Mountain bike tours

E-Bike parcours 01: Champéry - Val-d'Illiez

Champéry

This easy, blue trail is a 15.3 km loop with 500 m climbing.

Difficulty

Easy

Length

15.12 km

Duration

1:45 h

Description

Starting from Champéry, head towards the neighbouring village of Val-d'Illiez, following the Vièze river partway. On the outskirts of Val-d’Illiez, you’ll start your return to Champéry by climbing towards the Frassenaye waterfall and the Cantine Les Rives restaurant—overlooking the spectacular Galerie Défago cliff hike. The loop finishes in Grand Paradis.

A variant is available to extend the route as far as Troistorrents (see piste map or GPX route below).

Turn-by-turn directions

Start

Champéry cable car parking (1050m) (1033m)

Destination

Champéry cable car parking (1050m) (1033m)

Technical information

Altitude

1238m

823m

Ascent

+560m

Descent

-560m

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Best time of the year

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Getting there
Information

Public transport

From Monthey, take the AOMC train line (Aigle - Ollon - Monthey - Champéry) and get off at the terminus, at the Champéry station/cable car.

Parking

The cable car parking lot is free in the summer.

Equipment

We recommend: bike in excellent working order, helmet, gloves and bell, clothing suitable for the weather (always carry a waterproof), food and drink. Preparing for mountain bike outings  

Safety information

Use marked bike trails and routes only, making sure you observe all signposting. Kindly close gates after passing through. Please be considerate to walkers, as well as to plants and animals. As a rule, walkers have priority. When planning, take into account participants’ fitness level and ability. All riding is at one’s own risk. Preparing for mountain bike outings  

Source

This activity is brought to you by Région Dents du Midi. Valais/Wallis Promotion is not responsible for the content provided.

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