Hikes near Chamonix – Brévent/Flégère
Chamonix – Brévent/Flégère (1030 m) sits in Savoie Mont Blanc, France. MR. ALPS lists 20 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 166 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.9 km to 14.3 km, the longest being Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de Vallorcine. 19 of them record their elevation gain, between 63 m and 1760 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 20
- Total marked distance
- 166 km
- Shortest route
- 3.9 km
- Longest route
- 14.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 63–1760 m (on 19 trails)
- Route maps available
- on 20 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Sentier des Gardes
A tight forest singletrack loop on the hillside above Chamonix, the Sentier des Gardes threads through mostly smooth but root- and pinecone-strewn terrain, passing through silence broken only by the occasional sound of a garbage truck in the town below. The route traverses exposed forest singletrack all the way to Plan Lachat before descending back to the start of the Chamonix Vertical Kilometer course.
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Lacs Noirs
Departing from the top of the Planpraz cable car, this route through the Réserve Naturelle des Aiguilles Rouges climbs through steep sections and névés to reach the Lacs Noirs at 2,540 m and Lac Cornu at 2,276 m. Throughout, the eyes are drawn across the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc valley to the glaciers of the Mont-Blanc massif — where the retreat of the ice is plainly visible.
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GaB_TMB_S01
This route climbs from Chamonix-Sud at 1,033 m to the Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,314 m, then continues via cable car across the Glacier des Pèlerins to the Aiguille du Midi at 3,791 m — the highest of the Chamonix needles — where a terrace delivers the closest view of Mont Blanc without climbing it.
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Petit Balcon Sud
Mostly forested and hugging the southern aspect of the Chamonix valley at around 1,200–1,300m, the Petit Balcon Sud traces a low-altitude path from Les Houches all the way to Argentière. It presents very little difficulty and is considered an ideal choice even on rainy days.
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Lac Cornu
path nr.16 from Rother Wanderführer, Mont Blanc. Duration 3.3 hours
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Rocher des Mottets - Montenvers
The route climbs through forest and switchbacks to a dramatic viewpoint above red rocks, with a splendid outlook over the Aiguilles des Drus and the Mer de Glace below. The path follows a corridor carved out in 1968 as a Vallée Blanche exit, passing the couloir d'Orthaz — where falling rocks are a live concern — before breaking out of the trees onto those vivid crimson crags.
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Chemin du Montenvers
The Chemin du Montenvers traces the Grand Balcon Nord, a high traverse delivering unbroken panoramic views of Mont Blanc, the Chamonix Aiguilles, the Aiguilles Rouges, Le Brévent, and the Chamonix Valley. The route ends at Montenvers, where the high peaks tower above the Mer de Glace glacier.
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Chalet du Chapeau
path nr.7 from Rother Wanderführer, Mont Blanc
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Plan de l'Aiguille - Montenvers
A balcony path threading beneath the sheer foothills of the Aiguilles de Chamonix, the route links Montenvers (1913 m) to Plan de l'Aiguille (2310 m) through a wild, mineral landscape while keeping Mont Blanc (4808 m) in view. Along the way, the panorama swings from the Mer de Glace and the Drus (3754 m) to the Grandes Jorasses (4208 m), with the perspective shifting abruptly as you cross from the glacier side to the Aiguilles — Charmoz, Blaitière, le Plan, l'Aiguille du Midi — and back again.
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Aiguillette des Houches
A panoramic loop through the Carlaveyron nature reserve, the Aiguillette des Houches delivers sweeping views of the Mont Blanc massif, the Aiguilles Rouges, the Fiz, and the wet meadows of Carlaveyron. The ascent winds through the Chailloux mountain pastures directly opposite the Bossons glacier, described as Europe's largest.
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Tour du Mont Blanc - Variante du Tour
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Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de Vallorcine
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Mont Buet
path nr.12 from Rother Wanderführer, Mont Blanc
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Cirque des Fonts
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Refuge Albert Ier
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Balade du Plateau d'Assy au Lac Vert
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Boucle de Pormenaz
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Chemin des Diligences
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Chalet de Loriaz
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Alpage de Commune
More hiking near Chamonix – Brévent/Flégère
Other walking bases within 40 km of Chamonix – Brévent/Flégère, each with its own trail list:
- Chamonix – Les Planards, Savoie Mont Blanc — 18 trails, 3.2 km away
- Chamonix - Aiguille du Midi, Savoie Mont Blanc — 17 trails, 3.3 km away
- Chamonix – Les Chosalets, Savoie Mont Blanc — 20 trails, 4.3 km away
- Argentière – Chamonix – Grands Montets, Savoie Mont Blanc — 20 trails, 4.8 km away
- Les Bossons, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — 9 trails, 6.7 km away
- Aiguille du Midi (Chamonix), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — 11 trails, 7.1 km away