Mountain bike tours

Champex Bike

Champex-Lac

-4/2°

The holiday resort with its lake and traditional wooden chalets is rightly also called the "Little Canada of Switzerland".

Difficulty

Easy

Length

10.27 km

Duration

1:00 h

Description

You start the route in the village centre of Champex-Lac at 1470 meters altitude and follow the gently ascending path up to L’Adray. From here, you enjoy a beautiful view of the lake. Then it goes downhill along the shore to Champex d'en Bas. There, you cross the bridge and climb towards Champex-Lac, where you reach the lakeshore again.

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Our favorite itineraries are part of a selection of the best routes in the region and are proposed by Valais/Wallis Promotion to best meet the expectations of our guests.

Turn-by-turn directions

The route begins in the village of Champex, nestled by a magical alpine lake. After a few meters, you ride along the lake and can admire the Grand Combin reflected in it. The summit rises over 4400 meters high. For the easy ascent to L'Adray, you are rewarded with a unique view of the lake and the village. Continue riding along the river and get to know the other two villages in the holiday area, Champex d'en Haut and Champex d'en Bas. Then the route leads you uphill through a magnificent larch forest and then back down towards the lake. Now take the forest path on the other side of the village and reach the northern side of the mountain lake. The route passes along a marsh. This is part of a nationally important scenic protected area and is home to many rare animal and plant species.

Start

Champex-Lac (1467m)

Destination

Champex-Lac (1467m)

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Author's recommendation

Visit the Flore-Alpe botanical garden and discover the native plants and alpine herbs of Valais.

Technical information

Altitude

1586m

1341m

Ascent

+297m

Descent

-297m

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Best time of the year

Public transport

Take the Simplon line to Martigny and from there the train to Martigny-Orsières, changing in Sembrancher. From Orsières you reach Champex-Lac by bus. Remember to reserve a spot on the SBB Mobile app or on sbb.ch.

Approach

Drive on the A9/E62 to Martigny and then on the road to the Great St Bernard to Orsières. Follow the signs there and turn right towards Champex-Lac.

Parking

Parking is available at the village entrance (artillery fortress), at the village exit (parking lot of the mountain railways), or some parking spaces in the centre of Champex-Lac.