Haute Route Hiking Guide

What's inside

• All nine days. Stats, time to allow, my notes, the trail, where to get off, a map with an elevation profile, and links to that day in both my films.
• My GPX files. My own recordings for each day, with waypoints for the huts, passes, lifts and food stops, ready for AllTrails, Gaia GPS, Garmin or Organic Maps.
• How the trip was run. What the operator booked and did for our group, what changed from the plan and why, and what you book yourself.
• Huts and hotels. Every place we slept and ate, with 2026 prices, seasons and booking rules, a backup for each night, and a copy-and-paste booking email in English and French.
• Buses, lifts and trains. The bus, train and gondola from Champex to Verbier, the Arolla and Grimentz buses, the St-Luc funicular, the Jungen cable car and the train to Zermatt, with 2026 facts.
• Other ways to do it. Cabane du Mont Fort for 2027 while Louvie is closed, the classic line through Zinal, walking the transfers, and shorter trips.
• What it cost. The operator's price, my own costs, and a do-it-yourself budget at 2026 prices.
• Before you go and a trip sheet. One page of year-to-year checks and a printable one-page summary of the whole route.

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