This spectacular Grand Balcon Nord trail in Chamonix, connecting Plan de l’Aiguille to Montenvers offers fantastic views of the Aiguille du Midi and Mer de Glace glacier. Chamonix is beautiful town in French Alps. To get here it is actually faster to fly to Milan than to Paris. From Milan, it is a 3 hours drive to reach Chamonix. This hiking trail in Chamonix is suitable for kids as the hike from Plan de I’Aiguille to Montenvers Mer de Glace takes only around 4 hours (kid’s pace).

Just the night before we went to sleep, we wondered if the sky would pour in the next morning, for the weather forecast said the possibility of raining was above 60%. If it did rain, then we will need to cancel off the long hiking trip for the next day. Well, the sky wasn’t look very good when we woke up, but not a sight of raining though. In order to avoid the crowds, we departed very early.        

The super giant rock that had attracted the boy’s attention. Athough a long journey this would be, it’s good to have the great views along the path to keep us company.    

For quite a long time, we couldn’t see anyone on the trail but us. Husband and I start wondering if we have followed the right path? But at that point of time, I guessed we just have to follow our intuition.          

     

             

We really enjoyed everything we get to see and play along the path. That’s the fun of it. I think we have been walking more than 2 hours by then.    

Another fun thing we were playing at that time was to look for crystal rocks everywhere along the path. The boys constantly showed us the small rocks that they suspected are crystals, and we, like expert, to judge which they are or they aren’t.      

The sun has came out, no sight of raining, and the view around this area has become increasingly clear & astonishing as well. I could feel the energy flowing into me, from head to toes.        

Personally, I like to go hiking with small children, because they will bring more fun and they don’t have the idea to quit in the middle. This will make the adults more determine to complete the whole journey.      

 To be real honest, this place is so cool…If all these rocks roll down, they will probably buried & ruined the whole township. So, I think stability is utmost important here.    

We could see the whole Montenvers glacier from here, absolutely stunning. We have completed this one way trip in 3 hr 45 min, a little bit faster than our estimation. Feeling very exhausted, we rested in a restaurant for quite a long time, before taking the mountain train to go back to Chamonix Town.