This bisse is also named Bisse de Champex or Bisse du Val d’Arpette. It seems to date from the fifteenth century. Il feeds the Champex lake from the Val d’Arpette. Thus, it should contain water throughout the year.

Total length : Approximately 6,5 km

Altitude : Between 1500 and 1650 metres.

Route time : Approximately 2 hours. 

Location :  Champex Lac, to the right of the Rhône, above Martigny 

Difficulty : No particular difficulty. 

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

Best period : June to October.

Start

Take the path« tour du lac » opposite the Hôtel du Glacier. After about one hundred metres you will reach the bisse. The trail along the bisse is covered in wood chip in the style of the Finnish track.  After a short distance the path is raised and you walk along wooden sleepers before joining a forest. Rather than continuing straight ahead, follow the path that works its way around the forest to the right.

Itinerary

After a light ascent you will reach the Val d’Arpette road. Cross the road onto a clearing installed with ski-lifts. The bisse continues at the other side of the clearing until Val d’Arpette. 

For the return, go down the Val d’Arpette road for 500 meters and follow the «Chemin des Hauts Sapins» on your right to reach your starting point

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Interactive Map

Public Transport Timetable

There are many nice picnic spots along the way.