2024 Walker’s Haute Route Trail Updates
Every year hikers from all over the world flock to the Alps to complete one of the most famous multi-day trails, Walker’s Haute Route. It is a challenging journey of physical, mental and spiritual triumph. Our mission is to help these adventurers confidently plan and safely navigate their journey from Chamonix to Zermatt.
One of the core pieces of information that gives hikers the confidence to complete their trip is having access to the latest Walker’s Haute Route trail updates, including snow conditions, route detours, and general trail conditions. It helps hikers prepare the right gear, select the right route, and be aware of any trail updates that might impact their itinerary.
For the past 5 years, The Hiking Club has been sharing the most up-to-date Walker’s Haute Route trail conditions. This year will be bigger and better!
29 August, 2023: Ambassador Mark updates 15cm of fresh snow near Cabane de Louvie
9 July, 2023: Ambassador Sam updates newly installed bridge on Europaweg
LATEST SNOW CONDITIONS on WALKER’S HAUTE ROUTE
UpdateD: 11th April, 2024
BE PREPARED WITH SNOW DEPTH AND FORECAST DATA
Estimated current snow depth and 48 hour snow forecast information now available in our trip planning app for the Walker’s Haute Route. With these snow layers updated daily, early-season hikers can now be prepared with the most accurate and up-to-date snow data to make informed route and gear decisions.
You can read more about these snow layers in our partnership announcement here.
Latest trail updates
We’ll update any known trail issues, diversions, planned works, bridge installations etc below.
Have any update to share with the community? Email us at info@thehiking.club
Mont Blanc Tunnel (between Chamonix, France and Courmayeur, Italy) has planned closures during the 2024 hiking season.
Renovations between April to June requires closures in some evenings and then 30 hour period impacting day traffic on June 19th
Substantial closure between September 2nd and December 16th 2024.
You can view the traffic forecast webpage here, which shows when the planned closures and read some commentary on what the upcoming closures are about here.
Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (aka UTMB) is a trail running event with 8 races that will be held between 26 August and 1 September, 2024. If you are hiking during this time, make sure to factor in extra time for cheering and letting runners past. It's a pretty inspiring thing to share the trail with athletes that can circumnavigate Mont Blanc in less than 20 hours 🤯
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa (UTMR) is a trail running event with 4 races that will be held between 4-7 September, 2024. If you are hiking during this time, make sure to factor in extra time for cheering and letting runners past. Details of race route and schedule can be found here.
2024 Break the trail
Every year (with the exception of 2021..😭), The Hiking Club team has completed a “Break The Trail” journey to provide the first official trail report for the Walker’s Haute Route.
We share these early-season trail updates for hikers to understand the latest snow conditions, route detours, and gear recommendations.
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trail ambassadors
We are searching for 100 trail ambassadors to share trail updates with our 10,000+ hiking community.
What will you do?
As a trail ambassador, you will provide “live from the trail” content about trail conditions, route updates, and memorable experiences. This content will be shared with The Hiking Club Walker’s Haute Route community to keep fellow hikers up-to-date, via Instagram and Facebook
What will you get in return?
In addition to helping out your fellow hikers with information that will help prepare them for their hiking adventure, you’ll also receive an exclusive swag box from our brand sponsors to kit you out for success on your hike!
Who are we looking for?
Solo hikers. Groups of friends tackling an adventure together. Adventurous families with kids of all ages. Fastpackers. Wanderers with their dogs. You name it! We want a diverse group of hikers who represent all the different types of people completing the Walker’s Haute Route between June and September 2024.
What is the time commitment?
Kick off session: To ensure we set you up for success, there will be a 30 min briefing session in May.
During your hike: Share your trail updates and photos via Instagram or Whatsapp (max 15 mins per day)
Applications now open
prepare for the alps webinar series
Join one of our webinars to get your body and gear list ready to tackle your multi-day hike this summer.
PREPARE YOUR BODY FOR THE ALPS WEBINAR
Join Stacey Hardin, Doctor of Physical Therapy, for a 90-minute webinar on how to train for your multi-day Alps hike: big elevation, mountain conditions, back-to-back days. Learn more.
PREVENT BLISTERS SPOILING YOUR NEXT HIKE
Join Rebecca Rushton, podiatrist and owner of Blister Prevention, for a free 45-minute webinar on how to prevent and treat foot blisters during your upcoming multi-day hike.
Join Dr Andrius Ramonas, PhD in Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition, Co-Founder of Roam, for a free 45-minute webinar on how to sustain energy on a multi-day hike. Learn more.
This year we are excited to partner with some great brand to make our 2024 trail update program bigger and better than past years. Interested in getting involved? Contact us at info@thehiking.club
CONFIDENTLY PLAN AND NAVIGATE THE WALKER’s HAUTE ROUTE
Check out our self-guided packages that include everything you need to plan, book, prepare, and navigate your adventure between Chamonix and Zermatt.
