Detailed program of the 2 days to spend a night in a refuge and discover the middle mountains.
The day before: Appointment at 6.30 pm at the guides' office where you will meet your guide.
Departure from Champel in the early afternoon. After an ascent to the forest via a nice balcony path which overlooks La Gruvaz gorges, you will reach Miage small valley and its mountain chalets. That greenery setting with its streams, where you will spend the night, stands at the feet of the imposing Dômes de Miage !
Difference in altitude of 450 m – 3-hour walking.
What a beautiful regular ascent to Col du Tricot where an imposing landscape opens up to you ! You will then get to the suspension bridge of Bionnassay glacier via a descent through the round nature of Tricot high mountain pastures ! After that nice detour you will go on going down into the forest from waterfalls to waterfalls to come back to Champel.
Difference in altitude of + 600 m / 950 m – 6-hour walking.
The day before : Appointment at 6.30 pm at the guides' office where you will meet your guide.
Departure from Champel in the early morning to get to Col du Tricot via the suspension bridge of Bionnassay glacier where a splendid view on Dômes and Miage small valley opens up to you. You will take the exposed balcony path of Source au Comte which is equipped with some cables to help you progress to Dômes de Miage. You will not forget the night spent at Plan-Glacier refuge of only about 20 beds!
Difference in height of + 1,600 m/ -100 m – 6-hour walking.
Descent to Miage high mountain pastures via Ours moraine where the blueberry tarts of the refuge will try to charm you! After the picnic you will follow a balcony path which overlooks La Gruvaz gorges to get to Champel.
Difference in altitude of + 100 m/ -1,500 m – 5-hour walking.
The elevations and walking times are approximate and may vary! The guides could be led to change the programme depending on the weather conditions, the mountains and the level of the participants.
Register either directly online, or by returning the completed 2025 registration form to us by email, dated and signed.
For further information, please contact us by e-mail or telephone on +33 (0)4 50 47 76 55 (Saint-Gervais) or +33 (0)4 50 47 10 08 (Les Contamines). We’ll be happy to guide you in the realization of your project.
Group sessions: every Wednesday from June to September.
Other dates possible for private groups.
Group sessions:
€195 per person
1 participant: €690
2 participants: €390 per person
3 participants: €295 per person
4 participants: €250 per person
5 participants: €220 per person
6 participants: €200 per person
7 participants: €185 per person
8 participants : 170€ par personne
The price includes
The price does not include
For a hiker in good physical condition, with no medical contraindication to walking in the mountains, with a backpack. Ideal first experience of itinerant hiking. Rocky and maybe even snowy surfaces are to be expected. Between 4 and 6 hours of walking per day, rocky and maybe even snowy surfaces are to be expected. Backpack with your luggage and your picknick.
10 people maximum per guide (12 for groups) for the night at Miage, and 8 people for the night at Plan Glacier.
You will be supervised by a hiking guide.
Guaranteed departure from 6 people
For any information, contact us by email or by phone at +33 (0)4 50 47 76 55 (Saint-Gervais) or at +33 (0)4 50 47 10 08 (Les Contamines). We will be able to help you in with the realization of your project.
To be covered by an insurance «assistance-repatriation» is mandatory to participate in our stays. If you do not have «assistance-repatriation» insurance, we can offer you one at the price of €10 (€5/day). We also offer optional «cancellation» insurance at the price of €24 (€12/day). This insurance does not take into account the sporting character of our stays. More information in the cancellation and assistance repatriation insurance booklets.
Appointment at 6.30 pm at the Saint-Gervais guides' office (in the tourist office of the village) where you will meet your guide. If you cannot be present, the briefing can be done by phone. More details about how to travel by public transportation can be found on our "contact" page.
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