How long is the Tour des Dents du Midi?

The official tour is 46 km (about 28.6 miles) with about 3,350 m of climbing. I walked it from Saint-Maurice in the Rhône valley, which adds the climbs from the valley: 42.5 miles (68.3 km) and about 12,200 ft (3,720 m) up on my GPS, June 3 to 5, 2023.

How many days does the Tour des Dents du Midi take?

The official site says two, three or four days. My loop took three days from Saint-Maurice, with a last day of 17.9 miles; four days with a bed every night is the comfortable version.

Where do you sleep on the Tour des Dents du Midi?

In huts and mountain inns: the Auberge de Chindonne, the Cabane d'Anthème, the Refuge de Bonavau, the Auberge de Salanfe and the Auberge de l'Armailli in Mex. Half board was CHF 72 to 85 a night in 2026. The Cabane de Susanfe is closed for nights in 2027 while it is rebuilt. Book each one directly.

When can you hike the Tour des Dents du Midi?

The official site says June to October, depending on the snow. The Col de Susanfe (2,494 m) holds snow into summer; the official advice is crampons and an ice axe while it is snowy. I crossed it on June 5 with microspikes and an ice axe.

How do you get to the Tour des Dents du Midi?

By train to Saint-Maurice: in 2026 a direct train from Geneva Airport took 1 hour 35 minutes. PostBus lines run from Saint-Maurice to Vérossaz and Mex, and the regional train runs to Champéry.

Can you camp on the Tour des Dents du Midi?

Wild camping is generally banned in Switzerland, and camping and bivouac are banned in the communes of Champéry and Val-d'Illiez. There is no official campsite on the tour. The Auberge de l'Armailli in Mex allows a bivouac beside the inn.

The Tour des Dents du Midi film: Valais, Switzerland

Valais, Switzerland · 4 days · 42-mile loop

Tour des Dents du Midi Hiking Guide

4 days around the Dents du Midi from Saint-Maurice.

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Relief map of the Tour des Dents du Midi route: 4 days drawn in red with numbered day starts, labelled Saint-Maurice, Haute Cime, Bonavau and Chindonne. — Map data: Terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles (EU-DEM, SRTM) on AWS · Glaciers, rivers & lakes © OpenStreetMap contributors

At a glance

Days: 4 days
Distance: 42-mile loop
Climbing: About 12,200 ft (3,720 m) up
Season: Officially June to October, depending on the snow
Start and end: Saint-Maurice station

What's inside

All four days. Stats, the time I took, my notes, the trail, where to get off, a map with an elevation profile, and links to that day in my film.
My GPX files. My own recordings for each day, with waypoints for the huts, the passes and where I slept, ready for SwitzerlandMobility, AllTrails, Gaia GPS, Garmin or Organic Maps.
Huts and booking. Every hut on the loop with its 2026 season, half-board price, payment and how to book, and what changes in 2027.
Getting there. The train from Geneva Airport to Saint-Maurice, the PostBus to Vérossaz and Mex, and the ways out at Champéry and Salanfe.
Snow and safety. The Col de Susanfe in early June with microspikes and an ice axe, the chained Pas d'Encel, afternoon storms, guard dogs and rescue in Switzerland.
Other ways to do it. Four days with a bed every night in 2027, the official stages, clockwise from Saint-Maurice, and the Haute Cime.
Before you go and a trip sheet. One page of year-to-year checks and a printable one-page summary of the whole loop.

About this trip

In June 2023 I hiked the Tour des Dents du Midi in Valais, Switzerland: a loop from Saint-Maurice up to the Auberge de Chindonne, along the high meadows past Anthème to the Refuge de Bonavau, over the snowy Col de Susanfe to Lac de Salanfe, and over the Col du Jorat back down through Mex. 42 miles on the loop on my GPS, plus a first day cut short by hail. It's the trip from my film Hiking 50 miles on the Dents du Midi in Switzerland. This guide has my GPS files, maps and notes for every day, the huts and how to book them in 2026 and 2027 (the Cabane de Susanfe is closed for rebuilding in 2027), trains and buses from Geneva, and the early-season snow on the Col de Susanfe.

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How long is the Tour des Dents du Midi?: The official tour is 46 km (about 28.6 miles) with about 3,350 m of climbing. I walked it from Saint-Maurice in the Rhône valley, which adds the climbs from the valley: 42.5 miles (68.3 km) and about 12,200 ft (3,720 m) up on my GPS, June 3 to 5, 2023.
How many days does the Tour des Dents du Midi take?: The official site says two, three or four days. My loop took three days from Saint-Maurice, with a last day of 17.9 miles; four days with a bed every night is the comfortable version.
Where do you sleep on the Tour des Dents du Midi?: In huts and mountain inns: the Auberge de Chindonne, the Cabane d'Anthème, the Refuge de Bonavau, the Auberge de Salanfe and the Auberge de l'Armailli in Mex. Half board was CHF 72 to 85 a night in 2026. The Cabane de Susanfe is closed for nights in 2027 while it is rebuilt. Book each one directly.
When can you hike the Tour des Dents du Midi?: The official site says June to October, depending on the snow. The Col de Susanfe (2,494 m) holds snow into summer; the official advice is crampons and an ice axe while it is snowy. I crossed it on June 5 with microspikes and an ice axe.
How do you get to the Tour des Dents du Midi?: By train to Saint-Maurice: in 2026 a direct train from Geneva Airport took 1 hour 35 minutes. PostBus lines run from Saint-Maurice to Vérossaz and Mex, and the regional train runs to Champéry.
Can you camp on the Tour des Dents du Midi?: Wild camping is generally banned in Switzerland, and camping and bivouac are banned in the communes of Champéry and Val-d'Illiez. There is no official campsite on the tour. The Auberge de l'Armailli in Mex allows a bivouac beside the inn.

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