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
This breathtaking ridge hike scrambles up to the summit of the Croix de Culet, just above the cable car arrival station, offering a bird’s-eye view over Champéry and the Dents du Midi.
Arête des Esserts
HardChampéry
02h404.8 km972 m49 m
At the foot of the Dents Blanches, Barme is a bucolic alpine valley where placid herds of livestock graze in meadows strewn with erratic blocks of white limestone. Countless alpine creatures make their homes in the valley’s steep, forested hillsides.
Barme
ModerateChampéry
03h158.4 km634 m634 m
The Cantine Sur Cou, perched on a grassy outcropping just above the village, offers panoramic views of the Dents du Midi.
Champéry – Chavalet – Sur Cou – Ayerne – Champéry
ModerateChampéry
02h407.4 km471 m471 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.
Chemin des Planètes (Vallon de They)
EasyMorgins
02h158.1 km220 m220 m
The name of this gentle, picturesque path translates to the ‘Baby Buggy Trail’.
Chemin des Poussettes
EasyChampéry
01h003.8 km115 m115 m
Rising between Les Crosets and Champoussin, this promontory is a piece of alpine paradise with spectacular views over the Illiez Valley, the Dents du Midi and the Vaudois Alps.
Croix de l’Aiguille
EasyChampoussin
01h505.1 km325 m325 m
This itinerary traverses flowering alpine pastures, called alpages, in search of authentic Swiss alpine terroir and tradition.
Croix-de-Culet (retour à Champéry)
ModerateChampéry
03h0010.6 km100 m1000 m
Foilleuse via Bonavau
ModerateMorgins
02h007.3 km100 m600 m
This hike from Morgins takes you to the Gîte d’alpage La Chaux for a delicious rest stop and a superb view of the Dents du Midi and the Vaud Alps.
Foilleuse via La Chaux
ModerateMorgins
03h007.6 km550 m550 m
Foilleuse via Savolaire
ModerateMorgins
01h456.6 km30 m530 m
An up-trip on the Foilleuse gondola lift takes the sting out of this hike, which offers spectacular views from ridge leading to the Pointe de l’Au, and a bucolic return through the idyllic They Valley.
Foilleuse via Tovassière
ModerateMorgins
04h0012.7 km500 m1010 m
Loop from the village of Val-d’Illiez to the magical Cascade de Frassenaye, with several glimpses of the Dents Blanches and Dents du Midi.
Frassenaye waterfall
ModerateVal-d’Illiez
03h458.6 km730 m730 m