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Cantine de la Barmaz walks
From the Grand St-Bernard Pass to Saint-Gingolph via the Alpine Passes Trail
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105.27 mi
+35,554 ft
-42,359 ft
11 days
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (Aosta Valley)
This third section of the Chemin des cols Alpins offers magnificent panoramic views of the peaks of the Valais and French Alps. You’ll enjoy numerous panoramic viewpoints over the Combin Massif, the Mont Blanc Massif, Mont Ruan and the Dents du Midi Massif. You’ll stop off at several lakes: Lake Champex, Lake Emosson, Lake Taney and, finally, Lake Geneva.
Barme – Morgins
13.09 mi
+2,825 ft
-3,451 ft
8h 30
Difficult
Departure from Champéry (Valais)
This eighth stage will take you from La Barmaz to the village of Morgins. The start of the route follows a ridge to the Col de Cou, which marks the border with France. After a descent into the Val d’Illiez, the route alternates between footpaths and tracks until it reaches the Col des Portes du Soleil. The route continues along the Vièze de Morgins to the village of Morgins
Auberge de Salanfe – Barme
9.12 mi
+4,206 ft
-5,210 ft
7h 50
Difficult
Departure from Evionnaz (Valais)
This seventh stage will take you from the Auberge de Salanfe to La Cantine de la Barmaz. The route begins with the ascent of the Col de Susanfe, which offers magnificent views of the Dents du Midi. A pleasant descent leads to the Cabane de Susanfe, which is the perfect spot for a break. The descent continues to the Pas d’Encel, a fairly steep section secured by chains and cables. The final stretch of the route passes by the Bonavau refuge before a final short climb and then the descent into the Barme valley.
Please note that for the ascent to the Col de Susanfe between the points (3) and (4), a diversion via the Plan du Château is in place for an indefinite period.
Walks near Cantine de la Barmaz
Cantine de la Barmaz - Auberge de Salanfe
8.61 mi
+4,977 ft
-3,917 ft
7 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Champéry (Valais)
After this detour on the Tour des Dents Blanches, you will rejoin the Tour des Dents du Midi and finish at the Auberge de Salanfe. Along the route, you will come across the Sauflaz, which you will overlook at the Pas d'Encel via a passage equipped with chains. In the Vallon de Susanfe, you can admire the Ruan massif. At the Col de Susanfe, you can contemplate the Haute Cime and the Dent Jaune. Further on, you will notice the Refuge des Dents du Midi.
Auberge de Bonavau - Auberge de Salanfe
9.16 mi
+6,831 ft
-6,001 ft
7 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Champéry (Valais)
A big day with spectacular scenery. The Pas d'Encel pass is a little tricky to navigate to reach the foot of Mont Ruan. Reach Haute Cime, the highest point of the Dents du Midi at 3,257 metres, via the Col de Susanfe, then descend to the Auberge de Salanfe on the edge of the lake.
From Champéry to the Susanfe hut
4.78 mi
+4,219 ft
-823 ft
5h 50
Difficult
Departure from Champéry (Valais)
The usual route to the Susanfe hut from Campéry starts in the forest before emerging onto the Bonavau mountain pasture. Below the imposing peak of the same name, the trail climbs up a path with a few equipped sections and crosses the Pas d'Encel. The final ascent of the Susanfe valley takes place in a high mountain setting.
Croix de Culet, Col de Cou and Barme
10.92 mi
+1,312 ft
-4,259 ft
6h 10
Difficult
Departure from Champéry (Valais)
Hike starting from Croix du Culet, accessible by cable car. The signposting is particularly good at each intersection. Head towards Pas de Chavanette, then Lapisa, La Pierre, La Poya and climb up to the Col de Cou hut for a magnificent view. Then descend towards Croix d'Incrène via Arête de Berroi (truly magnificent, the most beautiful part of the route) and then towards the Barme refuge. Descend towards Champery. This is the least attractive part of the route, but there is no alternative to taking this road.
Vogealle Refuge - Bonavau Inn
7.48 mi
+3,412 ft
-4,570 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (Haute-Savoie)
Straddling the French-Swiss border, between Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval and Champéry, this marked trail takes you between alpine pastures and high mountains. The Dents Blanche pass is remarkable for its geology, with its tightly folded limestone layers. A steep descent down a rocky chimney (with cables) takes you to the Col de Bostan, on the French-Swiss border. The Pas de la Bide, a tricky passage with its famous letterbox, leads to the Brame mountain pastures and the Auberge de Bonavau.
Ascent of the Haute Cime and return to Champéry
10.07 mi
+5,023 ft
-8,419 ft
7 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Evionnaz (Valais)
Starting from the Susanfe hut, climb up to a unique viewpoint in a high mountain setting!
Refuge de Chesery - Samoens
13.81 mi
+2,080 ft
-6,129 ft
8h 10
Difficult
Departure from Abondance (Haute-Savoie)
Itinéraire de la traversée des Alpes. Départ du Chablais Suisse (Lac de Chesery) par une belle balade en balcon offrant un panorama sur le Massif des Dents Blanches et la Vallée du Giffre jusqu'au Col de Coux (frontière) pour rejoindre ensuite par une longue descente Samoens.
Cabane d'Antème - Cantine de la Barmaz
6.43 mi
+1,617 ft
-3,366 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Champéry (Valais)
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.
From the Refuge de la Golèse to the Refuge d’Anterne Alfred Wills
15.13 mi
+4,278 ft
-3,793 ft
10h 40
Difficult
Departure from Samoëns (Haute-Savoie)
This fourth stage crosses the Giffre massif to reach the Anterne Refuge, situated in a magnificent setting at the foot of the impressive Fiz cliff face. From the Refuge de la Golèse, the GR®5 descends into the Clévieux valley (south-east), passing the Chavonnes chalets and then the hamlet of Les Allamands, where it joins the road. It runs alongside the road and follows it as far as Les Moulins, where it follows the left bank of the Clévieux and crosses through Samoëns. On leaving the town, it follows the Giffre upstream, first on the right bank then the left, before leaving the river to follow its tributary, the Giffre des Fonds. The GR®5 crosses it at the Pont des Nants and again at the Pont de Sales, before climbing up to the hamlets of Fardelay and Lignon and entering the Torrent de Sales valley. At the Pleureuse waterfall, it leaves this valley to head north-east, pass the small pass of Anterne and descend to the Anterne stream before climbing up to the Anterne Refuge.
Morgins – Torgon
11.45 mi
+3,068 ft
-3,780 ft
7h 55
Difficult
Departure from Troistorrents (Valais)
This ninth stage will take you from Morgins to Torgon. The start of the route climbs towards the Col des Portes du Culet, which offers a magnificent view of the Dents du Midi. The route continues towards Portes D’Onne and then on to the Tour de Don, where you can enjoy views of the Mont Blanc massif and Lake Geneva. A fairly steep ridge then leads to the Col de la Reculaz. Alpine pastures and forests alternate during the descent towards Torgon. At Les Fignards, you’ll cross a 150-metre-long footbridge , rising to a height of 28 metres above the Avançon torrent.