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Tour du Mont Blanc Trailhead – Torrent Towards Les Arpettes loop from Champex-Lac

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Tour du Mont Blanc Trailhead – Torrent Towards Les Arpettes loop from Champex-Lac

Hard

4.5

(6)

75

hikers

Tour du Mont Blanc Trailhead – Torrent Towards Les Arpettes loop from Champex-Lac

03:48

9.97km

510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 2.12 km for 10 m

After 7.95 km for 10 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

672 m

Camping Les Rocailles

Highlight • Rest Area

Here is a simple but very practical campsite, a stone's throw from the lake, grocery stores and other Champex-Lac stores. The setting is magnificent.

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2

868 m

Col de Champex

Highlight • Mountain Pass

3

2.22 km

Tour du Mont Blanc Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Starting arch, this is where the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) route begins (and ends).
This is the most popular start location of the Tour du Mont Blanc and even …

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4

2.35 km

Relais d'Arpette

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This is a good place to stop and spend the night. It is also listed as a stopover in some travel guides.
I'm not entirely sure, but it seemed as …

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5

2.93 km

Torrent Towards Les Arpettes

Highlight • River

6

4.98 km

View of the Snowy Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

7

5.06 km

Arpette Valley

Highlight • Natural

A quiet, wide-open high valley with meadows and a stream, which rises into a barren, wild world of moraines, scree and boulders.

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B

9.97 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.39 km

3.55 km

1.37 km

430 m

231 m

Surfaces

4.24 km

2.59 km

1.30 km

1.29 km

354 m

176 m

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Highest point (1,980 m)

Lowest point (1,470 m)

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