42km du Mont-Blanc Aid Station Planner
All 9 42km du Mont-Blanc checkpoints pre-loaded. Enter your goal finish time to get estimated arrival times at every aid station.
Full 42km du Mont-Blanc course data: aid stations, cutoffs, course profile
Enter a goal 42km du Mont-Blanc finish time and get estimated arrival times at every checkpoint - 42 km with around 2,540 m of climbing, with crew and drop-bag points flagged.
Turns every arrival into a clock time and every cutoff into a margin.
Terrain changes how the goal time is shared between segments, not the total. One surface everywhere cancels out.
Checkpoints (9)
Cutoff Sun 10:50
Cutoff Sun 13:35
Cutoff Sun 16:35
Cutoff Sun 18:05
42km du Mont-Blanc
Goal 7:45 · Start Sun 06:45
- Crew may meet you at
- Le Tour 13.5 km, by Sun 08:51
- Vallorcine 23.5 km, by Sun 10:59
- La Flegere 34.2 km, by Sun 13:12
- Drop bags
The organiser publishes no drop-bag service anywhere on this course.
| Checkpoint | Dist (km) | D+ (m) | Km-effort | Arrive by | Clock | Cutoff | Buffer | Leave by | Seg time | Seg pace/km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 0 | 0 | - | 0:00:00 | Sun 06:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentiere | 10.5 | +420 | 15.4 | 1:29:41 | Sun 08:14 | - | - | Sun 10:12Set by Le Tour | 1:29:41 | 8:33 |
| Le Tourlikely hiking (pace) | 13.5 | +310 | 6.4 | 2:06:51 | Sun 08:51 | Sun 10:50 | 1h58 | Sun 11:26Set by Vallorcine | 0:37:09 | 12:23 |
| Aiguillette des Posetteslikely hiking (pace) | 18.0 | +720 | 11.9 | 3:15:56 | Sun 10:00 | - | - | Sun 12:36Set by Vallorcine | 1:09:05 | 15:21 |
| Vallorcine | 23.5 | +0 | 10.2 | 4:14:51 | Sun 10:59 | Sun 13:35 | 2h35 | Sun 14:22Set by La Flegere | 0:58:55 | 10:43 |
| Bas du Plagnolet | 30.5 | +520 | 13.9 | 5:35:33 | Sun 12:20 | - | - | Sun 15:43Set by La Flegere | 1:20:42 | 11:32 |
| La Flegerelikely hiking (pace) | 34.2 | +510 | 8.9 | 6:27:13 | Sun 13:12 | Sun 16:35 | 3h23 | Sun 16:47Set by Chamonix (Finish) | 0:51:40 | 13:58 |
| Charlanon | 36.8 | +60 | 3.9 | 6:50:08 | Sun 13:35 | - | - | Sun 17:10Set by Chamonix (Finish) | 0:22:56 | 8:49 |
| Chamonix (Finish) | 42.0 | +0 | 9.5 | 7:45:00 | Sun 14:30 | Sun 18:05 | 3h35 | - | 0:54:52 | 10:33 |
Argentiere
Sun 08:14Leave by Sun 10:12Set by Le Tour
- Dist (km)
- 10.5
- D+ (m)
- +420
- Seg time
- 1:29:41
- Seg pace/km
- 8:33
Le Tourlikely hiking (pace)
Sun 08:51Cutoff Sun 10:501h58
Leave by Sun 11:26Set by Vallorcine
- Dist (km)
- 13.5
- D+ (m)
- +310
- Seg time
- 0:37:09
- Seg pace/km
- 12:23
Aiguillette des Posetteslikely hiking (pace)
Sun 10:00Leave by Sun 12:36Set by Vallorcine
- Dist (km)
- 18.0
- D+ (m)
- +720
- Seg time
- 1:09:05
- Seg pace/km
- 15:21
Vallorcine
Sun 10:59Cutoff Sun 13:352h35
Leave by Sun 14:22Set by La Flegere
- Dist (km)
- 23.5
- D+ (m)
- +0
- Seg time
- 0:58:55
- Seg pace/km
- 10:43
Bas du Plagnolet
Sun 12:20Leave by Sun 15:43Set by La Flegere
- Dist (km)
- 30.5
- D+ (m)
- +520
- Seg time
- 1:20:42
- Seg pace/km
- 11:32
La Flegerelikely hiking (pace)
Sun 13:12Cutoff Sun 16:353h23
Leave by Sun 16:47Set by Chamonix (Finish)
- Dist (km)
- 34.2
- D+ (m)
- +510
- Seg time
- 0:51:40
- Seg pace/km
- 13:58
Charlanon
Sun 13:35Leave by Sun 17:10Set by Chamonix (Finish)
- Dist (km)
- 36.8
- D+ (m)
- +60
- Seg time
- 0:22:56
- Seg pace/km
- 8:49
Chamonix (Finish)
Sun 14:30Cutoff Sun 18:053h35
- Dist (km)
- 42.0
- D+ (m)
- +0
- Seg time
- 0:54:52
- Seg pace/km
- 10:33
