Plan de l'Aiguille hut: the halfway stop on the Aiguille du Midi
At 2,207 metres, near the cable car's mid-station, a hut popular with hikers on the Grand Balcon Nord. 4.7 on Google, open from May to October.
Photo: the venue's Google Maps listing
Why go?
The Plan de l'Aiguille hut is at 2,207 metres, near the mid-station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. It is the stop on the Grand Balcon Nord, the trail that runs to Montenvers facing the Mer de Glace.
Its Google rating of 4.7 from nearly 500 reviews is the best of our huts.
Good to know
The hut announced an opening from 23 May to 31 October 2026, with accommodation and food. The cable car to the Plan de l'Aiguille costs €43 return.
Our advice
Go up to the Plan, have lunch at the hut, then walk to Montenvers along the Grand Balcon Nord and come down by train. Check that the cable car is running that day, especially between seasons.
Read on: Hiking in Chamonix and The Aiguille du Midi from Chamonix.
Sources: the property's website, Chamonix Tourist Office, Google Maps (address, rating, reviews and photo, checked on 27 October 2026), gallery: photos posted by visitors in their Google reviews (Léonard Lemaire, Denis Ameloot, Cosette Sanz, Ludo vic, Arnaud Ducommun, Isabelle Faigniez), Compagnie du Mont-Blanc and the official pages quoted in the guide. Walking times are estimates.
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Thibault Ravanel
Thibault led groups along the south balcony trails for eight summers, from Le Brévent to La Flégère. He builds his routes stopwatch in hand and cuts whatever does not fit into a real day. He would rather write that an outing is not worth the ticket than pad out a list.
