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#7 of 300 · Pennine Alps

Walker's Haute Route

France SwitzerlandHaute-Savoie and Valais

A demanding route from Chamonix to Zermatt across eleven passes of the Pennine Alps, linking Champex, Arolla, Zinal and the Mattertal beneath Mont Blanc, the Grand Combin, the Weisshorn and the Matterhorn, with nights in huts and villages.

Distance
180 km
Point to point
Ascent
12,000 m
High point 2,965 m
Time
13 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jul–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Chamonix
Finish: Zermatt

Route

Topographic map of Walker's Haute Route, from Chamonix to ZermattChamonixArgentièreCol de BalmeTrientChampex-LacLe ChâbleArollaLes HaudèresZinalGrubenSt. NiklausGrächenZermattStart: ChamonixFinish: Zermatt© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Chamonix
  2. Argentière
  3. Col de Balme
  4. Trient
  5. Champex-Lac
  6. Le Châble
  7. Arolla
  8. Les Haudères
  9. Zinal
  10. Gruben
  11. St. Niklaus
  12. Grächen
  13. Zermatt

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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