Highlighted rows use a pace heuristic (>12 min/km / >19 min/mi) - likely hiking by speed, not grade. The grade-based power-hike cue is ≥15% (see GAP and Incline tools). Times are distributed proportionally by km-effort.
Leave by is the latest you can start the next segment and still make every cutoff ahead of you at this pace - often set by a station further on, not this one. It does not yet subtract the time you spend stopped, so treat it as the optimistic edge.
Cutoff buffers are estimates from your goal time and published barriers. Courses and barriers change - verify against the official race guide.
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About 42km du Mont-Blanc
42km du Mont-Blanc covers 42 km with around 2,540 m of elevation gain, starting in Chamonix, France. The overall cutoff is 11 hours 20 minutes.
Crew access is allowed at Le Tour (13.5 km), Vallorcine (23.5 km) and La Flegere (34.2 km).
Checkpoint data approximate - verify against the current official race guide at marathonmontblanc.fr before your race.
The science behind km-effort pacing
Most runners build race pacing plans by dividing total distance evenly - which ignores the fact that an uphill kilometre takes far longer than a flat one. This planner uses TrailMath's enhanced km-effort model to distribute your goal time proportionally by effort, not by distance.
The km-effort formula for each segment is: distance_km + gain_m/100 + loss_m/200. This is TrailMath's extension of the standard ITRA gain-only formula (model TM1, where the descent divisor is a published convention), which adds descent cost because steep technical descents carry real eccentric load. A 5km segment with 500m of gain and 200m of loss has an effort of 5 + 5 + 1 = 11 effort-km - equivalent to running 11km flat. Time is allocated proportionally to this effort score.
Why gain and loss have asymmetric costs. Minetti et al. (2002) mapped the metabolic cost of inclined locomotion across gradients from -45% to +45%. The key findings: metabolic cost rises steeply above 15-20% uphill grade, making power hiking more energy-efficient than running on steep climbs. On descents, eccentric muscle loading (quads acting as brakes) creates its own metabolic cost - steep technical descents are far more demanding than the same gradient on a smooth fire road. The gain/100 + loss/200 asymmetry in the formula reflects this - gain is more costly per metre than loss, but loss is not free.
Power hiking threshold is flagged at segments where your computed pace exceeds 12 min/km (19 min/mile). This threshold corresponds to the crossover point where walking biomechanics become more efficient than running on steep uphill terrain. Strategic power hiking on marked segments preserves leg muscle for descents and reduces overall race time compared to running everything.
This km-effort model is the same formula used in TrailMath's training engine for load calculation (following Dan Johnston's asymmetric elevation scoring methodology), ensuring consistency between how your training load is measured and how your race effort is planned.
Minetti AE et al. (2002). Energy cost of walking and running at extreme uphill and downhill slopes. J Appl Physiol. 93(3):1039-46. Minetti AE et al. (1995). Mechanical determinants of gradient walking energetics in man. J Physiol. 481(Pt 1):235-43. ITRA. km-effort formula. International Trail Running Association. itra.run
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