The Haute Route, from France to Switzerland, is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.

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Haute Route

Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn – in two weeks of mountain travel you will see the greatest collection of 4000 metre peaks in the Alps!

AT A GLANCE

• also known as the Walker’s High Route
• Alpine charm: valleys, lakes, glaciers
• great food, history, culture
• from Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe (4810m, 15,781ft)
• to the Matterhorn, the most beautiful peak in the alps
• 9-15 days
• 180+kms (112mi)
• best months June-Sept
• crosses 11 passes, gains more than 12,000m elevation
• difficult hiking

Read more on our Haute Route information page.