ANZÈRE ENGLISH HIKING 21 ROUTES KEY OVERVIEW OF TO SYMBOLS THE ROUTES ➙ Length of the hike Postal bus THE BISSE IRRIGATION CANALS Grand Bisse d'Ayent Bisse de Bitailla Time required Accomodation 1 3 2 Bisse de Sion 4 Bisse de Clavau ➚ ➘ Ascent and descent Viewing point FAMILY TOURS Level of difficulty Cable cars 5 Tour of the two Bisses 8 Pétoli Tour Duration of stage Car park 6 Museum Trail 9 Le Gô Panoramic Trail Total duration Picnic spot 7 Mill Trail 10 Tour of the Five Ponds Montain route Camp site TOURS IN RESORT 11 Tour of the Alps 13 Tour of the Combe d'Arbaz Hiking trail Restaurant 12 Dahu Marmot Tour Ideal for families Accessible with a pushchair MOUNTAIN TOURS 14 Alpine Botanical Route 18 Tour of the Sex Rouge 15 Lapiaz-Tour 19 Tour of the bearded vulture 16 Tseuzier Lake 20 Tour of the Six des Eaux-Froides 17 Audannes' hut 21 Tour of the Wildhorn Photo credits Cédric Demeester - Anzère Tourisme - Imprimex.jjd Nicolas Sedlatchek - Mickaël Meusburger version 04.2021 CONTACT DETAILS CONTACT USEFUL INFORMATION DETAILS Switzerland +41 Anzère Tourisme Place du Village 8 - 1972 Anzère Tsalan alpine pasture 1972 Anzère - 078 812 43 92 027 399 28 00 - [email protected] - www.anzere.ch Audannes' Hut 1972 Anzère - 027 398 45 50 Open from Monday to Sunday from 8.30am to midday and from 1.30pm to 6pm | Sunday in low season from 9am to 12pm [email protected] - www.guide-montagne-mer.ch - www.audannes.ch Cable Car Télé Anzère Place de la télécabine - 1972 Anzère Cabanon « La Fermette » étang-Long - 1974 Arbaz - 079 800 59 81 027 398 14 14 - [email protected] L'Étape de Lourantze 1966 Ayent - 079 584 13 56 Postal bus www.postauto.ch Train CFF/SBB www.cff.ch Le Grenier de Zalan 1972 Anzère - 027 398 38 84 Emergencies hotline 144 Restaurant Pas de Maimbré 1972 Anzère - 027 398 14 22 Swiss weather www.meteosuisse.admin.ch [email protected] - www.pasdemaimbre.ch Petit Caribou (Tsalan) 1972 Anzère 078 657 23 57 - [email protected] - www.rda-sa.ch Dear hiker, Restaurant du Lac de Tseuzier 1972 Anzère 027 398 26 97 - [email protected] - www.rda-sa.ch Don't forget to scan the QR-code before every hike. This will help you to read the route and find your way around Restaurant du Lac 1974 Arbaz - 027 398 24 84 better! [email protected] The Anzère Tourism team wishes you a pleasant hike on the hiking trails of the region. Built in 1442, the Bisse d'Ayent draws its water directly from the Lienne river 1 below the imposing dam wall. The bisse irrigates the pastures and vineyards GRAND of Ayent and Grimisuat, either in the traditional way or by spray irrigation, and ends up in Revouire lake. To reach it, you start your hike on the wall of Tseuzier Dam and then head down into the Lienne valley until you meet the bisse. From BISSE D'AYENT here you can marvel at a piece of history and see the incredible work done by our forefathers, some of whom lost their lives building these canals to the vineyards below. Postal buses can be taken at various points on the route. An extraordinary hike between Tseuzier Dam and the Mayens d'Arbaz. Please Tseuzier Dam Suspension Etang-Long note: the bisse follows a mountain trail until “La Forniri” (suitable equipment Le Samarin bisse Le Pertou lake required). Filled with water: June to September. Bus included with the 1'800 Anzère Liberté pass. 1'600 Tseuzier Dam 0:00 1'400 Le Samarin 1:15 1:15 Suspension bisse 0:30 1:45 1'200 Le Pertou 0:45 2:30 Etang-Long lake 0:30 3:00 1'000 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11.3 | ➙ 11.3 km | 3:00 h | ➚ 68 m | ➘ 519 m | Medium IDÉAL EN FAMILLE The municipality of Sion built the Bisse de Sion between 1901 and 1903 to channel water from the Lienne river to the Sionne river. At its 2 BISSE DE SION start, the Bisse de Sion crosses the Lourantze stream over a wooden aqueduct. It then runs alongside Tseuzier lake and leaves the Rawyl cirque through a series of tunnels. The source of the Bisse de Sion lies beneath the waterfalls of the Lienne near to the Gîte de Lourantze, where you can grab a bite to eat. This magnificent route links the Tseuzier Dam cirque with the resort of Anzère. Please note: the Etang bisse follows a mountain path until it reaches Les Rousses (suitable long equipment required). Filled with water: from 15 July to 15 August. Bus