DAY 1: ZERMATT – SUNNEGGA – 4 LAKES - FLUHALP

Altitude difference +:     +  460 m

Altitude difference -:      - 150 m

KM:                                7 km

Timing:                          ca. 3.5 hours

 

We meet in Zermatt at 11:00, walk through the town to take the Sunnegga train. From there we will hike through the 5 lakes (Leisee, Mossjesee, Grindjisee and Stellisee, we will see the 5th one on the second day 😉 all the way to Fluhalp. Fluhalp is the last hut before the glacier world and we will enjoy a beautiful view on the Monte-Rosa massiv.

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DAY 2: FLUHALP – LOST VALLEY – GRÜNSEE/ ZE SEEWJINU

Altitude difference +:     +  500 m

Altitude difference -:      - 700 m

KM:                                9 km

Timing:                          ca. 4 hours

 

Today is our longest day. We start in Fluhalp and hike down the old glacier moraine down to Gant and it’s boggy soil. We will then hike to Findeltriftji, named the Lost Valley after the book of the Zermatter writer Hannes Taugwalder. The Lost Valley, a small, idyllic alluvial plain in the Findel Valley above Zermatt. Nestled between the left moraine of the dwindling Findel glacier and the northern escarpment of the Stockhorn, it is an absolutely enchanting place. In the valley itself, the hiker enjoys total peace and a magnificent view of the Matterhorn.

After having discovered this wonderful landscape, full of misteries we will walk back down to Grünsee where we will have a swim in the “green lake” or just enjoy the hospitality of Steffi and Kurt at Ze Seewjinu.

 

 

DAY 3: ZE SEEWJINU – RIFFELALP – BLATTEN -  ZERMATT

Altitude difference +:     +150 m

Altitude difference -:        - 810 m

KM:                                     8 km

Timing:                             ca. 4 hours

 

After our breakfast at Ze Seewjinu with a view on the Matterhorn, we will take our backpacks and start hiking direction of Riffelalp through a wonderful, easy path and good smelling path between larches and arolla pines. From Riffelalp we will start our descent to Zermatt, taking a break at the small and isolated Rittihut. Before we arrive in Zermatt, we will go down the Gorner Gorge and enjoy a view in the water world of the Gorner river making it’s way down in the valley. From there it is only a few meters back to the reality and the crowd of Zermatt.