Access – Getting there

Summits : Cime de l’Est (3178 m), Forteresse (3164 m), Cathédrale (3160 m), Eperon (3114 m), Dent Jaune (3186 m), Doigts (3205 m) and Haute Cime (3257 m).

The starting points of the circuit are accessible by car, train and postal bus via Aigle, Chamonix (F), Martigny, Monthey or St-Maurice:

• Champery
  By car: A9 motorway, exit at St-Triphon, follow signs to Champery
  By train : CFF to Aigle, then regional “AOMC” (TPC) train to Champery
  From Champery to Barme : shuttle bus (ideal for rapid trail access, get out at the stop “Pour Bonavau“)
• Mex
  By car: A9 motorway, exit at St-Maurice, follow signs to Mex
  By train and postal bus : CFF to St-Maurice, then postal bus to Mex
• Monthey/Les Giettes
  By car: A9 motorway, exit at St-Triphon, follow signs to Monthey
  By train : CFF to Aigle, then regional “AOMC” (TPC) train to Monthey and postal bus to Les Giettes
• St-Maurice
  By car: A9 motorway, exit at St-Maurice
  By train and postal bus : CFF to St-Maurice
• Salvan/Van d’en Haut
  By car: A9 motorway, exit at Martigny, follow signs to Salvan
  By train : CFF to Martigny, change to the regional “MOMC” Mont Blanc Express train (TMR) to Salvan, then TMR postal bus to Van d’en Haut
  From Chamonix (F) : “MOMC” regional Mont Blanc Express train to Salvan, then TMR postal bus to Van d’en Haut
• Vérossaz/La Doey
  By car: A9 motorway, exit at Bex, follow signs to Vérossaz
  By train and postal bus : CFF to St-Maurice, then postal bus to Vérossaz

Depending on snow conditions, the Dents-du-Midi circuit is practicable from June to October. At the beginning of the season, check on snow conditions at the Susanfe pass, on the Salanfe side. Snow remains there the longest. In general, only the “Winter Way” is accessible until the beginning of July.