Valais Cycling Tour: Verbier - Champéry (stage 8)

Logo Valais Cycling Tour: Verbier - Champéry (stage 8)
Logo Valais Cycling Tour: Verbier - Champéry (stage 8)
Tour data
105.47km
398 - 1,493m
Distance
2,387hm
2,792hm
Ascent
07:30h
 
Duration
Brief description

From the famous mountain resort of Verbier to the Val d'Illiez, this eighth stage takes you on a voyage of discovery, from the high mountain lake of Champex to the peaceful roads through the Rhone Valley along the banks of the Rhone River.

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Verbier, Place Centrale

Route
Verbier (1,490 m)
Verbier Village
1.3 km
Le Bry
1.4 km
Médières
2.7 km
Fontenelle-Dessus
5.4 km
Fontenelle-Dessous
5.5 km
Cotterg
7.7 km
Villette
8.1 km
Le Châble
8.5 km
Etiez
12.8 km
Sembrancher
13.7 km
Les 3 Dranses
13.7 km
Champrateu
13.9 km
Verger Biollay
13.9 km
Pré de Foire
13.9 km
Meunière des Moulins
14.0 km
Maison Blanche
14.0 km
Sommet du Biollay
14.0 km
Pontet de la Meunière
14.0 km
Maison Murith
14.0 km
Champanet
14.0 km
Pessote
14.0 km
Les Moulins
14.1 km
Poya du Pont
14.4 km
Beccaroz
14.5 km
Citerne
14.7 km
Les Rives
14.7 km
Combayon
15.2 km
Champ du Fou
15.3 km
Mermaz
15.6 km
Fontana Rossa
15.8 km
Preillet
16.2 km
Crételet
16.3 km
Sous la Chapelle
16.4 km
Devant la Chapelle
16.4 km
Chapelle de Chamoille
16.4 km
Comba
16.6 km
Chamoille (Sembrancher)
16.6 km
Vers la Piscine
16.9 km
Chamoille d'Orsières
17.4 km
Orsières
20.7 km
Le Quai de l'Ours/Hôtel Terminus
20.9 km
Som-la-Proz
22.2 km
Prassurny (1,105 m)
24.5 km
Le Biolley
25.6 km
Chez-Les-Reuses
26.0 km
Champex-Lac
30.3 km
Champex d'en bas
32.6 km
La Poya
34.7 km
Le Cocoro
35.2 km
Le Gondran
35.5 km
Les Faves
35.9 km
Le Poupro
36.3 km
Le Crêtet
36.7 km
Le Lombard
38.3 km
Durnandschluctfälle
38.9 km
Bémont
39.1 km
Café-Restaurant Les Gorges du Durnand
40.7 km
Gorges du Durnand
40.7 km
Les Valettes
41.5 km
Le Borgeaud
42.6 km
Le Brocard
43.9 km
Martigny-Croix
45.2 km
Martigny-Croix
45.8 km
Les Rappes
46.8 km
Pied du Château
47.3 km
La Fontaine
48.3 km
Le Cergneux
48.8 km
Le Sommet des Vignes
51.8 km
Les Guières
54.4 km
Martigny-Croix
54.7 km
Martigny
57.3 km
Dorénaz (450 m)
62.9 km
Miéville
63.6 km
La Balmaz
64.7 km
Evionnaz
67.5 km
La Rasse
68.3 km
Les Terreaux
73.4 km
Basilique Saint Maurice
73.7 km
Saint-Maurice (414 m)
73.8 km
Massongex (399 m)
76.5 km
Massongex (408 m)
76.7 km
Fontany
77.8 km
Les Moulins
78.5 km
Vérossaz (811 m)
82.6 km
Les Giettes
86.7 km
Monthey (430 m)
90.3 km
Le Tô
93.0 km
Cantine des Rives (1,178 m)
102.1 km
Champéry (1,050 m)
105.2 km


Best season
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Description

Leaving Verbier, you'll enjoy magnificent views of the Combins before descending towards Le Châble and then Sembrancher. Next, you'll begin your ascent, which will take you through the village of Orsières, with the path becoming steeper until you reach the idyllic lake of Champex. The route is then downhill through the Champex valley in the direction of Martigny. It’s impossible to visit the region without climbing the Petite Forclaz, one of the locations of the 2020 UCI Road World Championships. Afterwards, you'll head back into the valley along the Route de la Forclaz and then cycle in the direction of Lake Geneva. You'll then reach the Illiez Valley after a gentle climb towards Les Giettes and arrive in Champéry along a path that offers thrilling views of the impressive mountain face formed by the Dents du Midi.

Directions

Leave the Verbier resort and the Bagnes Valley, travelling in the direction of Great St. Bernard and Italy until you reach the village of Orsières. Next, discover the small village of Champex and its enchanting lake. Following a long descent, you'll reach the Rhône Valley, where you can attempt the famous Petite Forclaz climb, before arriving in the former Roman city of Martigny. Then pedal in the direction of Saint-Maurice and Lake Geneva – a gentle section giving your calf muscles a bit of a break until Massongex, where you'll face a short uphill ride towards Les Giettes. Once you've passed the village, it's a downhill ride towards the Illiez Valley, where you'll finish your journey with a climb towards Champéry. Here, breathtaking views of the Dents du Midi and La Dent Blanche await you.

Highest point
1,493 m
Endpoint

Champéry

Height profile
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Equipment

We recommend: bike in excellent working order, helmet, gloves and bell, clothing suitable for the weather (always carry a waterproof), food and drink.

Safety instructions

Strictly respect the Swiss traffic rules. Please note that you are running the tour at your own risk and all liability is refused. Please be considerate to plants and animals. For your own safety, wear an helmet every time you ride a bike.Emergency numbers: 144 Ambulance / 117 Police / 1414 Helicopter Rescue (Rega).

Tips

Enjoy a stopover by the bucolic Champex lake, after your first real ascent of the itinerary. Swimming is allowed. 

Additional information

Directions

From the autoroute E27 Martigny Grand Saint Bernard, follow signs to Grand-Saint-Bernard / Verbier until Sembrancher, then follow signs to Verbier / Le Châble.

Public transportation

Train TMR Martigny>Le Châble then gondola from Le Châble > Verbier.

Parking

This tour is one stage of the Valais Cycling tour where the finish is not at the same place as the starting point. Therefore, we recommend arriving by public transport. Otherwise there is a parking at Le Châble, follow the local park routeing to access them. 


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