Class B · 0–2 kmFrance

Les Houches (Mont-Blanc-Express)

A short walk onto Tour du Mont Blanc: from the Les Houches (Mont-Blanc-Express) platform, village lane to the church leads to Les Houches church square — TMB km 0.

Trailhead

Les Houches church square — TMB km 0

Distance

0.4 km

Ascent

6 m · 1.5%

Walking time

6 min

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Station-to-Trail connector

Les Houches (Mont-Blanc-Express) → Les Houches church square — TMB km 0

Xymove-verified · footpaths, pedestrian streets and quiet lanes only. No motorways, no unsuitable roads.

Elevation profile

Surface: Pedestrian
Difficulty: Easy
Ascent: 6 m
Descent: —
Avg gradient: 1.5%

Village lane to the church

TER Léman-Express connections at Saint-Gervais-Le Fayet from Geneva/Lyon.

Hiker suitability

Pedestrian-only, calm and safe

Safety on foot
Regenerative

Transit

SNCF Mont-Blanc-Express (TER)

From Geneva (via Le Fayet) · Chamonix

Safety

Safety on the connector

Cross the town using signposted pedestrian streets — quiet outside rush hour.
Keep dogs leashed on the connector — livestock and cycling traffic possible.

Season

Seasonal considerations

Winter (Dec–Mar): possible snow and ice on the connector — check station-area conditions before starting.
Shoulder (Apr / Nov): mud on forest tread after rain; some cable-cars closed for maintenance.
High summer: start early on hot days; carry water even for short connectors.

Reachable from this station

Hikes that begin where the train ends.

Multi-day flagshipFrance · Italy · Switzerland

Tour du Mont Blanc

The classic circuit around Europe's white giant — three countries, one mountain, endless light.

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Day stageChamonix valley · France

Les Houches → Col de Voza → Les Contamines

The first day of the TMB. Rise out of Chamonix on the old tram-trail to Col de Voza, drop into the Bionnassay valley beneath its hanging glacier, and finish on the meadowed lanes of Les Contamines.

↔ 17 km↑ +910 m / −790 m◔ 6 h

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