Check out the posts below for some of our favorite hikes in Zermatt!
On a weekend trip to Zermatt we decided to do the much advertised Glacier Paradise Trail with hopes of close up views of the Matterhorn and opportunities to stand next to a glacier! Suffice to say we did all that and a little bit more as we turned this trail…
If you’ve been in Zermatt for a few days and have had your fill of the Matterhorn, then a hike across a huge Alpine suspension bridge might provide you with a different kind of excitement. We certainly enjoyed it. Time: 4 h Distance: ~ 8 km Altitude: ~ 850 m ↑ 850m ↓…
For those of you who’ve spent some time in Zermatt and are looking for alternative hikes in the area then this hike might be one for you! It takes you up through the recently deglaciated Gornera valley floor where you can witness the Gornera river starting to carve out the valley. On the now…
Zermatt – home of the Toblerone Mountain, aka the Matterhorn. For some, a trip to Switzerland is unfinished without a visit to Zermatt, where on a good day the Matterhorn dominates the skyline. We’ve hiked around here a couple of times now and would like to share some of our favorite hikes in…
From impossibly hard hikes to casual strolls, we’ve found all sorts of hiking options in Zermatt over the years. This particular one falls towards the easy end of the scale and also has views of that most famous of Swiss mountains – the Matterhorn. Time: 1 h Distance: ~ 3…
On the first day of a weekend trip to Zermatt we were up early and excited to get out and about. Our plan was to head up to Gornergrat with the train and from there walk up to a not-so-distant 3000-meter peak: Hohtälli! All this whilst having views of one…
