The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
The Tour des Muverans circles the Muverans massif in the Vaud and Valais Alps from Lac de Derborence, by the Col de la Forcle, the Cabane Rambert, the Col de Fénestral, the Lacs de Fully, the Cabane de la Tourche, the Col des Perris Blancs, Pont de Nant and the Pas de Cheville, and back. It is given as about 50 km; the line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 55 km. About one way in seven is marked demanding mountain or alpine hiking: it needs sure feet and good weather, and the passes can hold snow into summer.
Stages
A suggested split into 4 days of about 13.6 km (8.5 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 The start to Derborence 15.7 km · 15.7 km from the start
- Day 2 Derborence to Pont-de-Nant 12.8 km · 29 km from the start
- Day 3 Pont-de-Nant to Cabane de la Tourche 10.3 km · 39 km from the start
- Day 4 Cabane de la Tourche to the finish 15.7 km · 55 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Dent de Chamosentze 2,721 m · 6.3 km from the start
- Col de La Forcla 2,541 m · 6.5 km from the start
- La Corde 2,153 m · 23 km from the start
- Roc Champion 2,747 m · 36 km from the start
- Pointe des Martinets 2,653 m · 37 km from the start
- Pointe de Bésery 2,409 m · 46 km from the start
- Tête de la Croix 2,430 m · 46 km from the start
- Château Tour 2,307 m · 47 km from the start
- Le Greppon Blanc 2,193 m · 53 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: 46.20368, 7.14171
Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.
Directions to the start
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Derborence, Conthey · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Pont-de-Nant, Aigle District · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Cabane de la Tourche · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
