Chamonix – Les Chosalets

France · Savoie Mont Blanc · 1214m · Score: 1.35422077922078/10
Chamonix – Les Chosalets — Alpine village in France

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About Chamonix – Les Chosalets

A quiet, traditional hamlet serving as a gateway to the steep, legendary terrain of the Grands Montets and the Argentière glacier.

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Weather and 10-day forecast for Chamonix – Les Chosalets

DayMin / maxSkyPrecipitationSunshine
zo 20 sep9 / 21 °Cclear skydry9 h sun
ma 21 sep7 / 20 °Covercastdry2 h sun
di 22 sep7 / 19 °Cclear skydry11 h sun
wo 23 sep11 / 17 °Cclear skydry11 h sun
do 24 sep11 / 18 °Cpartly cloudydry6 h sun
vr 25 sep13 / 21 °Cclear skydry9 h sun
za 26 sep13 / 22 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
zo 27 sep15 / 22 °Covercastdry4 h sun
ma 28 sep10 / 22 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
di 29 sep10 / 21 °Cclear skydry12 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-20 16:07 UTC.

Things to do in Chamonix – Les Chosalets

Hikes nearby — Chamonix – Les Chosalets (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around Chamonix – Les Chosalets, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

  • Mont Buet

    9.7 km · +1760 m

    path nr.12 from Rother Wanderführer, Mont Blanc

  • Tour du Mont Blanc - Variante du Tour

    6.2 km · +1409 m

  • Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de Vallorcine

    14.3 km · +2330 m

    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.

  • Chalet du Chapeau

    6.6 km · +1171 m

    path nr.7 from Rother Wanderführer, Mont Blanc

  • Lacs Noirs

    10.2 km · +1380 m

    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.

  • Rocher des Mottets - Montenvers

    5.4 km · +1414 m

    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.

  • Chemin du Montenvers

    4.1 km · +63 m

    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.

  • GaB_TMB_S01

    10.8 km · +1448 m

    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.

  • Refuge Albert Ier

    5.3 km · +1491 m

    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.

  • Sentier des Gardes

    9.1 km · +843 m

    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.

  • Petit Balcon Sud

    13.8 km · +1390 m

    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.

  • Plan de l'Aiguille - Montenvers

    6.9 km · +643 m

    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.

  • Chemin des Diligences

    11.6 km · +634 m

    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.

  • Via Alpina Stage 80: Trient - Champex-Lac

    14.8 km · +1505 m

  • 37-Chemin des cols alpins

    15.1 km · +245 m

  • Alpenpässe-Weg: Trient - Emosson Barrage

    +1676 m · mittel

  • Aiguillette des Houches

    9 km · +196 m

  • Boucle de Pormenaz

    10.8 km · +1025 m

  • Chalet de Loriaz

    13.3 km · +676 m

  • Cirque des Fonts

    3.8 km · +54 m

See all 20 hikes near Chamonix – Les Chosalets

Mountain biking near Chamonix – Les Chosalets

  • Chamonix – Argentière – Le Petit Balcon Nord 12.0 km
  • La Grande Ourse 3.7 km · Descent
  • Chevreuils 2.4 km · Descent
  • Les Cerfs 2.3 km · Descent
  • Les Marmottes 2.1 km · Descent
  • Grande Ourse Black

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Getting to Chamonix – Les Chosalets

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Where to stay in Chamonix – Les Chosalets

200 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 100 EUR per night, median 278 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Chamonix – Les Chosalets page.