Sample Walker’s Haute Route Itineraries
If you aren’t sure where to start when creating your Walker’s Haute Route, why not view our range of templates, differing by hiking day, accommodation type, and route options. Instantly load it within your planning app to view hiking stats per day, route and accommodation details. Either use this to start booking your accommodation, or personalise the itinerary to change the route, accommodation locations, start/end locations, hiking speed and more.
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Popular itineraries
14 Day Wanderer
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 15 km / 9 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,000m / 3,300ft
- Time (wanderer pace): 7h, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus Grand Balcon Sud
13 Day Steady
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 16km / 10mi
- Elevation gain: 1,100m / 3,600ft
- Time (steady pace): 6h 40m, not including breaks
Route: Main trail
12 Day Steady with Variants
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 18km / 11mi
- Elevation gain: 1,250m / 4,100ft
- Time (speedy pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Variants: Grand Balcon Sud, Lac Blanc, Aiguillette des Posettes, Tour of Grand Combins, Col de Torrent, Turtmannhutte.
11 Day Speedy
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 18km / 11mi
- Elevation gain: 1,250m / 4,100ft
- Time (speedy pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus alternative routes via Aiguillette des Posettes and Turtmann valley.
9 day Speedy with transport
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 16 km / 10 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,200 m / 3,800 ft
- Time (speedy pace): 6.5 hours, not including breaks
Using transport along the trail to skip ahead, including gondolas, cable cars, trains and buses.
8 Day Elite
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 25 km / 16 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,600 m / 5,300 ft
- Time (elite pace): 8 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus Grand Balcon Sud, Col de Torrent, Hotel Weisshorn
camping itineraries
10 Day Camping
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 18.5 km / 11.5 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,250m / 4,100ft
- Time (speedy pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Camping: 6 x bivouac locations, 3 x campgrounds
11 Day Camping
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 17.5 km / 11 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,100m / 3,600ft
- Time (steady pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Camping: 6 x campgrounds, 4 x bivouac locations