included with the Anzère Liberté pass. Lourantse Anzère Les Rousses Les Grillesses cable car 2'000 Bisse filled with water 0:00 Tseuzier Dam 0:30 0:30 1'800 Les Rousses 0:45 1:15 1'600 Ravouené 0:30 1:45 Les Grillesses 0:30 2:15 1'400 Anzère cable car 0:35 2:50 1'200 Étang-Long lake 0:35 3:25 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12.9 | ➙ 12.9 km | 3:25 h | ➚ 191 m | ➘ 663 m | Easy/medium The source of the Bisse de Bitailla is in Les Évouettes. The access to 3 this bisse is possible from Anzère or Arbaz by following the signs for Les BISSE DE Évouettes. The Bitailla (made up of the words “Bisse” and “Tailla”) is very old. The earliest documented reference dates to 1307. The Bitailla runs underground during its initial stretch and then under open sky. Its BITAILLA water is first divided proportionally between Arbaz and Ayent and then Bisse filled between the various villages. This system of division is a fine example with water Lombardon Étang-Long lake Les Évouettes lake St-Romain of water management. It is one of the few bisses to be filled with water all year around. 1'500 It makes up part of the educational “Museum Trail”. 1'400 1'300 1'200 Les Évouettes 0:00 Étang-Long lake 0:30 0:30 1'100 Lombardon lake 0:20 0:50 1'000 St-Romain 0:40 1:30 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 | ➙ 6 km | 1:30 h | ➚ 17 m | ➘ 497 m | Easy IDÉAL EN FAMILLE The hike starts off from the village of St-Romain and finishes to the north of Sion. The Bisse de Clavau provides a panoramic view of the valley and the 4 BISSE famous terraced vineyards. It was built in 1453 to irrigate the vineyards and is still in use today. It overlooks the Rhône Valley between Sion and St-Léonard. The section through the Lienne gorge is wonderful and provides views right DE CLAVAU over the river. An educational trail highlights the location’s wealth of natural beauty. This bisse is very popular as it is close to the town and the hike is easy to complete. Two snack bars (Le Cube at the Varone wine estate and La Water taken Guérite Brûlefer at the Bonvin estate) provide ideal spots for light refreshments from the Lienne before continuing your walk. Filled with water: from the end of April to the end Tsampon Signèse Champlan Sion of September. Bus between St-Romain and Anzère included with the Anzère Liberté pass. 1'000 Water taken from the Lienne 0:00 800 Tsampon 0:30 0:30 600 Signèse 0:40 1:10 Champlan 0:20 1:30 400 Sion-Brasserie 0:30 2:00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | ➙ 7.8 km | 2:00 h | ➚ 95 m | ➘ 146 m | Easy IDÉAL EN FAMILLE A walk of about 2h30, ideal for discovering the two emblematic Bisses of the region. 5 TOUR OF THE The walk starts at the Bisse de Sion and then leaves it for a short descent to the Grand Bisse d'Ayent. It is possible to see the remains from the Partset by walking 15 minutes in the direction of Samarin. TWO BISSES The way back is via the Bisse to the tennis courts of Anzère. Anzère Torrent de Forniri Anzère Cable car Cable car Partset Le Pertou 1'600 1'400 Anzère Cable car 0:00 Torrent de Forniri 0:45 0:45 1'200 Partset 0:10 0:55 Le Pertou 0:50 1:45 Anzère Cable car 0:35 2:20 1'000 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | ➙ 8 km | 2:20 h | ➚ 286 m | ➘ 286 m | Facile/moyen Botyre - Ayent-Anzère www .mu s e e -des-b isse s.ch Horaires Me, je, ve : 14h00 à 19h00 Sa, di : 11h00 à 19h00 The Museum Trail uses parts of the Sion, Ayent and Bitailla bisses to form 6 a new route. It has special “Chemin du Musée” signposts and information MUSEUM TRAIL boards which provide visitors with an insight into the bisses. Several routes are available depending on how much time you have and how much effort you wish to expend. Admission to the Valais Bisses Museum is included with the Anzère Liberté pass. Étang-Long Valais Bisses lake Museum Anzère Suspension bisse cable car Lombardon Probon Pertou lake 1'600 Anzère cable car 0:00 Probon 0:30 0:30 1'400 Suspension bisse 0:30 1:00 1'200 Pertou 0:50 1:50 Étang-Long lake 0:30 2:20 1'000 Lombardon lake 0:20 2:40 800 Valais Bisses Museum 0:35 3:15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | ➙ 13 km | 3:15 h | ➚ 134 m | ➘ 705 m | Medium On the Mill Trail you first pass through the village of Arbaz, heading 7 towards the Sionne valley.