Matterhorn Glacier Trail offers a fascinating glimpse of a world between rock and ice. Walkers approach the glacier on a safe path, close enough to see the meltwater running out which is one of the memorable moment on this special ...
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Mark Twain Weg or Mark Twain Trail is the trail of the American writer Mark Twain which offers a peasant walk on the Riffelberg with breathtaking views of the Matterhorn. In his satirical account “Climbing the Riffelberg”, Mark Twain poked ...
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Kristallweg passes through the leads to many highlights of the Zermatt mountains. Delightful sights include the reflection of the Matterhorn in the surface of the Stellisee lake. This natural spectacle is world famous with the Matterhorn standing solitary on the ...
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Hornliweg is the trail that leads to what is probably the key location in Zermatt, the Hornli Hut at the foot of the Matterhorn. Historically this has been the heart of all the action, and remains so today. Anyone visiting ...
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Hangebruckenweg Furi is the trail with the suspension footbridge that soars 90 vertical meters above the Gornerschlucht gorge. The view down to the foaming water of the Gornera river reveals the tremendous natural forces at work. Starting in Furi, the ...
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Gletschergartenweg is a trail which hikers can marvel at the polished rocks and boulders, with the ice of the glacier that still remains in the valley floor, and the larch trees that are inexorably reconquering the landscape. The trail leads ...
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Furiweg is a quiet road that leads from Furi down to Zermatt. A stroll in the pleasant shades of the larch trees can lead to some delightful surprises. This beautiful lane is wonderful tranquility with hardly anyone around. Now and ...
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Europahutte is the trail to the Europa hut that starts at Randa in the valley floor and leads across the Dorfbach river before climbing steeply to the hut at 2220 meters. The Europaweg forms part of the Tour Monte Rosa. ...
Read More »Trails Around Zermatt: Do-Ed
Dorfwaldweg or village forest path offers new arrivals a perfect opportunity to get acclimatized and is also ideal for walks with children. Sometimes the switch from stressful daily routine to restful mountain holiday happens all too quickly. Holidays are all ...
Read More »History of Electric Bus in Zermatt
The Zermatt electric bus has a characteristic shape, and is powered without a combustion engine, does not produce any emissions, is locally produced as a unique item and has become synonymous with mobility in the village. Zermatt has always been ...
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