Cross-country skiing
Piste de Champex
Champex-Lac
-2/8°
This eight kilometre trail leads through the different corners of Champex resort, starting in the marshes by the lake.
Difficulty
DifficultLength
7.54 kmDuration
2:00 h
Description
Start from the resort centre with a pretty loop through the marshes, an easy route with no change in altitude. The trail continues through a beautiful forest before reaching Champex d'en Haut.
Turn-by-turn directions
From the car park, join the track beside the lake. Turn right for a lovely loop through the marshes. Then return to the lakeside and walk alongside it to the west past a small chapel and continue through the forest as far as the ‘scout square’. From here, return along the upper road to cross the Revers ski run and climb back up to the chairlift departure point. Go under the chairlift and down the slope to the main car park. Follow the road, then leave it and take the long descent north-westwards through the forest to Champex d'en Haut. The return journey takes you first over the meadows of Champex d'en Haut, before rejoining the same route as the descent.At the entrance to the large chairlift car park, take the track to the east, then go back under the chairlift to rejoin the marshes track and the starting point.
Start
Champex-Lac, Revers car park (1467m)
Destination
Champex-Lac, Revers car park (1467m)
Author's recommendation
Candide Pralong's verdict: ‘If you're new to cross-country skiing, the Champex-Lac runs are perfect for you.
Technical information
Altitude
1502m
1397m
Ascent
+141m
Descent
-141m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
- Jan
- Feb
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
Access by public transport :
from Martigny, take the train to Sembrancher then Orsières. Then take the bus to Champex-Lac. Check timetables at www.sbb.ch/en
Approach
Leave the motorway at Martigny, at junction 22-Gd-St-Bernard, then follow the E27 towards Chamonix/Gd-St-Bernard/Verbier/Martigny-Expo. On leaving the bypass tunnel, follow signs for Grand-Saint-Bernard/Italie, then leave the main road at Orsières and follow signs for Champex-Lac.
Parking
Free car park (le Revers) at the bottom of the ski run/cross-country track.
Source
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