Walking in Zermatt and Saas-Fee

Map key
Map of the valleys
Route summary table
Introduction
The walking
The valleys
The Matterhorn
The shape of the mountains
Plants and wildlife
When to go
Getting there
Travel in the region
Accommodation
Other local facilities
Weather
Maps
Apps
Equipment
Preparation
Using this guide

Zermatt and the Mattertal
Walk 1 The Trift gorge and Hotel du Trift
Walk 2 Ascent of the Mettelhorn and Platthorn from Trift
Walk 3 Two-day expedition - Schoenbielhuette via Hoehbalmen
Walk 4 The villages of Zmutt, Zum See and Blatten
Walk 5 Balcony route to Zmutt and the Kulturweg
Walk 6 Zermatt to Sunnegga - the Findeln villages
Walk 7 Gletschergarten and Gorner gorge walk
Walk 8 Schwarzsee and Stafelalp - under the Matterhorn
Walk 9 Schwarzsee to the Hoernlihuette
Walk 10 The Matterhorn Glacier Trail
Walk 11 Gornergrat to Riffelsee, Riffelberg and Riffelalp
Walk 12 Riffelalp and a woodland walk to Grueensee
Walk 13 The Gornergletscher and Monte Rosa Huette
Walk 14 The mountain restaurants of Findeln
Walk 15 Blauherd to Sunnegga via Tufteren
Walk 16 The Five Lakes Walk in the Findeln valley
Walk 17 The Oberrothorn
Walk 18 Blauherd to Pfulwe and Taeschalp
Walk 19 Taesch to Taeschalp and the Taeschhuette
Walk 20 Taeschalp to Zermatt

Graechen, Randa and the lower Mattertal
Walk 21 The Europahuette and Haengebruecke to Taeschalp
Walk 22 Schaliberg alp
Walk 23 Jungen, Sparru and the Jungtal
Walk 24 A tour of the villages - Graechen and Gasenried
Walk 25 Graechen leat paths - the Chilcheri and Eggeri
Walk 26 The Ried glacier and the Grathorn
Walk 27 Hannigalp to Graechen via Hohtschugge and Baergji
Walk 28 Graechen to Hannigalp via Stafel
Walk 29 Ascent of the Wannehorn
Walk 30 The Graechen to Saas-Fee Hoehenweg

Saas-Fee and the Saastal
Walk 31 Fee, Almagell, Grund and the Feevispa gorge
Walk 32 Hannig from Saas-Fee
Walk 33 The ascent of Maellig - The Ibex Trail
Walk 34 Gletschergrotte, Spielboden and Laengflue
Walk 35 The Gemsweg - a tour of the Saas-Fee valley
Walk 36 The Mischabelhuette
Walk 37 Plattjen
Walk 38 The Britanniahuette
Walk 39 The Felskinn-Plattjen traverse
Walk 40 Saas-Grund to Saas-Fee - the Kapellenweg and Saumweg
Walk 41 Saas-Grund to Saas-Fee via Bideralp
Walk 42 Saas-Grund to Triftalp, Kreuzboden and the Weissmieshuette
Walk 43 The Gspon Hoehenweg
Walk 44 The descent of the Saastal - Mattmark to Saas-Balen
Walk 45 Almagelleralp and the Almagellerhuette
Walk 46 The hoehenweg from Saas-Almagell to Kreuzboden
Walk 47 Furggstalden and the Furggtaelli
Walk 48 Schwarzbergalp and circuit of the Mattmark
Walk 49 The Monte Moro Pass
Walk 50 The Ofental, Jazziluecke and Antronapass

Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B 4000m peaks
Appendix C English-German terms