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Passerelle du Bisse du Ro walks
The Bisse du Ro, starting from Crans-Montana
Visorando Member
5.06 mi
+3,071 ft
-3,081 ft
5h 00
Easy
Departure from Icogne (Valais)
You’ll walk alongside what is probably the oldest bisse. Since 1947, as maintenance had become too dangerous, the water no longer flows through it; it has been diverted. The information boards along the path are well worth reading. The path can be quite impressive as you often follow a platform right in the middle of the cliff face, as shown in one of the photos. Of particular note is a Himalayan-style footbridge – wide but nonetheless impressive, 124 metres long – built in 2020. The route is very well secured. You can extend the walk to the Tseuzier dam and return by bus, or otherwise return via the same route.
Please note: given the terrain, the elevation gain shown is significantly overestimated. Expect around 150 metres.
Walks near Passerelle du Bisse du Ro
Combe de Serin, Serin and return to Anzere via the Bisses
8.16 mi
+1,634 ft
-4,262 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Arbaz (Valais)
Starting from the Anzere cable car station this walk follows a piste before heading uphill into an alpine pasture where the path all but disappears, this section is short as you soon pick up a better track to the Combe de Serin and a descend to the alpine pastures at Serin. You then take the waymarked paths back through the forest and beside the Bisse to Anzere. A varied and interesting walk with great views.
Circular Tour of Sex Rouge including the Summit
11.73 mi
+2,792 ft
-5,417 ft
7h 50
Difficult
Departure from Arbaz (Valais)
This walk starts in Anzere and uses the cable car to the Pas de Maimbre.
The walk takes you around the Sex Rouge and includes the short but steep ascent to the summit for the great views across the Pennine Alps. It descends to pass the Cabane de Audannes and then through the Combe des Andins to Serin. After this is uses one of the established Bisse walks to return to Anzere.
⚠️(Note in 2024 the path between point 2616m and the col at La Selle was affected by a landslide and is unsafe. This route uses a deviation set up by local mountain guides; it is marked with posts but is not yet as obvious as it will be, once it is used by many people)
Vercorin - Chalais
7.61 mi
+531 ft
-3,189 ft
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Chalais (Canton du Valais) (Valais)
This last stage will take you back to the Rhône Valley, to the Chalais-Vercorin cable car car park.
On this downhill route, you will rejoin the Rèche. After a pretty waterfall, you will walk along the Bisse de Ricard, then cross vineyards irrigated by this canalised bisse. Back in the forest, you will once again follow this peaceful canal.
Vercorin - Grimentz
9.96 mi
+3,251 ft
-2,349 ft
7h 25
Difficult
Departure from Chalais (Canton du Valais) (Valais)
This sixth and final stage arrives in Grimentz, a beautiful village in the Val d'Anniviers. During this day, you will walk along two more bisses. First, the Bisse des Sarrasins, marked with information panels.
This bisse is not in water. The route partially follows the old bisse trail. Finally, the Bisse de Saint Jean or Grand Bisse. It was abandoned for a long time and completely restored in 2012. As you approach Grimentz, you will enjoy the snow-capped peaks at over 4,000 metres
Les Pontis - Saint-Luc
5.73 mi
+3,757 ft
-1,611 ft
5h 55
Difficult
Departure from Chalais (Canton du Valais) (Valais)
For this first stage in the Val d'Anniviers, starting from Les Pontis, the trail climbs along steep, wooded slopes to reach the pretty village of Chandolin. The second part of the route takes you to Saint-Luc, a traditional village and winter sports resort. Saint-Luc also has an astronomical observatory and a planetarium housed in a former 19th-century barn.
Tour of the Val d'Anniviers and Vallon de Réchy
64.89 mi
+24,088 ft
-25,725 ft
8 days
Difficult
Departure from Chalais (Canton du Valais) (Valais)
This eight-day itinerary will take you through the Val d'Anniviers, which boasts many traditional villages such as Chandolin, Saint-Luc, Zinal and Grimentz. You will stay at the Hotel Weisshorn, built in 1882 on a panoramic site at an altitude of over 2,300 metres. On the way to Zinal and then to the Cabane de Moiry, you will have the opportunity to admire the Couronne Impériale, a circle of five 4,000-metre peaks. You will also enjoy a detour into the Réchy valley, which will take you to the village of Vercorin.
Vernamiège - Vercorin
11.74 mi
+3,314 ft
-3,284 ft
8h 15
Difficult
Departure from Vernamiège (Valais)
This fifth day will take you to the charming village of Vercorin. You will once again overlook the Rhône Valley as you pass through Nax, a pretty winter sports resort. Then you will gradually enter the deep valley of Réchy. You will admire the La Rèche torrent at the bottom of the valley, then begin the pleasant and peaceful route along the Bisse de Vercorin. In Vercorin, you can marvel at the many mazots (traditional houses) built on stilts.
From Leukerbad to Lenk
23.86 mi
+9,619 ft
-10,633 ft
4 days
Difficult
Departure from Leukerbad (Valais)
A superb route starting from the spa resort of Leukerbad (canton of Valais) and ending in Lenk (canton of Bern). You will take the historic Gemmi mule track that connects these two cantons. From Schwarenbach, a former customs post that once welcomed famous personalities, you will gradually descend into the canton of Bern. You will also stop at Alpe d'Engstlige, where you can admire the famous Engstlige waterfalls. The last stage, starting from Adelboden, will take you to Lenk along the Via Alpina.
Leukerbad - Schwarenbach
5.86 mi
+4,347 ft
-2,149 ft
6h 30
Difficult
Departure from Leukerbad (Valais)
A magnificent ascent along a historic trail linking the cantons of Valais and Bern. From Leukerbad, it is difficult to guess the route that crosses this imposing wall. You will climb the Gemmipass at your own pace (900 m in 3 km) and in complete safety. At the pass and at the Gemmi Lodge, you will enjoy breathtaking views of the Valais Dom, Weisshorn, Matterhorn and Dent Blanche, all over 4,000 metres high. In the evening, you will sleep in a mountain hotel that once welcomed famous personalities such as Jules Verne, Guy de Maupassant, Pablo Picasso and even Lenin.
From the Gemmi Pass to Sunnbüel 