Verbier, Saint Bernard Trail Running Self-Guided
Anytime from June 15 - Sept 20
Dates | Duration |
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Anytime from June 15 - Sept 20 | 5 days - 4 nights |
Verbier’s relaxed and low-key summer vibe offers trail runners quiet, scenic trails, with plenty of mountain refuges to stop at and enjoy the views.
Set on a sunny, south-facing terrace in the French-speaking Valais, Verbier is best known as a world-class winter destination—but in the summer it transforms into a relaxed alpine haven with some of the quietest and most scenic trails in the Alps.
With the 4,000-meter Grand Combin rising across the valley and the Mont Blanc massif visible in the distance, the region offers wide-open panoramas, peaceful mountain stops, and a network of excellent transport links for easy exploration.
On this self-guided itinerary, you’ll climb to turquoise lakes, run ridgelines, and cross below stunning glaciers. Evenings are spent in a comfortable hotel in the center of town, giving you easy access to cafés, restaurants, and Verbier’s laid-back summer atmosphere.
For runners looking to add a challenge, each July Verbier hosts the Trail Verbier St-Bernard by UTMB, with races from 29 km to 111 km. If you’d like to participate in this event, let us know and we can assist with registration and integrate it into your tour. If you’d like to extend your trip, we can help with that too! Popular options include taking the train to Champéry, Zinal, or Zermatt in Switzerland, or over to Chamonix in France—where there are plenty of other outstanding trails to run. Let us know if this is of interest and we can take care of all the details.
Top photos: PatitucciPhoto, Trail Verbier St-Bernard, Steph Lefferts
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$2080 per person
$500 single supplement
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Itinerary
Trail running along a bisse in Verbier, Switzerland. (Photo: PatitucciPhoto)
Day 1 - Verbier
You’ll arrive in Switzerland, then take a train and a bus to Verbier in the Val de Bagnes where you can check-in to your hotel.
Swiss rösti – a popular dish. (Photo: PatitucciPhoto)
Day 2 - Verbier
A bus ride along the Val de Bagnes brings you to the start of the climb up to the azure Lac de Louvie. From here, a traverse including the “Sentier des Chamois,” or mountain goat path, brings you back into Verbier.
Trail runners on the move through the Trail Verbier St-Bernard high country. (Race courtesy photo)
Day 3 - Verbier
You’ll head into the Val de Bagnes by bus again for a run up through pastures to the Cabane de Panossière, perched on the glacial moraine. Cross the suspension bridge below the Corbassière glacier to loop back down into the valley.
Verbier-St Bernard region of Valais, Switzerland. (Photo: Sandy Miller)
Day 4 - Verbier
Today, you’ll take a bus to the start of your run in Val d’Entremont. This valley is at the head of the Grand St Bernard pass – the border between Switzerland and Italy. Your run takes you back over to the Val de Bagnes, via the Col de Mille refuge on the ridgeline separating the two valleys.
Feels like fall in Gd Saint Bernard. (Photo: Sam Hill)
Day 5 - Depart from Verbier
Today you’ll say good-bye to the Verbier St Bernard region, and depart for your post-tour destination.
Regional map
- 4 nights accomodation in a 4* hotel
- Buffet breakfasts each morning
- Detailed daily run descriptions, GPX files and other resources are provided via our app (see a sample here). We’ll also send you a printed copy of the route and other key information, in case you’d like to take these with you as a back-up.
- Run the Alps’ Guide to Trail Running in the Alps, which contains 80+ pages information about where you’ll be running, what to pack, how to train, and plenty of other insider information from Run the Alps staff and guides
- An in-country welcome pack – includes trail nutrition and a Run the Alps T-shirt (Note: You can choose to opt out of the T-shirt during registration; if you do, we’ll automatically donate the equivalent to one of our 1% for the Planet partners instead.)
- Personalized support before your tour
- In-tour support through our WhatsApp Helpline
- 20% discount in the Run the Alps store
- Contribution to our Net Positive initiatives
- Flights / transportation to and from the tour
- Transport to and from trailheads if you shorten a run
- Lunches, dinners and any additional trail nutrition
- Extra charges made at accommodations such as room service or laundry
- Trip insurance
Run the Alps can provide guidance on how to travel to Verbier, your tour’s start point. Typically, once you arrive in Switzerland, you will then take a train and a bus to Verbier in the Val de Bagnes.
Run the Alps can provide guidance on how to travel from your tour’s end point to your onward location.
- Group Discounts: When we create tours for a group of five or more self-guided guests, there is an opportunity for some savings. We’re pleased to pass them on to you – please get in touch to explore your options.
- Alumni Discount: We love welcoming our alumni back to the Alps and offer a 10% discount on all standard guided and self-guided trips. Simply check the Alumni box on the registration form and we’ll apply the discount when we invoice you.
- Want to shorten or extend your trip or add an Alps Trail Race? Just let us know and we’d be happy to help.
- Can a non-running partner join me on this tour? Yes–read how hiking and sightseeing companions can come too.
- Celebrating a special occasion? Each year we get a number of guests who are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or retirement with a Run the Alps trip. If this is you, let us know!
- Concerned about being ready? We’re here to help. You can check out our Training Resources or get in touch if you’d like to be put in touch with a coach.
- Tour Grants Program: Run the Alps is committed to making our trips more inclusive. If you’d like to join this trip, but don’t think you can afford it, please check out our Tour Grants Program.
- Trip Insurance: Life can sometimes throw us a curveball and wreak havoc upon the best laid plans, which is why Run the Alps requires trip insurance. Learn more here.
- Terms and Conditions: You can read up on them here.
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