Le Catogne, gîte and restaurant
- Rooms
- Meals
- Restaurant
Gîte with rooms and a restaurant at La Douay (Orsières), about 600 m off the route on the descent from Champex to Sembrancher.
Walker's Haute Route · Stage 3 of 12
Champex to Le Châble
Stage 3 of the Walker's Haute Route covers 14.1 km from Champex to Le Châble, with 334 m of ascent and 981 m of descent. The highest point is 1,490 m. Allow about 4.5 hours of walking, plus breaks.
14.1 kmdistance
334 mascent
981 mdescent
~4.5 hwalking time
moderatedifficulty
1,490 mhighest point
≈ 2.25 L
≈ 1,350 kcal
Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.
Where to sleep and eat on this stage
La Douay
Le Châble
Hôtel du Giétroz
- Rooms
- Meals
- Restaurant
- Café
- Wi-Fi
Hotel and restaurant with 14 rooms, about 200 m from the Le Châble-Verbier gondola. Open all year except 1 to 15 October; restaurant closed on Mondays from May to December; half board CHF 30.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed by the tourist office" are on an official tourism or directory listing but could not be confirmed on their own website. Most huts are staffed from mid or late June to mid or late September and fill up in July and August: book ahead, some only online. Prices in Switzerland are in Swiss francs (CHF).
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 112 (France and Switzerland) or 144 in Valais. Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Sion Hospital · Sion · 24/7 emergency
+41 27 603 46 00 · Map
Health centres
- Maison de la Santé du Grand Entremont (Sembrancher) · Sembrancher · opening hours only
+41 27 780 15 15 · Map
On or near the trail
- Shops: Le Châble
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk Champex to Le Châble with Outest
The full stage works offline in Outest, with the route, elevation, water and village points, and a trail guide you can ask about conditions and the next place to sleep.