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On foot · Trient valley · September 2026

From Les Marécottes to La Creusaz

The deal is simple: walk up, ride the gondola down. With the first autumn fog and a few mushrooms thrown in.

Date
September 2026
Distance
7.1 km
Elevation gain
837 m
Walking time
2 h 39 min
Gorge and Rhône valley

The route · indicative

The route

Forest, gorges and chains

The cool forest and its mist, treacherous roots, fly agarics and boletes by the path, then a canyoning river that we follow up along the hillside, in a deep, steep-sided valley.

The path gains height, the view opens up, an airy section with chains reminds us we came for a bit of adventure. At La Creusaz, above a sea of clouds, more than eight hundred metres of climbing that come more and more easily.

Path under a mossy rock
Christian in the forest
Fly agarics
Mushroom and pine cone
Wooded valley
Gorge and Rhône valley
Scree, larches and waterfall
Path in the fog
Rocks in the mist
Christian on a promontory
View above the clouds
Peaks rising from the sea of clouds