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In early June 2023 I flew into Geneva, picked up an ice axe, took the train to Saint-Maurice in the Rhône valley and hiked the Tour des Dents du Midi in Valais, Switzerland: a loop around the Dents du Midi from Saint-Maurice, up to the Auberge de Chindonne, along the high meadows past Anthème to the Refuge de Bonavau above Champéry, over the snowy Col de Susanfe to Lac de Salanfe, over the Col du Jorat and down through Mex back to Saint-Maurice. It's the trip from my film Hiking 50 miles on the Dents du Midi in Switzerland.
Kraig Adams
Effort at this pace: Hard · about 11 mi (17 km) and 3,049 ft (929 m) of climbing a day over 4 days, up to 8,182 ft (2,494 m). Our grade for the days given, worked out from distance, climbing and altitude a day; it isn't the trail's usual difficulty rating (under Basics) and doesn't rate exposure, terrain or weather.
From Kraig Adams's GPS recording and guide.
From Kraig Adams's GPS
Elevation1,348–7,959 ft52.7 mi
From Kraig Adams's GPS. Terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles (EU-DEM, SRTM) on AWS · Glaciers, rivers & lakes © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Hiking 50 miles on the Dents du Midi in Switzerland
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Half board CHF 72 to 85 a night per person in the huts, plus picnic…
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Hiking 50 miles on the Dents du Midi in Switzerland
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Typical: 4 walking days, 3 nights in huts and a guesthouse (the hike's facts).
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The official site says two, three or four days. My loop took three days from Saint-Maurice, with a last day of 17.9 miles; four days with a bed every night is the comfortable version.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.
It's a little bougie and expensive to hike in Switzerland. Half board in the huts was CHF 72 to 85 a night in 2026. My receipts are in What I paid.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.
Officially June to October, depending on the snow. I walked June 2 to 5, 2023, with snow on the high pass.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.
The official tour is 46 km (about 28.6 miles) with about 3,350 m of climbing. I walked it from Saint-Maurice in the Rhône valley, which adds the climbs from the valley: 42.5 miles (68.3 km) and about 12,200 ft (3,720 m) up on my GPS, June 3 to 5, 2023.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.
In huts and mountain inns: the Auberge de Chindonne, the Cabane d'Anthème, the Refuge de Bonavau, the Auberge de Salanfe and the Auberge de l'Armailli in Mex. Half board was CHF 72 to 85 a night in 2026. The Cabane de Susanfe is closed for nights in 2027 while it is rebuilt. Book each one directly.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.
The official site says June to October, depending on the snow. The Col de Susanfe (2,494 m) holds snow into summer; the official advice is crampons and an ice axe while it is snowy. I crossed it on June 5 with microspikes and an ice axe.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.
By train to Saint-Maurice: in 2026 a direct train from Geneva Airport took 1 hour 35 minutes. PostBus lines run from Saint-Maurice to Vérossaz and Mex, and the regional train runs to Champéry.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.
Wild camping is generally banned in Switzerland, and camping and bivouac are banned in the communes of Champéry and Val-d'Illiez. There is no official campsite on the tour. The Auberge de l'Armailli in Mex allows a bivouac beside the inn.
From Kraig Adams's trip and guide.