Trient Valley

From Vernayaz in the Rhone Plain, the Trient Valley seems almost unreachable. The narrow-gauge tracks of the cogwheel train “Mont-Blanc Express” Martigny - Châtelard - Chamonix conquer the valley-step in tight bends and ascend the sunny high plateau. Here you will find the small, tradition-rich resorts of Salvan, Les Granges, Les Marécottes and Finhaut. A cable car whisks guests to the hiking and skiing area of La Creusaz (1777 meters). An Alpine zoo and a beautiful swimming pool in the rocks await your visit.

At the entrance to the valley the first highlight of the Trient Valley can be found: a 200-meter deep gorge near Vernayaz that has carved the wild Trient stream’s path through the rocks. A bridge, built at a dizzying height in 1934, links the two rock walls that face each other. Deep below, near the stream, a spectacular footpath leads across wooden footbridges.

Take a side trip to the impressive 114-meter-high waterfall near Vernayaz, it’s well worth your while. In 1779 Goethe wrote: “At last we stood before the waterfall, which had earned its fame before all others.” Shortly before Le Châtelard, the magical Nymph Grotto in the Tête-Noire Gorge (Grotte aux Nymphes / Gorges mystérieuses de Tête-Noire) is reached by foot via an adventure trail.