Built at the beginning of the seventeenth century, this bisse is still active and crosses spruce forests and magnificent meadows.

Total length : 7 km.

Altitude : Between 1600 and 1450 metres.

Route time : Approximately 2 hours. If you walk the loop with the Bisse du Milieu you should plan between 3 and 4 hours. 

Location :  Haute-Nendaz, Lavantier to the left of the Rhône. 

Difficulty : There are no particular difficulties. 

Ordinance Survey map 1 : 50'000  no. 282 T Martigny.

Best period : May to October.

This bisse contains water from early May to late October

Departure & Itinerary

The hike begins 200 meters after the departure station of the cable car on the route to Péroua,  a few hundred metres after the gondola station. You can also reach the bisse from the gondola by climbing towards Chemin des Clèves. From Lavantier, the bisse starts above the bus-stop "Planchouet" on the road to Siviez. If you do the loop with the Bisse du Milieu, at Lavantier, head for Planchouet and join the Bisse du Milieu below the road along the river following the sign-posts. If you want to visit the beautiful chapel in Planchouet, continue on the Planchouet road and join the bisse about 1 km further down.

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This itinerary also forms part of the trail «Chemin des bisse en 3 jours de marche» (three bisses in three days). More details are available on this site.

All the bisses in this area are very busy during the high season.

Shady path.