Tour des Muverans
4-Day Hut-to-Hut Hike in Valais & Vaud, Switzerland
Four days circling two mountains that don’t get talked about enough. Alpine pastures, rocky cols, cold lakes for the brave — and a different hut, with a different table, every night.
Closer to the mountains than you’ve been in a while.
Trip highlights
- A full loop around the Petit and Grand Muveran, changing character every day
- Huts that cook with what grows around them — the vegetable patch, the neighbour’s cow
- A refreshing dip in an alpine lake
- Wide-open views and sunset at Cabane de la Tourche
This is for you if you:
- Enjoy long days in the mountains
- Like small groups and the shared experience of a hut-to-hut hike
- Are comfortable hiking 5–7 hours per day,
with substantial ascents and descents - Are comfortable on rocky terrain and with some exposure
Departures 2027
5-8 July
2-5 August
30 August- 2 September
Small groups (4–8 people)
Price
CHF 1600 per person
Included
- Certified International Mountain Leader
- 3 nights accommodation in mountain huts
- Half-board (breakfast & dinner) + packed lunches
- Local logistics
Not included
- Travel to/from Ovronnaz
- Personal expenses, drinks and snacks
- Cable car tickets and transfers not in the programme
- Travel insurance
- Personal hiking gear
- Entry to the baths of Lavey-les-Bains
Accommodation
- Gîte de l’Alpage de Dorbon — a working farm, own garden, own cows
- Auberge de Pont de Nant — cuisine nature, mushroom rösti in season
- Cabane de la Tourche — modern hut with a view of both Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva
Huts are in shared dorms. Bring a sleeping bag liner. Dietary requests are possible with advance notice.
Meeting point & logistics
- Start: Jorasse, bottom station of the Ovronnaz cable car (Day 1 morning)
- Finish: Jorasse (Day 4 afternoon)
Ovronnaz is reachable by car or by bus from Sion or Martigny.
Programme
Day 1 — Jorasse → Dorbon
We ride up to Jorasse and set off counter-clockwise, into pastures dotted with alpine huts. The day ends at Dorbon, a farm with its own garden, its own animals, and a table that shows it — a big salad, fresh cheese, crêpes to finish.
Ascent: 882 m | Descent: 863 m | Distance: 11.29 km | Estimated hiking time: 5 hrs
Day 2 — Dorbon → Pont de Nant
A day of changing scenery, from the rugged valley above Derborence to the open pastures beyond Pas de Cheville. After a second climb, we begin the long descent towards Pont de Nant, leaving the high mountain landscape behind as we reach greener slopes and forest. Dinner at the auberge is cuisine nature: rösti with whatever mushrooms the season has offered up.
Ascent: 785 m | Descent: 1,497 m | Distance: 16.07 km | Estimated hiking time: 6 hrs 45 min
Day 3 — Pont de Nant → La Tourche
We leave Pont de Nant and climb towards La Chaux, then continue via Javerne to Cabane de la Tourche. Perched above the valley, the cabane is our home for the night and, with clear skies, a contender for the most beautiful sunset of the week.
Ascent: 1,196 m | Descent: 257 m | Distance: 10.70 km | Estimated hiking time: 5 hrs 30 min
Day 4 — La Tourche → Jorasse
Our final day takes us back through the mountain landscape towards Jorasse, completing the circuit before we return to Ovronnaz. For those who would like to linger a little longer, a visit to the thermal baths makes a relaxing finish to four days of hiking.
Ascent: 782 m | Descent: 1,014 m | Distance: 17.03 km | Estimated hiking time: 4 hrs 45 min
Hiking times are approximate and may vary depending on weather and group pace.
Last summer, Famke took me on a trek of discovery. My first steps in the mountains followed the Tour des Muverans. It was a magnificent trek with a different landscape every day, and Famke guided me along the most beautiful paths and to the best huts. With a combination of knowledge, wisdom, and humour, she taught me the basics of being in the mountains.
It was wonderful! Thank you, Fam, I’m already planning my next trip!
Roos
