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On foot · Val d'Anniviers · October 2026

Saint-Luc, Tignousa and Bella Tola

We should have stayed home preparing the big trip. But autumn was dressing the mountains in a thousand shades. We gave in.

Date
October 2026
Distance
12.1 km
Elevation gain
1,022 m
Walking time
3 h 41 min
Autumn panorama

The route · indicative

The route

Five giants opposite

We didn't know Saint-Luc, neither in winter nor in summer. The bisse first, then golden larches, blood-red bilberries, high lakes under a veiled sky and the feeling of having the mountain almost to ourselves.

A spritz on a terrace facing five giants of the Alps: Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn, Dent Blanche, Bishorn and Matterhorn. A fine mountain, fine paths, a little effort, a great panorama. Some days ask for nothing more.

The Saint-Luc bisse
Golden larch on the path
Autumn panorama
Path through red bilberries
High-altitude lake
Christian by the lake
Glaciated peaks of Anniviers
Autumn path
Blood-red bilberries
Giant seat facing the 4000ers
Autumn slope and the Matterhorn