Trient

Switzerland · Valais (Wallis) · 1303m · Score: 1.41285714285714/10
Trient — Alpine village in Switzerland

About Trient

A quiet hiker’s sanctuary on the Mont Blanc circuit, defined by its iconic pink church and proximity to the retreating Trient glacier.

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Weather and 10-day forecast for Trient

DayMin / maxSkyPrecipitationSunshine
czw., 24 wrz11 / 18 °Cpartly cloudydry5 h sun
pt., 25 wrz11 / 18 °Cclear skydry9 h sun
sob., 26 wrz13 / 21 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
niedz., 27 wrz13 / 22 °Cclear skydry11 h sun
pon., 28 wrz14 / 23 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
wt., 29 wrz13 / 24 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
śr., 30 wrz13 / 22 °Cclear skydry9 h sun
czw., 1 paź8 / 23 °Cclear skydry10 h sun
pt., 2 paź8 / 14 °Cdrizzledry11 h sun
sob., 3 paź5 / 14 °Cdrizzledry4 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-23 23:07 UTC.

Things to do in Trient

Hikes nearby — Trient (20)

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

  • Sentier des Alpages

    11.3 km · +2786 m

  • Via Alpina Stage 79: Vernayaz - Trient

    12.2 km · +1135 m

  • Via Alpina Stage 80: Trient - Champex-Lac

    14.8 km · +3202 m

  • 37-Chemin des cols alpins

    15.1 km · +3093 m

    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.

  • 36-Chemin des cols alpins

    16 km · +1189 m

  • 38-Chemin des cols alpins

    13.1 km · +2164 m

  • Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante des Grands

    9.1 km · +1536 m

    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.

  • 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.

  • Tour Du Mont Blanc - Variante de la Fenêtre d'Arpette

    10 km · +2882 m

  • Tour du Mont Blanc - Variante du Tour

    6.2 km · +1409 m

  • Tour de la Vallée du Trient

    66.3 km · +5360 m

    Pięciodniowa pętla wiodąca przez Szwajcarię i Francję, trasa obejmuje dzikie wąwozy Trento, Trège i Dailley oraz zbiorniki Salanfe i Emosson — gdzie przy brzegu wody zachowały się ślady dinozaurów — a przez cały czas panoramę zdominowane są przez lodowiec Trient i masyw Mont Blanc.

  • Gorges Mystérieuses de Tête-Noire

    3.6 km · +295 m

    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.

  • 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.

  • Bovinette > Bovine

    3.3 km · +428 m

  • Plan de l'Au > Bovine

    4.8 km · +1051 m

  • La Croix > Le Borgeaud

    3.1 km · +240 m

  • 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.

  • Chalet de Loriaz

    13.8 km · +1818 m

    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.

  • Alpenpässe-Weg: Trient - Emosson Barrage

    15.8 km · +1676 m · mittel

  • Sentier du Balcon du Mont-Blanc

    8.5 km · +882 m · leicht

See all 20 hikes near Trient

Mountain biking near Trient

  • Le Plan de l'Au 1.5 km · Blue

All MTB trails near Trient

Getting to Trient

Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.

Where to stay in Trient

94 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 121 EUR per night, median 218 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Trient page.