Hikes near Nax
Nax (1254 m) sits in Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 29 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 365 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.9 km to 103.6 km, the longest being Chemin des Bisses. 29 of them record their elevation gain, between 51 m and 6131 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 29
- Total marked distance
- 365 km
- Shortest route
- 3.9 km
- Longest route
- 103.6 km
- Elevation gain
- 51–6131 m (on 29 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 10 trails
- Route maps available
- on 29 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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03-Chemin du Vignoble
From Sion to Venthône
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00-Tour pédestre du Val d'Hérens
The route descends from the Cabane des Becs de Bosson at 2985 m — renovated in 2012 and perched below the 3149 m summit with panoramic views of Valais 4000-metre peaks — through the wild and remote Vallon de Réchy. It finishes at Nax, known as the "Balcony of the Sky" for its elevated position.
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06-Tour pédestre du Val d'Hérens
From Nax to Sion gare
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05-Chemin des Bisses
This stage of the seven-day Suonenweg follows two historic irrigation channels — the Bisse de St-Martin and the Bisse de Tsa Crêta — built centuries ago by Valais farmers to water their fields, finishing at the traditional Walliser village of Nax at 1268 m.
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05-Tour pédestre du Val d'Hérens
The five-stage loop threads through the Val d'Hérens and Val d'Anniviers, passing through the wild Vallon de Réchy and reaching the Cabane des Becs de Bosson at 2985 m, a renovated mountain hut with panoramic views of numerous 4000-metre peaks. The final stage descends to Nax, known as the "Balcony of the Sky" for its elevated position.
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06-Chemin des Bisses
From Nax centre (Arrêt de bus) to Vercorin
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04-Chemin des Bisses
The fifth segment of the Chemin des Bisses runs from St-Martin to Nax, tracing the course of ancient irrigation canals through a landscape of mixed forests, spectacular mountain peaks, and the constant murmur of water channelled through centuries-old bisses. These ingenious waterways, built by Valais farmers to carry water to their fields, thread through a varied flora and carry with them a deep layer of regional history.
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Chemin de la Foire
Correspond plus ou moins à la route prise par les habitants de Mase pour se rendre à la foire sur la place de la Planta (Sion) pour vendre leur produits et bétail. Les premières voitures qui se sont rendues au village ont aussi utilisé cette route.
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Chemin du Grand Bisse de Vex
A historic irrigation channel — the "bisse" — runs beside you through dense larch and spruce forest, its quiet broken only by sudden open views across the wide valley floor to the mountain world beyond. Tiny glades and secluded picnic spots punctuate the mostly wide path through this idyllic region above the valley.
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Mayens de Réchy-Brie
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Bisse de lens
From Chermignon d'en bas (Chermignon Diogne arrête de bus) to des Barmes
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Bisse de Bitailla
The Bisse de Bitailla, first documented in 1307, leads through the Vallo de la Sionne from the water intake at Les Évouettes to St-Romain, following a channel that runs alternately enclosed and open through the landscape via Saxonne. One of the few bisses in Valais to carry water year-round, the route follows the "Chemin des papillons" and the Tour du Gô markings along this ancient irrigation channel.
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Bisse de Savièse (Torrent-Neuf)
From Buvette à Brac to P2 Bisse du Torrent neuf
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Bisse de Savièse (Torrent-Neuf)
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Bisse d'Ayent
From Lac de Rawil to Chemin bisse de Bitailla
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Chemin des Bisses: Saint-Martin - Nax
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Chemin du vignoble: 5 - Venthône
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Chemin d’Ossona
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Chemin des Bisses: Nax - Vercorin
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Bisses de Lentine et de Mont d'Orge
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Chemin des Bisses: Veysonnaz - Saint-Martin
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Chemin du Vallon de Réchy
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Grand Bisse d'Ayent
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Becs de Bosson - Evolène
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Chemin des Bisses: 40 - Veysonnaz
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Chemin du Vignoble
From Martigny to Leuk
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Chemin des Bisses
From Martigny (Col des Planches) to Grimentz
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Chemin du Vallon de Réchy
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Bisse de la Tsandra
From Auberge de Zanfleuron to Aven, village (Arrète de bus)
More hiking near Nax
Other walking bases within 40 km of Nax, each with its own trail list:
- Nax - Mont Noble, Valais (Wallis) — 31 trails, 3.4 km away
- Thyon, Valais (Wallis) — 25 trails, 6.8 km away
- Veysonnaz, Valais (Wallis) — 30 trails, 7.8 km away
- Anzère, Valais (Wallis) — 23 trails, 7.9 km away
- Vercorin, Valais (Wallis) — 28 trails, 8.5 km away
- Crans-Montana (Crans Montana), Valais (Wallis) — 28 trails, 10.2 km away