Les Houches is a town located on the western side of the Chamonix Valley at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. Les Houches is one of the larger towns in the valley with multiple hotels, restaurants, super markets, bakeries and two lift stations servicing the Les Houches ski area. Les Houches has roughly 3000 inhabitants. The commune of Les Houches covers quite a big area on the western end of the valley and includes Taconnaz, Les Granges, Les Chavants and the pictoresque hamlet of Vaudagne on its north western end.
The Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste is the main church of Les Houches located in the heart of the town. The townhall of Les Houches is right in front of the church entrance. On the street across from the church you will find the post office and the Musee Montagnard des Houches, a mountain museum. There are also a couple of restaurants and shops around the this little town center. The tourist information office of Les Houches is also nearby.
Les Houches make a great basecamp for climbing Mont Blanc with the lift station connecting to the Tramway du Mont Blanc which then proceeds all the way up to the Nid d'Aigle. This make the climb to Mont Blanc significantly shorter. Mont Lachat above Les Houches is a more manageable summit above Les Houches and we have a family friendly trail for reaching this lower summit. Other highlights around Les Houches include the Animal Park Merlet with a bus departing from the Les Houches train station. We also have a nice trail that starts at Lac Chavants and takes you to the very nice hamlet of Vaudagne. Across from Les Houches, on the other side of the Arve river, you will be able to see the Christ Roi statue.
The Saint-Gervais-les-Bains to Vallorcine train line which runs through the entire Chamonix Valley makes a stop at the Les Houches train station. The train station is located on the other side of the Arve river so it is definitely a bit of a walk up from the train station to the town center but you can also take the bus. There are multiple stops serving Les Houches and running through the valley.
Les Houches Photos
Below are all the photos we have in our Chamonix Photos collection for this point of interest. All our photos are tagged with the GPS coordinates and linked to the trails that you can take to find the location where the photo was taken. So if you want to see the full details for a specific photo then just click on it.
Hiking & Running Trails to Les Houches
All the trails and points of interest around Chamonix on our website are linked to each other so you can easily pick trails that cover the things you would like to see or visit sights that are nearby and can easily be combined with your target destination. These are the hiking and trail running trails and points of interest linked to Les Houches
Length
6.27km
Elevation +
+306m / -306m
Difficulty
Easy
7
Good
Dogs
Dogs Allowed
Children
4+ Years old
When to Go
Mid Apr - Mid Oct
A short route that offers an amazing variety of scenery including the Chavants lake, the picturesque village of Vaudagne and ends at nice alpine pastures with nice views of Mt. Blanc.
Points of Interests near Les Houches
Where is Les Houches?
Longitude:
6.7979
Latitude:
45.8897
​Below you will find the location of Les Houches on the map. You can also click the button to show the nearby trails and points of interests that are listed above on the same map. Another option is to visit our interactive map that shows Les Houches and everything else that is listed on our website.
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