Modane to Larche?
- Best season: late June – late September. Check hut opening dates, and expect afternoon thunderstorms in summer and snow on the high cols outside it.
- How high does the GR5 — Modane to Larche go?
- The highest point we track is Col Girardin (2,699 m). No overnight stop is above 3,000 m; the challenge is the daily climbing and weather on the cols.
- Do I need a permit or bookings for the GR5 — Modane to Larche?
- Hut and gîte bookings — Book ahead in July–August; confirm opening dates with each refuge or gîte. Rules change — confirm with the refuges and park authorities.
- Where does the avalanche level come from?
- From the official Météo-France avalanche bulletin (BRA) for the massif — or the Swiss SLF bulletin on Swiss stages — whenever one is in force (early November to early June). Otherwise the level shown is a model estimate and is labelled as such.
- How is the GR5 — Modane to Larche score calculated?
- Hourly forecasts for every waypoint, corrected to its real altitude (MET Norway Locationforecast), feed six factors: weather on the cols (wind, cold, cloud, thunderstorms), snow and avalanche danger, rain against published European landslide thresholds, trail weather, views and access. Météo-France orange/red warnings, flood vigilance and credible closure reports cap the score.
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Not an official forecast. Always follow Météo-France warnings and avalanche bulletins, préfecture and park notices and refuge guardians. Emergency: 112.
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