Sex Rouge Summit
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Circular Tour of Sex Rouge including the Summit
Walker 
18.88 km
+851 m
-1,651 m
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)
Walks near Sex Rouge Summit
Combe de Serin, Serin and return to Anzere via the Bisses
Walker 
13.13 km
+498 m
-1,299 m
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.
Vernamiège - Vercorin
Walker 
18.89 km
+1,010 m
-1,001 m
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.
Vercorin - Chalais
Walker 
12.24 km
+162 m
-972 m
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
Walker 
16.02 km
+991 m
-716 m
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
Veysonnaz - Vernamiège
Walker 
22.26 km
+1,082 m
-1,144 m
9h 25
Difficult
Departure from Veysonnaz (Valais)
The fourth day is a long stage, using a variation on the "Chemin des Bisses" trail from La Luette.
This interesting alternative in hot weather allows you to reach Vernamiège via a new trail created in 2015, "La Luette-Ossona-Les Prixes", via the Grande Combe footbridge. The elevation gain is less than on the traditional route. You will follow the large Bisse de Vex to the Mayens de Sion. You will pass through two typical villages in the Val d'Hérens: Hérémence and Euseigne.
Tour of the Val d'Anniviers and Vallon de Réchy
Walker 
104.55 km
+7,337 m
-7,827 m
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.
Les Pontis - Saint-Luc
Walker 
9.22 km
+1,145 m
-491 m
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.
Nendaz - Veysonnaz
Walker 
14.23 km
+543 m
-570 m
5h 35
Moderate
Departure from Nendaz (Valais)
Two bisses are on the agenda for this third day. Very quickly in Nendaz, you will reach the "Bisse Vieux" against the current, then after Planchouet, you will stroll along the magnificent "Grand Bisse de Vex". Opposite, the Rhône valley is often visible, and you will clearly see the Derborance and Sanetsch valleys, Mont Gond, the Wildhorn and its glacier.