The Dents-du-Midi Trail inherits the legacy of Europe’s oldest mountain race. Born in the 1960s as a training route for the Swiss army, it became an official race in 1964 with a 44 km marathon starting from Vérossaz. A pioneer of Valais hiking tours, it built its reputation through its sporting challenges and its unique route around an iconic mountain range.

The tour was explored as early as 1962 by Fernand Jordan, then tested in 1963 by the Daviaz Ski Club. Its success led to the creation of an official hiking trail, inaugurated in 1972, thanks to visionaries who built and renovated over 40 km of paths, marked the route, and defined the stages.

Today, the trail follows the paths of the Tour des Dents-du-Midi, offering an exceptional alpine environment: lakes, waterfalls, forests, alpine pastures, and mountain wildlife. A true journey into the heart of preserved nature.

Tobias Donnet
President

Gilbert Caillet-Bois
Member
Director of the Organizing Committee

Gilbert Caillet-Bois
Director
Sponsorship Manager

Jacques Michaud
Vice-Director

Dominique Droz
Administration Manager

Alberto Massa
Infrastructure Manager

Romain Cretton
Finance Manager

Kilian Roessli
Marketing and Communications Manager

George Oguey
Vérossaz Sector Manager

Stéphane Borgeaud
Guide, Security Manager

Matthias Achermann
Local Athlete Ambassador (CH)

Brian Tinder
Athlete Ambassador (USA)

Association of the Tour

of the Dents-du-Midi

Rte des Carroz 12
CH – 1890 Mex
secretariat@dentsdumidi.ch

Raiffeisen Bank Massongex
Association of the Tour des Dents-du-Midi
IBAN: CH97 8080 8006 0643 1487 7