Activities In spring in Canton Valais

Illustration plate de sentier didactique de la foret a Grimentz, enfants aux stations en bois avec une chouette

The forest trail in Grimentz: a playful walk with Sylvette the owl

Grimentz, Valais

Fancy a playful nature walk for the children in Grimentz? In the Ilot Bosquet forest, an educational trail guided by Sylvette the owl offers 11 wooden stations to learn all about the forest: flora, fauna, games and quizzes. With a big picnic area by the river.

4-16 years

Illustration plate du Tour des Cinq Etangs a Arbaz, une famille avec poussette le long d'etangs en foret

Outdoor Wheelchair accessible

The Five Ponds Tour in Arbaz: an easy family nature loop, pushchair-friendly

Arbaz, Valais

Fancy an easy, pushchair-friendly nature walk above Sion? In Arbaz, the Five Ponds Tour rolls out a 6.4 km loop visiting several ponds, with picnic areas by the water. A free and restful walk, perfect for families.

3-12 years

Outdoor Wheelchair accessible

Illustration plate de la place de jeux et du pumptrack d'Anzere, enfants jouant et roulant en plein air

🛝 Playgrounds

The Anzère playground: free play and pump track in the heart of the village

Anzère, Valais

Fancy letting the children burn off energy for free in Anzère? On the pedestrian village square, a large playground and a pump track await young and old: swings, slides, climbing structures and a bumpy track for bikes and scooters. Free access, in the heart of the resort.

1-14 years

Illustration plate du Parc a Marmota a Anzere, enfants nourrissant des marmottes pres d'un chalet

The Marmot Park in Anzère: feeding the marmots as a family

Anzère, Valais

Fancy getting close to marmots as a family in Anzère? At the entrance to the resort, the Parc à Marmota, set up at the Hôtel-Restaurant La Poste, lets children watch and feed marmots, rabbits and Valais blacknose sheep. A simple nature encounter, while parents enjoy the terrace.

2-12 years

Illustration plate de l'Arche des Cretillons a Chalais, enfants decouvrant les animaux de la ferme au pied de Vercorin

L'Arche des Crétillons in Chalais: the animal farm to discover as a family

Chalais, Valais

Fancy meeting farm animals as a family? In Chalais, at the foot of Vercorin, L'Arche des Crétillons opens its agritourism estate to visitors: you wander freely among the animals, taste the farm's produce and enjoy the refreshment hut. A simple, endearing nature outing.

2-12 years

Illustration des Gorges de la Vièze à Monthey : longue passerelle suspendue au-dessus du torrent, famille en balade, gorge boisée

Gorges de la Vièze in Monthey: tunnel and suspension footbridge with the family

Monthey, Valais

Fancy a real nature adventure just steps from the town centre? In Monthey, the Gorges de la Vièze unfold an educational trail along the torrent, with a tunnel cut into the rock and a footbridge suspended around sixty metres above the void. A short, wild loop, ideal from age 5-6.

From 5 years

Illustration of the Trient Gorges in Vernayaz: wooden walkways along the wall above the torrent, family visiting, narrow canyon of Valais

Trient Gorges in Vernayaz: a canyon on walkways for the family

Vernayaz, Valais

What if you offered your children a dive into a dizzying canyon, on wooden walkways clinging to the rock? In Vernayaz, just a stone's throw from the train station, the Gorges du Trient plunge into a narrow crevice where the torrent roars. A short, refreshing, and spectacular visit, perfect in the height of summer.

From 4 years