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Pick your stages and party size — get totals, hut costs, a day-by-day plan, and a booking checklist in the order the huts actually sell out. The plan lives in the URL, so copy the address to share it.

Days
10
Distance
159.7 km
Total climb
23,870 m
Hiking time
67h30

Verified hut nights: CHF 346 per person half-board (≈ CHF 692 for 2) — plus 6 nights in village accommodation, priced separately.

Day by day

  1. 1
    Stage 1: Argentière → Chalet des Grands
    11.5 km · 5h · 1,200 m↑ · Col de Balme
    🛏 Village stay in Chalet des Grands — Chalet des Grands or Refuge du Col de Balme (details)
  2. 2
    Stage 2: Chalet des Grands → Champex-Lac
    15 km · 7h · 3,000 m↑ · Fenêtre d'Arpette (2665 m)
    🛏 Village stay in Champex-Lac — Pension en Plein Air or Hôtel Splendide (details)
  3. 3
    Stage 3: Champex → Cabane de Mille
    14.7 km · 7h15 · 2,860 m↑ · Orsières; Mont Brûlé / Col de Mille area
    🛏 Cabane de Mille — CHF 78 pp half-board
  4. 4
    Stage 4: Cabane de Mille → Cabane de Louvie
    21.4 km · 8h15 · 2,860 m↑ · Cabane Brunet; Corbassière suspension bridge; Fionnay
    🛏 Cabane de Louvie — CHF 79 pp half-board
  5. 5
    Stage 5: Cabane de Louvie → Cabane de Prafleuri
    10.6 km · 6h30 · 1,800 m↑ · Col de Louvie (2921 m); Col de Prafleuri (2965 m)
    🛏 Cabane de Prafleuri — CHF 80 pp half-board
  6. 6
    Stage 6: Cabane de Prafleuri → Arolla
    18 km · 6h · 2,200 m↑ · Pas de Chèvres
    🛏 Village stay in Arolla — Hôtel de La Sage (details)
  7. 7
    Stage 7: La Sage → Cabane de Moiry
    15 km · 6h · 2,200 m↑ · Col du Tsaté / Moiry hut climb
    🛏 Cabane de Moiry — CHF 109 pp half-board
  8. 8
    Stage 8: Cabane de Moiry → Zinal
    19.5 km · 7h · 2,450 m↑ · Corne / Col de Sorebois
    🛏 Village stay in Zinal — book independently (guide in progress)
  9. 9
    Stage 9: Zinal → Gruben
    17 km · 7h · 2,300 m↑ · Forcletta pass
    🛏 Village stay in Gruben — book independently (guide in progress)
  10. 10
    Stage 10: Gruben → Zermatt
    17 km · 7h30 · 3,000 m↑ · Augstbordpass (~2900 m)
    🛏 Village stay in Zermatt — book independently (guide in progress)

Booking checklist

Book in this order — it starts with the huts that fill first.

  1. 1.Cabane de Prafleurinight after stage 5⏰ fills firstBook →
  2. 2.Cabane de Moirynight after stage 7Book →
  3. 3.Cabane de Louvienight after stage 4Book →
  4. 4.Cabane de Millenight after stage 3Book →

Cancellation: all four huts allow free changes until roughly 48 hours before arrival; after that you may be charged in full. Details on the huts page.