On foot · Central Valais · June 2026
Around the Grand Chavalard
From Ovronnaz, a loop around the Grand Chavalard, from Lac de Fully to hollows still holding snow at the end of June.
- Date
- June 2026
- Distance
- 15.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 938 m
- Walking time
- 4 h 50 min
The route · indicative
The south side
Balconies over the plain
Starting from Jorasse, long balcony paths above the Rhône valley, light larches and grassy slopes. The trail slips under the cliffs, crosses shale gullies and gradually reveals Lac de Fully.
The lake appears deep blue, ringed with alpenroses, the hut perched above the water. We linger, the plain kilometres below.
The way back
Snowfields and marmots
The return crosses hollows where the snow has not yet melted, sometimes tinted pink by snow algae. Alpine asters, alpenroses, marmots darting between the stones.
The last descent to Ovronnaz faces the rock towers, legs heavy and hearts light.
