GîteCH
1,634 m
Chalet « Le Dolent »
La Fouly · TMB km 96.9
A holiday house about 300 m from the center of La Fouly, on the route du Barfay, which welcomes hikers and groups all…
Elevation profile
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 kmLa Fouly 1,593 m
| Waypoint | Altitude | Km |
|---|---|---|
| La Fouly | 1,593 m | 0 km |
| Praz-de-Fort | 1,151 m | 8.2 km |
| Issert | 1,055 m | 10.2 km |
| Champex-Lac | 1,466 m | 15.3 km |
The route
This transition day follows the Drance de Ferret on a gentle gradient, through forests and meadows. You pass through Praz-de-Fort, with its wooden granaries on stilts, then Les Arlaches and Issert, villages where time seems to have stood still.
The only real challenge is the final climb, wooded and shady, up to Champex-Lac. The resort, set on the shore of a mountain lake, is the perfect place to catch your breath: swimming in summer, rowing boat hire, grocery shops, restaurants and an alpine botanical garden.
As the stage is short, many hikers take the opportunity to arrive early, do their laundry and get ready for the next, more demanding stage.
Practical tips
- Since July 11, 2026, the trail has been diverted between Prayon and Branche because of rockfall: follow the new waymarking, as the old route is off-limits.
- You can take the La Fouly – Orsières – Champex bus to save a day.
- Champex has small supermarkets: ideal for restocking on food.
- Decide this evening between Bovine and the Fenêtre d'Arpette, depending on the next day's weather.
Stage map
Where to stay on stage 7?
Accommodation along the stage, at the finish or on its variants, in walking order.
La Fouly 6 places to stay
InnCH
1,620 m
Auberge Maya-Joie
La Fouly · TMB km 97.1
An inn with 45 places about 200 m above the La Fouly bus stop, facing Mont Dolent, with twin rooms and dormitories…
InnCH
1,600 m
Auberge des Glaciers
La Fouly · TMB km 97.3
A family-run inn at the foot of the La Fouly ski slopes, whose large terrace looks out over the A Neuve and Dolent…
HotelCH
1,600 m
Hôtel Edelweiss
La Fouly · TMB km 97.4
A three-star hotel in the center of La Fouly, just opposite the bus stop, with some twenty rooms and six-bed…
GîteCH
1,600 m
La Fouly Lodge (ex-Gîte de la Fouly)
La Fouly · TMB km 97.4
The former Gîte de la Fouly has been taken over by new owners and renamed La Fouly Lodge. In the heart of the village…
CampgroundCH
1,590 m
Camping des Glaciers
La Fouly · TMB km 97.9
A four-star campground at the place called Tsamodet, a few minutes' walk from the center of La Fouly. TMB hikers can…
Praz-de-Fort and Issert 1 place to stay
B&BCH
1,113 m
Croquenature – chambres d'hôtes
Les Arlaches · TMB km 106.4
B&B rooms in a restored former barn and stable dating from 1715, in the heart of the hamlet of Les Arlaches, which the…
Champex-Lac 11 places to stay
HotelCH
1,472 m
Hôtel Splendide
Champex-Lac · TMB km 111.5
A three-star Belle Époque-style hotel opened in 1938 and run for four generations by the same family, on the heights…
HotelCHbuilding works
1,470 m
Hôtel-Restaurant Le Belvédère
Champex-Lac · TMB km 111.5
A small chalet-style hotel-restaurant on the route du Signal, a few hundred meters from the lake. According to the…
HotelCH
1,478 m
Hôtel Alpina
Champex-Lac · TMB km 111.6
A small three-star hotel on the route du Signal, above the village, with balcony rooms facing the mountains. The…
HotelCH
1,473 m
Hôtel Mont-Lac
Champex-Lac · TMB km 111.8
A chalet-style hotel on the lakeshore, whose guests enjoy a free indoor pool and sauna. The rooms look out over the…
InnCH
1,468 m
Auberge Le Rendez-Vous
Champex-Lac · TMB km 112.2
An inn completely renovated and reopened at the end of May 2025, right at the water's edge on Lake Champex. It has…
HotelCH
1,468 m
Au Club Alpin
Champex-Lac · TMB km 112.3
A former lakeside address rebuilt as a boutique hotel with six rooms and two suites, a spa and a gourmet restaurant…
HotelCH
1,469 m
Hôtel-Restaurant Au Vieux-Champex
Champex-Lac · TMB km 112.3
A hotel-restaurant on the lakeshore that rents apartments with a bedroom, living room, kitchenette and private terrace…
B&BCH
1,468 m
Le Cabanon (B&B)
Champex-Lac · TMB km 112.3
A lakeside café-restaurant that rents four rooms on a bed & breakfast basis. A simple solution for sleeping in the…
HotelCH
1,472 m
Hôtel du Glacier
Champex-Lac · TMB km 112.5
A three-star hotel run by the Biselx family for five generations, on the shore of Lake Champex, whose origins go back…
GîteCH
1,467 m
Pension en Plein Air
Champex-Lac · TMB km 112.6
A large guesthouse for hikers on Champex's main road, about 200 m from the lake and right on the TMB route. With more…
CampgroundCH
1,480 m
Camping Les Rocailles
Champex-Lac · TMB km 112.9
A campground on grassy terraces to the west of the village of Champex-Lac, a few minutes from the lake. The pitches…
Orsières 3 places to stay
GîteCHoff route
883 m
Gîte Accueil St-Bernard
Orsières
A small reception gîte next to the church in Orsières, on the Via Francigena, open to pilgrims and hikers alike from…
HotelCHoff route
890 m
Hôtel de l'Union
Orsières
A hotel-restaurant in the center of Orsières, four minutes' walk from the station, whose rooms have a balcony with…
HotelCHoff route
900 m
Hôtel Terminus
Orsières
A hotel in front of Orsières station, the terminus of the railway line from Martigny and the departure point for buses…
Val d'Arpette 5 places to stay
CampgroundCHvariant
1,627 m
©Camping du Val d'Arpette
Val d'Arpette (Champex d'Arpette) · TMB km 113.9
A natural campground attached to the Relais d'Arpette, between a mountain stream and forest, at the start of the…
InnCHvariant
1,627 m
Relais d'Arpette
Val d'Arpette (Champex d'Arpette) · TMB km 113.9
A large mountain inn at the entrance to the Val d'Arpette, half an hour's walk from Champex along the bisse, at the…
HotelCH
1,446 m
Hôtel Sunways
Champex d'en Haut (Champex valley) · TMB km 114
A hotel nestled in a large private park in the Champex valley, about ten minutes' walk from the lake, on the path…
GîteCH
1,444 m
Auberge-Gîte Bon Abri
Champex d'en Haut (Champex valley) · TMB km 114.1
An inn and gîte in the Champex valley, 1.2 km from the lake, on the paths leading towards Bovine and the Val…
GîteCH
1,443 m
Chalet La Grange (B&B La Grange)
Champex d'en Haut (Champex valley) · TMB km 114.1
A barn from the 1890s renovated in 2018, this small 14-bed gîte is in the Champex valley, about 1 km from the lake…