Trient Gorge
Overview
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Intro
At Vernayaz in Valais, you walk through the Trient Gorge on a wooden footbridge attached to the rock. Below you rushes the glacial river, above 2 bridges cross the 200-meter-deep gorge. Afterward, walk to the Pissevache waterfall.
The Trient Gorge at a glance
The Trient Gorge is located near Vernayaz near Martigny in Valais. The glacial river Trento cut it 200 meters deep into the rock in 20,000 years. Since the 19th century, a footbridge has led into it and the bridges of Gueuroz span over it high above. The Trient Gorge is in the Federal Inventory of Landscapes.
What to experience
Walk on the footbridge through the gorge (25 minutes)
A few steps from Vernayaz train station, enter the wooden walkway attached to the rock face. Below you, the Trento rushes through the gorge, above you you see a narrow strip of sky. Boards provide information about the geology as well as the flora and fauna of the gorge. At the end, you will return the same way.
- Good to know: From the end of the 2026 season, the gorge will be closed due to a total renovation.
- Tip: Listen to the free audio guide on your mobile device while you're on the go.
Walk to the Pissevache waterfall (30 minutes)
North of Vernayaz, the Salanfe torrent plunges more than 100 metres over a rock face into the Rhone Valley. A short walk leads you from the road close to the waterfall. As early as the 18th century, travellers stopped at the Pissevache, including the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
- Good to know: Opposite the waterfall there are free parking spaces on the cantonal road.
- Tip: Then take the Mont-Blanc Express from Vernayaz towards Chamonix.
General information
| Season |
May - October
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| Accessibility |
Not accessible
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Address
Georges du Trient
Grande Rue 1
1904
Vernayaz
Switzerland
Phone
+41 (0)27 764 16 13
info@valleedutrient.ch
valleedutrient.ch
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