Walk along the Dranse river from Montriond

Start from the football stadium car park.

(S/E) With your back to the road,join the dirt track that starts at the far right of the car park. Go around the secondary stadium on the right and arrive in front of a wooden bridge over the Dranse.

(1) Turn left (do not take the bridge) and follow the river on your right. At each intersection, keep right to stay as close to the river as possible. Ignore a footbridge over the Dranse and continue straight ahead. Further on, turn right towards the Pont des Dérèches.

(2) Then turn left (do not take the bridge). At the intersection after about 100 metres,take a path on the left that soon turns right and remains some distance from the river. At the next intersection, turn left and you will quickly reach another bridge.

(3) Cross the bridge, cross an island at its downstream tip and take the other bridge to reach the opposite bank.

(4) At the T-junction, turn right and follow the Dranse on your right.

(5) Ignore the bridge on the right and continue straight ahead. Walk parallel to the Dranse for a long time until you reach the sign for "Sous les Plagnettes".

(6) Turn right and take the bridge over the river.

(1) Go around the secondary football stadium on the left and return to the car park (S/E).

Alternative: for a shorter version of about 1 km, at point (2), cross the Dranse river on the bridge and rejoin the main route at point (5).

See the village of Montriond.