Mountain bike tours
Tour du Mont-Blanc Bike: Vallorcine - Champex-Lac
Trient
-2/4°
The route takes you from Vallorcine to Champex-Lac. You ride through the area at the foot of Mont-Blanc between Switzerland and France.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
38.29 kmDuration
5:29 h
Description
The Trient valley has many advantages and will excite you. Explore this beautiful valley in the heart of the Mont-Blanc area, which connects the Rhone plain with the Chamonix valley. Experience magical moments on the bike. Enjoy the extraordinary panorama of the 4,810 metre high Mont-Blanc. Discover natural gorges, the Emosson dam and the site of dinosaur tracks. And not to forget, the mighty glaciers of Trient.
Turn-by-turn directions
You reach the starting point in Vallorcine with the Mont-Blanc-Express from Martigny or Chamonix. The route climbs to the valley station of the Tête de Balme chairlift. Then you cross the border. On the Swiss side, you reach the beautiful hamlet of Les Jeurs. Continue to the village of Trient, where you can visit the famous pink church. Then take the old road towards the Forclaz Pass and start the long descent to Martigny-Croix. Then the climb to Champex-Lac begins. Ride up to Les Valettes. From there, take the road to the right towards the Gorges du Durnand. It is worth stopping to visit the gorges. Then continue towards Champex-Lac.
Start
Vallorcine (1262m)
Destination
Champex-Lac (1467m)
Author's recommendation
Don’t forget to visit the pink church in Trient. Enjoy the sun terrace at the Forclaz Pass and visit the Gorges du Durnand.
Technical information
Altitude
1656m
553m
Ascent
+1667m
Descent
-1462m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
- Jan
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
Take the SBB train to Martigny. Then take the Mont-Blanc-Express from Martigny or Chamonix.
Remember to reserve a space for your mountain bike via the SBB Mobile app or on sbb.ch.
Approach
Drive on the highway to Martigny. In Martigny, park and take the Mont-Blanc-Express.
Parking
The departure and arrival points are not the same. We therefore recommend using public transport to get to the departure point. Take the Mont-Blanc-Express from Martigny.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
