Cabane d'Antème - Cantine de la Barmaz

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This stage partly follows the Tour des Dents du Midi, with a remarkable passage at the foot of the Sauflaz Gorges. As you climb back up towards Bonavau, you will switch to the Tour des Dents Blanches. The Barme Plateau is a magnificent place to contemplate these famous white teeth.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Tour of the Dents du Midi and Petits Perrons

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.43 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 1,617 ft
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    Descent: - 3,366 ft
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    Highest point: 6,677 ft
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    Lowest point: 4,803 ft
  • ⚐ Country: Switzerland
  • ⚐
    Area: Alps
  • ⚐ City: Champéry 
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    Start: N 46.165774° / E 6.904285°
  • ⚑
    End: N 46.149365° / E 6.833378°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 3528ET, 3528ETR, 3530ET, 3530ETR
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La Barmaz
Bonavau
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Description of the walk

Signposting: see practical information.
TDM signposting: Tour des Dents du Midi

(S) From the Cabane d'Antème, find the TDM near the lake. Begin the descent, ignoring the various paths to the right. After going around the Antème ridge, you will arrive at the Mettecui chalet in a hairpin bend.

(1) Facing south, continue downhill until you reach the Rossétan path.

(2) Stay on the TDM; the trail becomes flatter and curves around several streams. Pass a chalet, then head south again and begin a new descent towards the Saufla stream.

(3) Take the Belle Étoile footbridge to cross the Saufla. Heading west, return to the junction with the Tour des Dents Blanches / Alpenpässe -Weg No. 6
Alpenpässe -Weg No. 6 signpost

(4) At the intersection, leave the TDM trail that heads south and take the Alpenpässe - Weg No. 6 or TDB trail that heads north, cross two streams and reach a chalet at an altitude of 1,552 metres. Continue to the Bonavau refuge (a good place to stop for a break).

(5) Take the trail west and climb to the small pass near the Bonavau sign.

(6) Begin the descent into the Barme valley and come out onto a small road. Turn left and continue to the Cantine de Barmaz (E), your destination for the day.

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 6,663 ft - Cabane d'Antème
  2. 1 : mi 1.47 - alt. 5,833 ft - Chalet de Mettecui
  3. 2 : mi 2.02 - alt. 5,463 ft - Intersection with the Rossétan trail.
  4. 3 : mi 3.32 - alt. 4,925 ft - La Saufla - Belle Etoile footbridge.
  5. 4 : mi 3.8 - alt. 5,102 ft - Intersection of the TDM and No. 6 trails
  6. 5 : mi 4.33 - alt. 5,082 ft - Cabane de Bonavau
  7. 6 : mi 4.94 - alt. 5,856 ft - Unnamed pass at the foot of - Signal de Bonaveau
  8. E : mi 6.44 - alt. 4,915 ft - Cantine de la Barmaz

Notes

This stage of the route uses part of the Tour des Dents du Midi (TDM) trail and part of the Alpenpässe-Weg trail. On maps, including OpenStreetMap, they are marked "Tour des Dents du Midi" and "Alpenpässe-Weg". At each major junction on the TDM or Alpenpässe Weg, you will find signposts with a green sticker indicating these tours.
View the TDM sticker
View the Alpenpässe-Weg No. 6 sticker
Please also note that the Alpenpässe-Weg No. 6 merges with the Tour des Dents Blanches (TDB)

? Mountain equipment, including good shoes.
? Refreshments available at the Refuge de Bonaveau
? Stopover lodge: Cantine de Barmaz

Worth a visit

- Lake Antème.
- The north face of the Dents du Midi (Haute Cime, Dent de la Chaux, Dents de Rossétan.
- The Sauflaz Gorges
- Bonavau.
- Bonavau signal.
- The Dents Blanches massif at La Barme.

Reviews and comments

Pierre Schaller
Pierre Schaller

Hi, I haven't done the hike, but I've just had a look at the route. Greetings

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