Hikes near Trient
Trient (1303 m) sits in Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 27 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 273 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.1 km to 66.3 km, the longest being Tour de la Vallée du Trient. 27 of them record their elevation gain, between 133 m and 5360 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 27
- Total marked distance
- 273 km
- Shortest route
- 3.1 km
- Longest route
- 66.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 133–5360 m (on 27 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 7 trails
- Route maps available
- on 27 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Sentier des Alpages
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Via Alpina Stage 79: Vernayaz - Trient
From Vernayaz to Trient
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Via Alpina Stage 80: Trient - Champex-Lac
From Trient to Champex-Lac
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37-Chemin des cols alpins
A high alpine pass linking France and Switzerland, Col de Balme sits near the Sources de l'Arve amid rhododendrons and working alpine pasture, with sweeping views of the Mont Blanc range, the Chamonix valley, and the Swiss Alps.
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36-Chemin des cols alpins
From Champex-Lac to Trient
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38-Chemin des cols alpins
From Lac d'Emosson to Cabane de Salanfe
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Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante des Grands
This high-altitude variant of TMB Stage 9 breaks free of the forested Vallon Nant Noir to deliver sweeping views of the Trient glacier, climbing above the tree line to Refuge Les Grands before tracing a high traverse along the lower flanks of Les Grands Otanes (2,679m) to meet the main trail at the Col de Balme. The route begins along the historic flat balcony path of the Bisse du Trient — an ancient water channel running from the Col de la Forclaz — before ascending into this little-trodden alpine terrain.
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Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de Vallorcine
This variant of the Tour du Mont Blanc climbs through alpine meadows, conifer forests, and rocky slopes to the Col de Balme at 2,191 m, a pass straddling the French-Swiss border between the Vallée de Chamonix and the Vallée du Trient. From the top, the panorama takes in the Aiguille du Tour, the Aiguille du Chardonnet, and the Aiguille d'Argentière ranged across the Mont Blanc massif.
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Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de la Fenêtre d'Arpette
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Tour du Mont Blanc - Variante du Tour
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Tour de la Vallée du Trient
A five-day loop threading through both Switzerland and France, the route takes in the wild gorges of Trento, Trège, and Dailley alongside the reservoirs of Salanfe and Emosson — where dinosaur footprints survive near the water's edge — with the Trient Glacier and the Mont Blanc massif commanding the skyline throughout.
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Gorges Mystérieuses de Tête-Noire
Carved into the uppermost gorge of the Trient valley where the Émosson and Trient valleys converge, this self-guided route passes through dramatic rock formations including the **Temple des Nymphes** — a cave discovered on 6 August 1884, just weeks after the trail itself first opened.
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Chemin des Diligences
Opened in 1792, this historic path traces the old coach route linking Martigny and Chamonix via the Col des Montets, threading through the authentic hamlets of Vallorcine where local traditions have been faithfully kept alive.
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Bovinette > Bovine
From Bovinette to Bovine
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Plan de l'Au > Bovine
From Plan de l'Au to Bovine
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La Croix > Le Borgeaud
From La Croix to Le Borgeaud
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Refuge Albert Ier
The trail climbs to 2,702 metres above the Glacier du Tour — the only hut managed by the CAF de Chamonix reachable in summer without crossing a glacier — with views spanning the Aiguille du Tour, Aiguille du Chardonnet, and Aiguille d'Argentière. It sits on the Haute Route between Chamonix and Zermatt, making it a crossroads for day hikers drawn by the Chamonix Valley panorama and alpinists bound for serious high-mountain routes.
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Chalet de Loriaz
A relentless, steady climb through the heart of the Aiguilles Rouges leads to the Loriaz mountain pasture, where the Mont Blanc massif spreads across the horizon in exceptional panoramic views.
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Trient - Emosson Barrage
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Sentier du Balcon du Mont-Blanc
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Champex-Lac - Trient
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Alpenpässe-Weg: Emosson Barrage - Salanfe
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ViaFrancigena
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Sentier de Salanfe
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ViaFrancigena
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Chemin Rhin-Reuss-Rhône
From Disentis to St. Maurice
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Chemin des Fontaines
More hiking near Trient
Other walking bases within 40 km of Trient, each with its own trail list:
- Vallorcine, Balme, Savoie Mont Blanc — 23 trails, 5.4 km away
- Salvan, Valais (Wallis) — 28 trails, 6.2 km away
- Le Tour, Balme, Savoie Mont Blanc — 20 trails, 7 km away
- Chamonix – La Poya – Vallorcine, Savoie Mont Blanc — 22 trails, 7.4 km away
- Orsières, Valais (Wallis) — 24 trails, 8.2 km away
- Champex-Lac (Orsières), Valais (Wallis) — 26 trails, 9.8 km away