Montets Pass – Grand Balcon Sud Trail loop from Col des Montets

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Montets Pass – Grand Balcon Sud Trail loop from Col des Montets

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Montets Pass – Grand Balcon Sud Trail loop from Col des Montets

05:00

10.2km

760m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve naturelle des Aiguilles rouges

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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78 m

Glacier du Tour

Highlight • Other

Glacier is located above the village of Tour in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

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171 m

Montets Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

It is an alpine pass located at an altitude of 1461 meters. It is reached by a nice climb in the heart of the Aiguilles Rouges national park, followed by a nice descent to the Swiss border.

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866 m

View of the Tour Glacier

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here, the panorama is simply exceptional. In front of you, the Tour glacier, but also the high peaks that mark the border between France and Switzerland.

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2.34 km

Grand Balcon Sud Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The large south balcony is one of those incredible paths: you move between the rocks enjoying exceptional panoramas. Hard to beat !

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5.11 km

Lacs des Chéserys

Highlight • Lake

The Chéserys lakes form a group of small alpine lakes that offer an absolutely incredible panorama of the Mont-Blanc massif.

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7.25 km

View of the Argentière Glacier

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views of the Argentiere Glacier

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8.81 km

Beautiful mountain views

Highlight • Summit

On the hiking trail is a great view of the surrounding peaks.

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9.95 km

Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lovely little nature museum, with videos, models and stuffed animals! Nice coffee and good value.

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.13 km

484 m

360 m

175 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.56 km

326 m

139 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,210 m)

Lowest point (1,460 m)

Weather

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Friday 23 October

2°C

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96 %

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Montets Pass – Grand Balcon Sud Trail loop from Col des Montets

Glacier du Tour

Montets Pass

View of the Tour Glacier

Grand Balcon Sud Trail

Lacs des Chéserys

View of the Argentière Glacier

Beautiful mountain views

Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve

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