Nature and walks in Les Gets: hiking, lake and golf

• 14 (9 Chavannes, 5 Mont Chéry)Waymarked summer walks
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• 18 holes, par 70, 1,430 m altitudeGolf
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• 1,240 m altitudeLac des Écoles
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• 70+ activities in 12 resortsMulti Pass Portes du Soleil
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Les Gets is not only about skiing and mountain biking. Between the Chavannes ridges and Mont Chéry, the resort offers waymarked trails you can reach on foot or by lift, a managed swimming lake and a high-altitude golf course. This section brings together what official sources publish, with no made-up routes.

Hiking in Les Gets

The tourist office lists 14 waymarked summer walks: 9 on the Chavannes side and 5 on the Mont Chéry side, graded green, blue or red by difficulty. Some start in the village, others at the top of a lift, so you can gain height without the climb.

Examples documented by the tourist office:

• the Peat Bog Trail (sentier de la Tourbière), 2.7 km from the tourist office, graded very easy and family-friendly;
• the Rosta ridges (crêtes de la Rosta), 9.5 km and 140 m of climbing from the top of the Chavannes Express;
• the Grand Tour du Mont Chéry, 14.6 km and 460 m of climbing, graded difficult.

Distances, climbing and start points for the nine documented trails, with mountain safety advice, are in our guide to hiking in Les Gets.

The Lac des Écoles

At 1,240 m, the Lac des Écoles is the resort’s summer leisure base: a lifeguarded swimming area, the Wibit inflatable water park and a splash area for younger children. In winter, the same area hosts the Alta Lumina night-time trail. Note that during summer 2026, an official listing announced the lake was closed to swimming until the end of the season. Rules, flags, age limits and water-quality status are covered on our Lac des Écoles page.

Golf

The Les Gets golf course is an 18-hole, par-70 course of 5,156 m, set at 1,430 m on the Chavannes ridge, with views of the Mont Blanc range described by the tourist office. In 2026 it opened from June to early October. Course details, practice facilities, the 2026 season and access are on our Les Gets golf page.

The Multi Pass Portes du Soleil

The Multi Pass gives access to more than 70 activities across the 12 Portes du Soleil resorts. In Les Gets, the tourist office says it includes:

• foot-passenger access to the Mont Chéry gondola and the La Pointe and Chavannes chairlifts;
• entry to the Lac des Écoles;
• the golf driving range;
• one screening a day at Le Club cinema;
• visits to the Perrières cheese dairy and the Mechanical Music Museum;
• the Perrières Aventures play area.

It also brings discounts (Wibit, 4 Seasons alpine coaster, Alta Lumina, spas, MTB hire and lessons, paragliding). The 2026 validity period varied between resorts (22 May – 13 September, or 29 May – 2 November): check it for your dates. Prices are not quoted here.

Other outdoor activities

A few more activities round out the walks, with sources of varying strength:

• 4 Seasons alpine coaster (luge 4 Saisons): a two-seater coaster on rails at the entrance to the resort, in the Perrières area, with about 1,100 m of track, 104 m of descent and speeds of up to 40 km/h; open year-round according to its calendar. Children can ride alone from age 8 and 1.35 m, or with an adult from age 3.
• Perrières Aventures: next to the coaster, a children’s play area (electric mini-karts, trampolines, inflatables) that runs on tokens.
• Paragliding: the tourist office lists Multi Pass discounts on paragliding, without naming providers on the pages we checked.
• Tree-top adventure course: a course at the Gibannaz leisure base is listed by a third-party directory, but no official page confirms it. Check before making the trip.

For grey days, more ideas are gathered on our rainy-day ideas in Les Gets page.

Season by season

For runners, the Trail des Gets took place on 18–19 July 2026, with several distances including a 42 km course; 2027 dates are not yet known. Mountain biking, the backbone of summer, has its own section: MTB and the bike park in Les Gets.

Two free shuttle bus lines run in summer from 8.45am to 6.55pm according to the town hall, so you can reach trailheads without a car.

Mountain weather changes fast. Check the forecast before setting off and ask the tourist office about trail conditions and lift opening.