Au Club Alpin
- Rooms
- Meals
- Restaurant
- Listed by the tourist office — call first
Rebuilt boutique hotel by the lake in Champex-Lac with 6 rooms and 2 suites (no dormitories mentioned).
Tour du Mont Blanc · Stage 7 of 11
La Fouly to Champex
Stage 7 of the Tour du Mont Blanc covers 14.9 km from La Fouly to Champex, with 677 m of ascent and 811 m of descent. The highest point is 1,605 m. Allow about 5 hours of walking, plus breaks.
14.9 kmdistance
677 mascent
811 mdescent
~5 hwalking time
moderatedifficulty
1,605 mhighest point
≈ 2.75 L
≈ 1,640 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
Champex-Lac
Auberge Gîte Bon Abri
- Rooms
- Meals
Gîte at 1444 m in the Vallon de Champex with private rooms, 6-bed rooms and an 18-bed dormitory.
Hôtel du Glacier
- Rooms
- Meals
- Restaurant
Three-star hotel in Champex-Lac with rooms and apartments.
Pension en Plein Air
- Rooms
- Meals
TMB lodge in Champex-Lac at 1467 m with 4- and 6-bed dormitories and 2-bed rooms on half board (66 beds).
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed by the tourist office" are on an official tourism or TMB listing but could not be confirmed on their own website. Most refuges open from about mid-June to mid-September and fill up early in July and August: book ahead.
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 112 (France, Italy, Switzerland) or 144 in Switzerland. Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Sion Hospital (Hôpital du Valais) · Sion · 24/7 emergency
+41 27 603 40 00 · Map
On or near the trail
- Bus stops: Issert, La Fouly, Champex-Lac, Praz-de-Fort
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk La Fouly to Champex 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.