Les Houches sits at the bottom end of the Chamonix Valley and is a popular place for hikers, mountaineers and mountain bikers in the summer months.
In summer the Prarion gondola and the Bellevue cable car operate, plus you also have access to the Tramway du Mont Blanc train which leads from St Gervais all the way up to the Nid d'Aigle, a popular place for mountaineers to start their ascents from.
The Prarion gondola and the Bellevue cable car both accept mountain bikes, as one of the few areas in the Chamonix Valley with a dedicated downhill mountain biking area, plus you can take bikes on the first and last train of the day on the Tramway du Mont Blanc.
Just a short walk along the mountain top will bring you to the start of the Tour du Mont Blanc route and plenty of other hiking routes and trails which connect to neighbouring resorts.
Chamonix nature and animal park with marmots, chamois and bouquetins
Parc de Merlet
Les Houches
Musée Montagnard et Rural, showing old mountain lifestyles with temporary exhibitions
Montagnard museum
Les Houches
Gondola access to VTT and hiking trails and the Tour du Mont Blanc route
Les Houches summer lifts
Les Houches
Things to do in Les Houches
In summer there are lots of hiking and mountain bike trails that criss cross the area. You can drop over the top of the Col de Vosa into St Gervais and take the Tramway du Mont Blanc or the Mont Blanc Express train back.
