Nax

Hikes nearby — Nax (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around Nax, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

• 03-Chemin du Vignoble

  19.5 km · +720 m

• 00-Tour pédestre du Val d'Hérens

  14 km · +1696 m

  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.

• 06-Tour pédestre du Val d'Hérens

  8.9 km · +454 m

• 05-Chemin des Bisses

  27.4 km · +1029 m

  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.

• 05-Tour pédestre du Val d'Hérens

  12.9 km · +479 m

  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.

• 06-Chemin des Bisses

  15.9 km · +1429 m

• 04-Chemin des Bisses

  16.7 km · +1446 m

  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.

• Chemin de la Foire

  5.1 km · +1405 m

  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.

• Chemin du Grand Bisse de Vex

  4.8 km · +219 m

  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.

• Mayens de Réchy-Brie

  5.9 km · +1058 m

• Bisse de lens

  13.8 km · +1859 m

• Bisse de Bitailla

  3.9 km · +222 m

  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.

• Bisse de Savièse (Torrent-Neuf)

  6.7 km · +1611 m

• Bisse de Savièse (Torrent-Neuf)

  6.4 km · +626 m

  Construido a principios del siglo XV para transportar agua desde el río Morge, este antiguo camino de canal de irrigación exige nervios de acero: la ruta de ida y vuelta de aproximadamente 8 km cruza cuatro puentes colgantes, cada uno de unos 100 metros de longitud, serpenteando sobre pronunciados precipicios por las colinas sobre Savièse.

• Bisse d'Ayent

  11.3 km · +348 m

• Chemin des Bisses: Saint-Martin - Nax

  16.1 km · +763 m · leicht

• Chemin du vignoble: 5 - Venthône

  18.7 km · +702 m · leicht

• Chemin d’Ossona

  7.9 km · +369 m · mittel

• Chemin des Bisses: Nax - Vercorin

  16.9 km · +754 m · leicht

• Bisses de Lentine et de Mont d'Orge

  8.3 km · +51 m · leicht

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Mountain biking near Nax

• Route du Ban 2.0 km · Green

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