Hike along the Petit Balcon Nord: Le Tour-Argentière

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc > Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
WalkEasy3.40 km1 h One way
Place du Tour
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Departure altitude: 1464 m
133 Chemin de la Moraine
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Arrival altitude: 1261 m
Take the Rocher Nay path, leave the Bisme path on the right that goes down to Montroc to Montroc and cross the Bisme bridge. Take the slightly ascending path in front of you through a beautiful forest leaving successively on the left the paths of the paths of Pécleret and Grand-Chantet on the left. Nice view on the Tour and Montroc. Continue downhill to arrive, in the middle of the larches, above the the hamlet of Planet. Leave the paths on the left and right and take the path in front of you, reach the bottom of the moraine then continue on the right by the paths of Rambles and Moraine to reach Argentière. More information is available at the Tourist Office or the Office de Haute-Montagne and in our trail guide. Warning: Trail conditions are subject to change, so be sure to check before you leave.

Your contact

Office de Tourisme de Chamonix
85 place du triangle de l'amitié
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

On the itinerary

Chapelle du Tour 1865

Chapelle du Tour 1865

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Sites and historical monuments
Balme - Charamillon Gondola

Balme - Charamillon Gondola

Mégevette
Ski lift
Positive elevation (ascent): 71 m
Negative elevation (descent): 276 m

Road surfaces

229 m on asphalt or tarred road
297 m on unknown surface in the Open Street Map database
176 m on rolling path (compacted sand, gravel, cobblestones)
2.88 km on trail and off-road track
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