Principal activity of your mountain holidays, walking and hiking are limitless in the Région Dents du Midi and the Portes du Soleil, 800 km of marked trails allow you to discover exceptional views.
Choose your itinerary from easy walks to circuits of several hours, a multitude of walking trails amongst flowered fields, conifer forests and mountain lakes…. with even the chance of seeing wild animals.
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Trails
“Les Couleurs de l’Eau” is a fascinating interpretive trail, featuring nine informational panels in the valley of They, between Morgins and the Portes du Soleil pass.
Rainbow Waters Hike
HardMorgins
05h1515.8 km830 m830 m
This lovely loop hike from Morgins takes you to the Buvette de Savolaire where you can enjoy a delicious meal and superb views of the Dents du Midi and the Vaud Alps.
Savolaire
ModerateMorgins
02h006.6 km345 m345 m
These small, stone monuments, like miniature chapels, were built by our ancestors to implore Divine protection, or in fulfilment of a vow.
Self-guided Oratories hike
HardChampéry
07h1022.1 km1152 m1152 m
This easy hike, which follows the Vièze River in the They Valley, is a bee-utiful way to spend a summer afternoon!
Sentier des abeilles (Bee trail)
EasyMorgins
02h459.8 km300 m300 m
This easy hike leapfrogs over the Vièze River in Morgins 32 times, on wooden bridges, each named after a local flower.
Sentier des Ponts (Bridge Trail)
EasyMorgins
01h304.8 km120 m120 m
Follow Séraphin the Smuggler along 4 thematic walking trails and discover the stories, secrets and a few lively anecdotes about our legendary ‘Contrabandiers’.
Smugglers’ trail : Barme – Arête de Berroi – Col de Cou – Barme
ModerateChampéry
03h159.6 km545 m545 m
Short loop from the top of the Morgins gondola to enjoy the view of the Dents du Midi mountains
Summit of La Foilleuse
ModerateMorgins
01h003 km174 m175 m
A walk along the border between Châtel and Morgins, starting at the top of the Super-Châtel cable car and descending to Morgins.
Super Châtel – Morgins
ModerateMorgins
00h017.2 km220 m500 m
Enjoy a bird’s-eye panorama of the Dents du Midi from a stunning viewpoint at the quaint Cantine Sur Coux restaurant.
Sur Cou par Rumières
EasyChampéry
02h307.6 km340 m340 m
Eye-to-eye with Dents du Midi and flanked by the Dents Blanche mountain ridge, this hike passes by a lovely covered picnic area and proceeds along a ridge which, in addition to providing gorgeous views over the entire Val d’Illiez, always offers a refreshing breeze on a hot day.
Sur Crête depuis Val-d’Illiez
ModerateVal-d’Illiez
03h308.3 km730 m730 m
This pleasant 2-km ramble winds through a forest in which more than 90 trees and bushes are named.
The Alpine Forest Trail
EasyMorgins
00h451.2 km60 m60 m
As rugged and challenging, and austerely beautiful as the untamed alpine landscape, this is our region’s ‘other’ iconic long-distance tour.
The Tour des Dents Blanches
HardChampéry
5 days47.4 km3390 m3390 m