Interpretive trails : in the Region Dents du Midi

Are you looking to learn more about your environment? Our educational trails will satisfy your curiosity throughout your walk. Geological formations, the history of oratories, discovering the fauna… each trail has its own theme providing a fun and enriching experience.

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14 Trails

The Antème Lakes educational trail showcases a unique ecosystem which flourishes on the shores of two limpid glacial lakes, in the protective arc of a magnificent limestone cirque.

Antème lakes trail

ModerateVal-d’Illiez

00h401.8 km100 m100 m

Set off for a tour with a cultural twist, up the valley towards Val-d’Illiez, for a quiet and relaxing walk, ideal for a family outing.

Green Culture Trail: Troistorrents – Pont de Fayot – Val-d’Illiez (Bains) – Le Pas – Troistorrents

EasyTroistorrents

01h506.8 km200 m200 m

This easy hike leapfrogs over the Vièze River in Morgins 32 times, on wooden bridges, each named after a local flower.

Morgins – Chemin des Ponts du Vallon de They (Bridges Trail)

01h304.8 km120 m120 m

Ideal for baby buggies, this paved educational trail shrinks the astronomical dimensions of our solar system down to a human scale where each small step corresponds to a giant, 1-million-kilometre leap in space.

Morgins – Chemin des Planètes (Vallon de They)

02h158.1 km220 m220 m

This pleasant 2-km ramble winds through a forest in which more than 90 trees and bushes are named.

Morgins – The Alpine Forest Trail

00h451.2 km60 m60 m

An easy walk on paved roads, this itinerary offers a glimpse of Troistorrents’ cultural heritage and a panoramic view of the Rhone Plain and surrounding mountains.

Orange Cultural Trail: Troistorrents – Croix du Nant – Chemex – Propéraz – Troistorrents

EasyTroistorrents

01h304.7 km160 m160 m

This family-friendly ramble will take you past several small stone monuments, like miniature chapels, which were built by our ancestors to implore Divine protection, or in fulfilment of a vow.

Oratory Trail | Champéry – Val-d’Illiez

02h258 km212 m212 m

This walk, up steep paths, passes by historic chalets in the upper neighbourhoods of Troistorrents Village.

Red Cultural Trail: Troistorrents – Collaire – Thiésaz – Pont Rières – Les Prés – Troistorrents

ModerateTroistorrents

02h205.3 km500 m500 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

07h1022.1 km1152 m1152 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

During this walk of over 10 km (5 km each way) starting next to the Tourist Office, you will observe several information signs all about bees and their products.

The bee trail

04h0010 km267 m267 m

Dotted with informational panels, this itinerary retraces the course and the importance of water as it flows from Champéry to Monthey along the Vièze River.

The Water Trail – Champéry to Monthey

ModerateChampéry

05h4521.3 km650 m1270 m