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Hiking trails |
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There is a choice of more than 100km of sign-posted hiking trails, surrounded by nature. With several didactic routes and endless beautifully scenic excursions, you are spoilt for choice.
From the glacier to the Alpine panorama, from the Pas de Lona to the Moiry Dam, a multitude of pedestrian walks for all levels awaits you in Grimentz/St-Jean.
To simplify your life, a pedestrian trails map of Val d’Anniviers 1:25000 is on sale at the Tourism office, and a free map is at your disposal.
Our proposals for pedestrian trails, differentiated by level of difficulty:
A) Easy :
* St-Jean – Prarion – Les Frasses 0:30
* Mayoux – Pinsec 0:30
* Bendolla – Chemin de Croix – Grimentz 1:00
* Fond de Pinsec – Back from the top 1:00
* Mayoux – St-Jean – Grimentz (at bottom) 1:20
* Bendolla – Avoin – Grimentz 1:30
* Grimentz – Mottec – Grimentz 2:00
B) Medium :
* Pinsec – St-Barbe – Mayens de Pinsec 1:15
* Grimentz – Les Mayens de Pinsec – Mayoux 2:30
* Grimentz – St-Jean – Les Bouesses – Grimentz 3:00
* Pinsec – Grimentz 3:00
* Moiry Dam – Glacier – Moiry Hut 3:00
* Bendolla – Becs de Bosson Hut 3:00
* Bendolla – Tzougdires – Vercorin 3:30
* Moiry Dam – Sorebois – Zinal 3:50
C) Expert
* Bendolla – Sotier – Moiry Dam2:30
* Mayoux – Les Bouesses – Crêt du Midi 4:00
* Moiry Dam – Chemin 2500 – Moiry Dam 5:00
* Moiry Dam – Col de Torrent – Villa/Evolène 5:00
* Bendolla – Roc d’Orzival – Crêt du Midi/Vercorin 5:00
* Bendolla – Becs de Bosson Hut – Lac de Lona – Bendolla 5:00
* Moiry Dam – Pas de Lona – Eison 5:30
* St-Jean – Irettaz – Orzival – La Brinta – Roc d’Orzival - Bendolla 6:00
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Didactic Trails |
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Have fun whilst treking along our didactic trails and learn more about our heritage, our fauna and our flora.
Between Grimentz and St-Jean, you are spoilt for choice: fauna in the “Animal Trail”, flora in the “Geranium Trail” or even heritage in the “Historical Circuit”. All our didactic trails are designed to stimulate your senses.
With your children, as a couple or on your own, take a leisurely, carefree walk along our didactic trails. You will be pleasantly surprised.
*Historical circuit through the old village. With teh help of an explanatory leaflet available from the Tourist Office, you will be able to discover all the secrets and the traditional nooks and crannies of the village.
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The Animal Trail |
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Between Grimentz and St-Jean, you can learn about the local wildlife by following this didactic trail. Games, jokes and information are all brought together on this educational walk to ensure there is something to entertain all the family. A variety of fun activities are offered to tame the wild side of nature in the heart of the Anniviers forest between Grimentz and St-Jean. An easy walking trail, easily accessible, and with the added advantage of being able to learn about and enjoy the often hidden elements of our forest. Every Tuesday in summer, our mid-mountain guide will lead you along this didactic trail for a moment of pure pleasure. If you have the desire to know more about our Alpine fauna, then with the expert's knowledge and experience, this is an instructive, interactive and fun trail and will give you a memorable morning. Alone or guided, this didactic trail “In the tracks of our forest animals” is for you.
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Historical circuit through the old village of Grimentz |
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20 strategic points scattered throughout the old village of Grimentz, will help you learn more about our history. Vibrant, unique and charming, it is a story rewritten in a historical circuit to pique your curiosity and share with you the anecdotes and the hazards of our lives. This guided route through the alleys of our old village presents a unique opportunity to discover our ancestral heritage and the history of which we are very proud.
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Grimentz's Geranium Trail |
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The geranium, Grimentz's summer motif, has numerous unknown species of which 34 fragrant types can be admired and enjoyed along the pedestrian alleys of the old village, via our “Geranium Trail”. Along this trail, we offer you a game of discovery based on the sense of smell which will challenge you to rediscover the different scents of Geraniums. Free and fascinating, Grimentz's Geranium Trail will bewitch you! Which are the fragrant geraniums and where do they come from? 250 years ago, geraniums were discovered in South Africa. The diversity of species even includes deliciously fragrant geraniums: lemon, ginger, orange and even “Chocolate Peppermint”: a natural diversity which makes our “Geranium Trail” a real olfactory and visual pleasure. Why are there so many geraniums on our balconies and why fragrant geraniums? These geraniums have the double benefit of keeping away mosquitoes and perfuming rooms. A simple rubbing often suffices in bringing out the perfumes of Rose, Orange, Mint or Lemon. An old tradition takes place during the Village Patrons' Festival, on 16 August every year, as the “Prize of the flowered balconies” rewards the most beautiful balcony of the year. Is it possible to eat fragrant geraniums? Because their leaves are edible, certain species can be used as aromatic and / or decorative plants in certain dishes or meals. A good example of this is “Geranium Jam”. Dried, the leaves are also an essential ingredient in fragrant potpourris.
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Mountain guide and assistant guide |
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Can't take the scorching heat of summer? Suffocated by the winter smog and mist? You need some fresh air. A mountain guide or hiking guide are will help you discover the mountains which are their backyard, and to make you forget yours. Their days are spent in the mountains, glaciers, forests, rocks...well, surrounded by nature. From vertiginous mountain ridges to strolls in the forest , their activities will certainly divert your attention. The mountain guides and hiking guides of the Val d’Anniviers will take pleasure in guiding you on a discovery trip through unspoilt nature.
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