Chamonix is a popular destination for tourists as it offers excellent skiing in the winter and abundant hiking and trail running options in the summer months. Here are three-day hikes you can do from Chamonix in the summer months.
Chamonix – Le Brevent
Le Brevent is a mountain that sits at 8,284 feet above sea level opposite the Mont Blanc massif and can be reached from Chamonix via a four-hour walk. There is also a cable car if you want a slightly shorter walk. Once at the summit of Le Brevent, there are amazing views across the valley of the summit of Mont Blanc and the surrounding mountains.
Chamonix – Mer De Glace
The walk from Chamonix to Mer De Glace is one of the quieter hikes from Chamonix, so you can find a bit of tranquility on this one. It is a surprise that it’s not more popular however, as it takes in some stunning woodland, great mountain views and culminates in an aerial view of the glacier known as Mer de Glace, which means ‘sea of ice’.
Chamonix – Aiguille Du Midi
For this walk, you will need to take a cable car to Aiguille Du Midi from Chamonix. This takes you to an elevation of 12,605 feet, the closest you can get to Mont Blanc’s summit without hiking. After taking in the spectacular vistas at the top, you can take the cable car down and choose to hike down from Plan de l’Aiguille to Chamonix, which takes around three hours.
