- Brief description
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Ascent to the Trient hut from Champex-Lac
- Difficulty
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difficult
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Champex, chairlift
- Route
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Arpette1.6 kmCabane d'Orny (2,831 m)9.9 kmCabane du Trient (3,170 m)12.0 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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A 5-hour hike with more than 1'600m of ascent through forests, meadows, screes and along the glacier to finish!
- Directions
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After a climb up to La Breya, take the path that runs along the slope (somewhat aerial on the first section). Then follow the moraine of the Orny glacier to the hut of the same name. To reach the Trient hut, the path continues along the glacier and then twists and turns on the last section. Enjoy the magnificent view of the Trient plateau and the Mont-Blanc Massif.
- Highest point
- 3,159 m
- Endpoint
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Trient hut
- Height profile
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- Equipment
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Walking shoes, sticks.
- Tips
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By taking the Breya chairlift, you will save 2 hours of walking.
- Directions
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Exit the motorway at Martigny. Follow the direction Grand-Saint-Bernard then leave the main road at Orsières and follow Champex-Lac.
It is also possible to leave the main road at Bovernier and go through Les Valettes but the road is narrow and very winding.
- Public transportation
- Parking
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Large free car park at the foot of the chairlift.
- Author
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The tour N.2 Trient hut is used by outdooractive.com provided.
General info
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Portes du Soleil
974
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Pays du Saint-Bernard
323
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Champex-Lac
104